AI governance challenges and UK approach analysed in govt report
A government interim report has highlighted twelve essential challenges of AI governance and raised concerns about the UK-specific approach.
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Virtual wards expansion will see thousands more children treated at home
NHS England has announced it will be expanding virtual wards to include children across the UK – bringing hospital-level care to their homes.
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Workforce Plan says NHS England to establish expert AI group
NHS England and the government are to set up an expert group to ensure the NHS takes advantage of the opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Government and NHSE to rename and relaunch AHSNs as HINs
The government and NHS England have confirmed their intention to relaunch England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks as Health Innovation Networks.
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Hewitt recommends NHSE invite ICSs to identify digital and data leaders
In her independent review of ICSs, Patricia Hewitt has recommended that NHS England should invite ICSs to identify digital and data leaders.
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NHS Covid-19 app to close down on 27 April following decline in users
The NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app is to be discontinued on 27 April 2023 following a steady decline in the number of active users.
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AI awards help build evidence base for technologies – health secretary
In an exclusive column for Digital Health News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the government’s investments in AI can help show the value of new technologies while accelerating their use in the NHS.
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DHSC awards £16 million for pioneering AI research
The government is investing £16 million in AI technologies to help patients manage conditions and increase the speed and accuracy of diagnosis.
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Government progress on digitising the NHS ‘inadequate’ says Commons Expert Panel
The Government is making inadequate progress on vital commitments to digitise the NHS, an independent expert panel has found, with “inadequate funding” and a catalogue of “opportunities missed”.
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Government strategy sets out to increase access to medical technology
The government has set out an ambition to accelerate access to medical technologies as part of the first ever medtech strategy published last week.
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