Welcome to your daily dose of digital health news and updates to keep you informed and engaged in the industry. Get ready to sip on your Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing! ☕
👇 News
🏫 Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHFT) has successfully integrated the AI mental health app Wysa across schools in Walsall, Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Sandwell, benefitting 562 individuals aged 11+ with crucial support outside traditional care hours. Wysa offers 24/7 digital tools tailored to users’ needs, aiming to prevent mental health symptoms escalation and reduce anxiety and depression.
💷 IgniteData receives £500,000 from Innovate UK Smart Grants to fund a clinical research data project providing hospitals and trial sponsors with streamlined access to unstructured healthcare data, leveraging AI for enhancing data accessibility in clinical studies.
🩸 NHS trial of a blood test for lung cancer treatments using ctDNA to identify genetic variants in tumours from a simple blood sample for quicker and more targeted treatment decisions.
📘 NHS Providers launches a guide to tackle health inequalities, emphasizing the need for urgent action to drive down disparities and create positive change within healthcare organizations.
🧫 Quibim launches QP-Liver, a product for precise diagnosis of diffuse liver diseases through accurate quantification of tissue fat and iron on MRI scans, cleared for use in the EU and UK.
❓ Did you know that
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to an all-time low, with less than a quarter of people satisfied with the healthcare system. Dissatisfaction is at a record high, indicating a growing need for improvements and reform.
📖 What we’re reading
Generative AI advancements in healthcare pose risks that require effective oversight and mitigation strategies, as highlighted in a recent BMJ article addressing health-related risks of generative AI.
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