MedPal AI’s £474,000 Acquisition Exposes Gaps in Domiciliary Care Technology
Digital medication records were meant to be standard across UK social care years ago, yet adoption still lags national targets. MedPal AI’s acquisition of eMARx shows how care technology providers are moving to fill that gap themselves, and what it costs commissioners when they do. Continue reading MedPal AI’s £474,000 Acquisition Exposes Gaps in Domiciliary Care Technology
North Cumbria Trust Targets 90% Keyhole Surgery via Robotics
The Cumberland Infirmary has carried out its first robot-assisted operations, more than a decade after the technology became standard in England’s larger centres. For a trust that has long struggled to match the pace of urban providers, the rollout raises a sharper question: can a single system meaningfully close a regional care gap, or does it simply catch Cumbria up to where the rest of the country already was.
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Heidi Secures Largest Ever NHS Ambient Voice Technology Deal
NHS England Midlands has named Heidi Health sole supplier under the largest ambient voice technology framework the health service has agreed, reaching 70,000 clinicians and 1,239 GP practices. Continue reading Heidi Secures Largest Ever NHS Ambient Voice Technology Deal
£500m Fair Pay Deal Signals End to Social Care’s Wage Stalemate
The government has confirmed the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body, the mechanism that will deliver the sector’s first Fair Pay Agreement. Unions have welcomed it as overdue recognition. Providers want to know who pays for it.
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Why AI Translation Tools Alone Won’t Fix Language Access in Social Care
More than five million people in England and Wales speak a language other than English at home, and hundreds of thousands cannot communicate confidently in English at all. Continue reading Why AI Translation Tools Alone Won’t Fix Language Access in Social Care
Millions Of Unpaid Carers Receive Recognition And Early Support
A new cross-government action plan wants unpaid carers registered on the NHS App and visible through the single patient record, with hospital discharge planning and school attendance data doing the rest of the identifying. Continue reading Millions Of Unpaid Carers Receive Recognition And Early Support
Irish Home Care Group’s £85m Ask Exposes a Workforce Problem the UK Hasn’t Solved Either
Home and Community Care Ireland has asked its government for £85 million to expand support hours, fund carer mileage, and close a disability care gap. Continue reading Irish Home Care Group’s £85m Ask Exposes a Workforce Problem the UK Hasn’t Solved Either
The Missing Infrastructure Behind Britain’s Shift to Care at Home
CareXM and OnePoint Patient Care have built a direct line between hospice triage and pharmacy fulfilment in the US. Continue reading The Missing Infrastructure Behind Britain’s Shift to Care at Home
NHS Bets On Wearables To Catch Sepsis Before It Becomes A Crisis
NHS England wants wearable devices tracking the vital signs of at-risk patients at home, part of a strategy to prevent 1,000 sepsis deaths a year by 2035. Continue reading NHS Bets On Wearables To Catch Sepsis Before It Becomes A Crisis
NHS’s £10bn To Lead AI Triage And Ambient Notetaking Tools
NHS England has confirmed how £10 billion in technology funding will reach patients and clinicians over the next three years, led by AI triage and ambient notetaking tools. Continue reading NHS’s £10bn To Lead AI Triage And Ambient Notetaking Tools
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