Microsoft 365 deal expected to save NHS hundreds of millions
The deal, struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft, aims to improve productivity, enhance collaboration and strengthen cyber security.
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![Imperial College docs using Microsoft HoloLens for Covid-19 ward rounds Imperial College docs using Microsoft HoloLens for Covid-19 ward rounds](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Imperical-Microsoft.jpg)
Imperial College docs using Microsoft HoloLens for Covid-19 ward rounds
Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have been piloting the use of Microsoft HoloLens to carry out ward rounds for patients with coronavirus.
Clinical Software
![BridgeHead launches public cloud offering which runs on Microsoft Azure BridgeHead launches public cloud offering which runs on Microsoft Azure](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Microsoft-Azure.jpg)
BridgeHead launches public cloud offering which runs on Microsoft Azure
BridgeHead Software has launched a public cloud solution, which runs on Microsoft Azure, for its Independent Clinical Archive (ICA) system, HealthStore.
Infrastructure
![University Hospital Southampton staff using Teams for Covid-19 results University Hospital Southampton staff using Teams for Covid-19 results](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/smartphones.png)
University Hospital Southampton staff using Teams for Covid-19 results
Staff at University Hospital Southampton are using Microsoft Teams on their mobile phones to quickly find out who has Covid-19 and who does not.
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![NHS partners with tech giants to develop Covid-19 data platform NHS partners with tech giants to develop Covid-19 data platform](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/data-platform.jpg)
NHS partners with tech giants to develop Covid-19 data platform
The platform connects the Government and other national organisations responsible for coordinating the UK’s response to “secure, reliable and timely data”.
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![Microsoft Teams to be rolled out across NHS in response to coronavirus Microsoft Teams to be rolled out across NHS in response to coronavirus](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Microsoft-Teams.jpg)
Microsoft Teams to be rolled out across NHS in response to coronavirus
The roll-out of Microsoft Teams, the software giant’s workplace collaboration platform, is expected to play a prominent role in the NHS’s response to Covid-19.
News
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NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database
A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
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![Nuance and Microsoft announce partnership to tackle clinical burnout Nuance and Microsoft announce partnership to tackle clinical burnout](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Speech-recognition.jpg)
Nuance and Microsoft announce partnership to tackle clinical burnout
Nuance and Microsoft will work together to help speed up the delivery of ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) technologies.
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![Microsoft reports ‘encouraging increase’ of AI in UK healthcare Microsoft reports ‘encouraging increase’ of AI in UK healthcare](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/microsoft-project-innereye-imaging.jpg)
Microsoft reports ‘encouraging increase’ of AI in UK healthcare
Nearly half of UK healthcare leaders reported that their organisation used artificial intelligence, reflecting an 8% increase compared to 2018.
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![SilverCloud and Microsoft apply AI smarts to digital therapeutics SilverCloud and Microsoft apply AI smarts to digital therapeutics](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/silvercloud-health-site-devices.png)
SilverCloud and Microsoft apply AI smarts to digital therapeutics
The companies hope to identify patterns of successful therapy and support that could be used to improve the effectiveness of digital therapeutics.
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