How NHSX’s £5m teledermatology investment will help transform care and improve diagnoses and treatment
Consultant dermatologist Carolyn Charman reflects on how the recent investment by NHSX will help drive efficiency in referrals between primary and secondary care.Every year in England, around 900,000…
Digital home care for people with coronavirus
NHSX Chief Digital Officer Tara Donnelly reflects on the experience of patients with COVID-19 being cared for remotely using a tech-enabled service.At the very beginning of the pandemic, NHSX was app…
Our new Digital Aspirants
One of the silver linings of the pandemic has been the way health and care have used digital technology to support the delivery of safe, high quality care. We made more progress in a few months than …
NHSX leading digital transformation (still)
There has been some speculation about NHSX’s future. Some of it has been wide of the mark, so I wanted to set the record straight. Not only is NHSX not disappearing, it is thriving.We set up NHSX in …
Working together to improve the AI regulation system
Doing AI right means putting a set of rules around it that will make sure it is done safely, in a way that respects patients’ privacy and retains the confidence of citizens and staff. …
Transforming eye care services through better connectivity
In our joint blog post Lisa Hollins and Radhika Rangaraju describe how NHSX is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to transform eye care services in England with the aim of improving the qua…
‘Patient-centred, inclusive, and impactful’: Introducing the NHS AI Lab’s Ethics Initiative
The NHS Constitution is founded on the principle of equality in both access to healthcare and outcomes for all. It sets out our social duty to pay particular attention to groups or sections of societ…
Towards seamless working across health and care
Social care is increasingly able to access the vital information essential for better, safer care based on a holistic view of a person from the very start of the care relationship. As social care tun…
Navigating the complexities in proving the real impact of AI
Recent months have shown a wide array of AI technologies come on to the market. These products are developing to reach impressive milestones, such as being able to accurately identify pathology withi…
The AI skunkworks team is opening a new Dragon’s Den-style opportunity
Our AI Lab skunkworks is looking to find, fund and resource the most promising AI experimentation in the health and care ecosystem. Giuseppe Sollazzo, Head of NHS AI Lab’s skunkworks, urges NHS colle…