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Frank Hester’s alleged comments are a stark reminder of the need to tackle racism and misogyny in the NHS and health technology industry Two weeks ago, the Guardian reported that in 2019, Frank Hester, chief executive of the Phoenix Partnership, and the conservative party’s biggest donor, said that: “It’s like trying not to be racist but you see Diane Abbott on TV, and you just want to hate all black women because she’s there, and I don’t hate all black women at all, but I think she ...

Controversial big data analytics firm Palantir has been awarded the £0.5 billion contract to create an NHS patient data platform, pending ministerial approval, according to health news website Digital Health.

How to harness, regulate and safely enable the use of generative AI in healthcare were central themes of this year's HLTH conference in Las Vegas this week. Jon Hoeksma reports for Digital Health News The annual US gathering of investors, VCs, and start-ups spans using digital technology to rethink delivery of all aspects of the vast US healthcare system, from supply chains, reimbursement, remote care, employee mental health, leadership, and equity. But time and again it was generative AI t...

Digital Health Intelligence's latest snapshot report dissects the £68m opportunity in the NHS electronic bed and capacity management systems market segment. Digital Health News exclusively reported that NHS England was moving forward plans for a £68 million programme of investment in eBCMS as part of a series of measures to tackle spiralling waiting lists, now exceeding 7.5m. The snapshot report details how investment will be focused on the 15 trusts that are the worst performers on A&am...

A new snapshot survey of Integrated Care System digital leaders has identified Shared Health and Care Records as their highest digital priority, followed by health provider digitisation. When asked to rank the highest local digital priority the top score was given to 'levelling up lower digital maturity organisations' with second spot given to 'convergence on acute EPRs across the ICS'. When asked what the impact of deep cuts to budgets will have on local ICS digital plans, 2...

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