Stay Informed with the Latest Digital Health News and Events
It’s the first Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing of 2024 – Happy New Year!
👇 News
❌ New research has uncovered the most common medical errors, or ‘Never Events’, in NHS hospitals, with wrong site surgery topping the list. Consequences include worsened injury, mobility dysfunction, and the need for further surgery.
💰 Eight community pharmacy system suppliers have been awarded grants to develop an electronic prescription service in Wales, benefiting patients, GPs, and pharmacies.
💊 A team of researchers in the UK and Denmark will begin recruiting patients for a study on how new obesity medications should be incorporated into regular practice.
🥂 Reducing or eliminating alcohol consumption reduces the risk of developing oral cavity and esophagus cancers, according to a special report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
🏃♀️ The number of visits to the NHS website’s running program is expected to quadruple in the first week of January as people strive to achieve their new year’s resolutions.
❓ Did you know that?
The NHS waiting list for hospital treatment rose to a record of nearly 7.8 million in September 2023. The waiting list has risen consistently since 2012, and the 18-week treatment target has not been met since 2016.
📖 What we’re reading
How AI can revolutionize healthcare shared at Big Data Event – Exciting opportunities for how artificial intelligence (AI) can transform health and social care in Wales were shared at a Big Data webinar at the end of November.
🚨 This week’s events
4-5 January, London – International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences
