Guy’s and St Thomas’ IT platform prioritises “hidden risk” diabetes patients
An IT platform developed at Guy’s and St Thomas’ can identify high risk diabetes patients, enabling them to be prioritised for urgent care.
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New digital health check to tackle deadly cardiovascular disease
A Digital NHS Health Check that will deliver one million checks is to be rolled out across England from next spring, the government has announced today.
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Clinithink looks to mine the value of unstructured clinical text
Clinithink aims to address one of digital healthcare’s key challenges; employing the health insight embedded in the free text of clinical notes.
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Healum platform improves health outcomes for Type 2 diabetes patients
A randomised control study has shown that using the Healum planning software and app significantly improves health outcomes for Type 2 diabetes patients.
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NICE recommends hybrid closed loop tech for diabetics
NICE has published draft recommendations for type 1 diabetes patients to access hybrid closed loop systems to help them better manage their conditions.
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Novo Nordisk and Abbott partner to enhance diabetes support
A collaboration between Novo Nordisk and Abbott is enabling people with diabetes to view and review their insulin dosing data and glucose data in one place.
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Industry news in brief
This industry news round up looks at how AI is being used in Scotland to improve dental health and Sandwell Council’s efforts to tackle health inequalities.
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PRSB develops information sharing standards for diabetes healthcare
PRSB – the Professional Record Standards Body – has launched two new information sharing standards for diabetes to help improve care.
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English NHS testing effectiveness of ‘artificial pancreas’ technology
The effectiveness of technology which continually monitor blood glucose and automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given, will be tested.
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All Type 1 diabetes patients eligible for new technology
All patients with Type 1 diabetes will be eligible for new lifechanging technology on the NHS after new guidance was published.
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