Europe’s healthcare systems are under increasing pressure. Ageing populations, a growing burden of chronic disease, shortages in skills and workforce, and the rapid expansion of digital and data-driven solutions are all testing the resilience of care delivery across the continent.
Dr Ignatius Luke Chan examines the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare, questioning whether it represents a valuable innovation and collaboration or simply another tech tool.
Afon Technology, a medtech company in Wales, aims to transform diabetes management with its non-invasive glucose monitoring device, GlucowearTM. The company recently partnered with Sony UK Technology Centre for manufacturing, a key step towards bringing the device to market.
Philips Healthcare tells us about the advantages of adopting cloud technology in digital pathology, emphasizing its role in enhancing interoperability, AI integration, and diagnostic efficiency.
The NHS’s 10-Year Plan aims to transform healthcare by prioritising prevention, personalisation, and integration. This approach, argues John Clarke, must accommodate those who are digitally excluded while utilising technology to empower staff and improve patient outcomes.
A new wave of EU-funded initiatives launched under the 2024 EU4Health Work Programme is creating a stronger, more intelligent, and more connected digital healthcare service across the European Union.
Superintendent Pharmacist James O’Loan outlines the everyday challenges faced by individuals living with diabetes and how improvements in digital health are helping to improve management and care.
The future of healthcare is digital. While the increasing use of technology will bring opportunities, it will also create new risks for patient safety. Nick Woodier from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body reflects on the implementation of various technologies in healthcare and their impact on patient safety.
Automation offers the NHS a proven, scalable route to higher productivity, better value and more time for patient care, explain Jo Bowers, Associate Director and James Davies, Head of Digital Productivity at Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC).
David Wyndham Lewis, Health and Life Science Partner at Atos, explores how smart digital health systems can create a sustainable model for future-ready healthcare.
A classroom‑based mental health initiative, myHappymind, prevented 936 referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and 1,240 to mental health support teams in one local authority over six months.
As the NHS approaches its 80th anniversary, what opportunities do digital solutions present for transforming health services, including enhancing staff experiences, streamlining corporate services, and improving patient workflows while also safeguarding digital infrastructures and reducing costs?
Access to sexual and reproductive health care is set to improve across England due to a new Online Sexual Health Services Framework Agreement, designed to make it easier for NHS organisations and local authorities to deliver digital sexual health services.
NHS Shared Business Services has launched a £150M framework for digital dictation, speech recognition, and outsourced transcription. This will provide immediate time-saving tools and create a future-ready pathway for emerging Ambient Voice and AI scribing technologies.
