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👇 News
🧫 Collaborative efforts between genomic surveillance labs in the UK and South Africa aim to identify emerging threats from infectious diseases globally.
⚗ Last January, a troubling investigation found that at least a dozen brands of a key childhood chemotherapy drug, asparaginase, failed quality tests, putting thousands of children at risk.
🔐 The Private Healthcare Information Network has achieved Cyber Essentials accreditation to ensure the security of the healthcare data it collects.
🦿 A Scottish medical paper exploring the use of 3D printing technology with patient stem cells to create “scaffolds” for bone regeneration has gained international recognition.
🖥 UK health solutions provider Simplyhealth is leveraging Salesforce AI to transform customer experiences and improve productivity across its business.
❓ Did you know that?
At least three in five A&E departments in England fall below the waiting standards pledged under the NHS Constitution.
📖 What we’re reading
Improving outpatient care is a key priority for the NHS, with a focus on patient-initiated follow-up to reduce follow-up outpatient attendances.
🚨 Next week’s events
Monday 29 January, House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee – Future cancer inquiry
Thursday 1 February, University of Oxford – Digital Care Hub, the Institute for Ethics in AI and Reuben College, Oxford, and Casson Consulting, co-host an AI roundtable event
