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Posted: 26 july 2025

NeuroFlow teams up with ChristianaCare on maternal mental health screenings

Through NeuroFlow’s platform, pregnant and postpartum patients will be screened for a variety of mental health conditions. Read more here.

OpenAI CEO tells Federal Reserve confab that entire job categories will disappear due to AI

Sam Altman also said AI could already diagnose better than doctors, as his company expands into Washington. The OpenAI founder then turned to healthcare, making the suggestion that AI’s diagnostic capabilities had surpassed human doctors, but wouldn’t go so far as to accept…

Great plan: now we need to get real about digital delivery

The government’s big plan for the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS laid out a big role for delivery. However, the Highland Marketing advisory board felt the missing implementation plan will have some big issues to address, from addressing…

UK blood donors genotyped on an unprecedented scale

Tens of thousands of blood donors have had their blood types DNA tested in a UK first, in a groundbreaking step towards personalised, precision-matched blood. This is the first step towards enabling the NHS to precision-match blood from donor to recipient…

Olympus earned a Bronze Medal from EcoVadis

Congratulations! Olympus earned a Bronze Medal from @EcoVadis as part of their journey to improve sustainability, the environment & society across our value chain. Read more here.

£75 million boost for hospices to transform end-of-life care

£75 million released to modernise facilities and deliver upgrades to hospices across England, including specially adapted beds, rooms and technology. This cash marks a further step in the delivery of the government’s Plan for Change, improving care in the community where…

Patients with long-term conditions to receive help from charities

Better support to understand and manage conditions from day one, improving quality of life and avoiding unnecessary hospital visits, supporting an NHS fit for the future as part of the Plan for Change. Read the full article here.

Can AI really make healthcare apps more accessible?

Yes! But you need to know how. Acorn Compliance have broken down the ways AI is improving accessibility in healthtech — and what innovators need to consider from day one. Read the full blog post here.

NIHR annual report for 2024/25 has been published today!

NIHR annual report for 2024/25 has been published today, showcasing the impact of NIHR funded and supported research. Hear from CEO @Lucy Chappell and find out about some of the ways NIHR research is: changing lives improving quality of…

All-in-One Monitoring for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care

A new wearable wristband could transform diabetes management by continuously tracking not just glucose, but also chemical and cardiovascular signals that affect disease progression and overall health. The technology was recently reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Read more here.

AI scribes could give GPs back a month each year, new study shows NHS plan in action

One of the digital technologies the Government intends to deploy under its ten-year NHS plan, ambient AI scribes, can save GPs up to 32 working days per year, according to new research. The independent study, conducted at St Wulfstan’s GP…

Google announces AI tools for global mental health care

Google has launched two AI initiatives aimed at improving mental health treatment and expanding access to care for people around the world. Read more here.

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