Cera says at least 1,000 people in England now use its companion robots, and it claims large gains in productivity. Behind the figures sits an older argument about whether technology frees carers to care or quietly replaces them, and the evidence is still thin. Continue reading Companion Robots Are Entering British Care
A University of Edinburgh stud has found that ambient AI scribes now used by around 40 per cent of UK GPs can miss vital information and risk “cognitive offloading” that erodes clinical memory and reasoning. Continue reading AI Scribes Risk Deskilling GPs, University Of Edinburgh Study Warns
New Alzheimer’s Society research shows 46 per cent of carers say dementia diagnosis waiting times cost them work hours, and 37 per cent dipped into savings to cope. While NHS AI diagnostics funding concentrates on imaging and triage, memory clinic capacity has seen no equivalent investment, and families are absorbing the cost. Continue reading Dementia Diagnosis Waiting Times Data Shows Carers Losing Income
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has picked Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust to host its newest regulatory sandbox, putting AI-enabled devices in front of real patients and clinicians before wider NHS adoption. Continue reading MHRA and Manchester NHS Trust Launch Sandbox to Fast-Track AI Devices
A £100 million procurement scheme launched this week is meant to solve a problem that has quietly strangled UK health tech innovation for years, promising AI companies that cannot win NHS contracts because they lack the turnover or track record of established suppliers. The first of four challenges puts NHS productivity, not defence or cyber security, at the front of the queue. Continue reading Treasury Opens £100m AI Procurement Competition Targeting NHS Productivity
An AI-native clinical documentation platform has secured its biggest enterprise contract to date, covering a census of approximately 2,700 patients, a development that underscores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the operational backbone of non-acute care. Continue reading AI Documentation Platform Lands Largest-Ever Enterprise Deal In Home Care
From AI hype to NHS procurement, data infrastructure to regulation, Maksim Mishin offers insight into what it really takes to build a medtech startup that lasts. Continue reading Q&A: “Build something healthcare can trust” A conversation on breaking into health tech
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded more than £5 million to nine UK projects testing AI, virtual reality, and smart home technology in social care settings. Continue reading NIHR Invests £5.4m In Digital Technology To Transform UK Social Care
An NHS-backed rollout of AI-enabled smart lighting across care homes in Lancashire and South Cumbria has reduced falls by nearly a third, according to an independent evaluation by Lancaster University.
Continue reading AI Smart Lights Help Lancashire Care Homes Cut Falls By One Third
The MHRA has launched a consultation on major changes to UK medical device regulation that could accelerate access to digital health and care technology. The proposals aim to improve patient safety while making it easier for innovative devices to enter the UK market.
Continue reading MHRA Device Regulation Shake-Up Could Speed Up UK Care Technology Access
