Author Profile

Liz Wells

Articles by Liz Wells

NHS tech suppliers merge

By Liz Wells 03 October 2024

Huma, the healthcare AI and digital health solutions company, has acquired the creator of digital-first triage and automated consultation platforms eConsult.

Commission for Healthier Working Lives reveals 300,000 people quit work and report ill health annually

By Liz Wells 03 October 2024

Around 300,000 people aged 16-64 leave the workforce and report having a work-limiting health condition each year, new analysis reveals.

Walsall Manor Hospital's simulation suite brings training to life

By Liz Wells 03 October 2024

Walsall Manor Hospital has opened a £150,000 immersive simulation suite to help teams train for a variety of scenarios.

GPS

Shortage of GPs increases patient loads

By Liz Wells 03 October 2024

The average doctor in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine years ago, new data reveals.

Wythenshawe Hospital robot will transform lung cancer checks

By Liz Wells 01 October 2024

Wythenshawe Hospital, in Greater Manchester, has become one of the first hospitals in Europe to start using a robotic tool that lets doctors detect lung cancer in its earliest stages.

Royal Bolton Hospital introduces AI cancer detection technology

By Liz Wells 01 October 2024

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is using artificial intelligence technology in its Endoscopy department after taking part of a nationwide trial.

Oxford trust appoints chief digital and information officer

By Liz Wells 01 October 2024

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Ben Attwood as chief digital and information officer.

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust names chair-elect

By Liz Wells 30 September 2024

Paul Miller, non-executive director at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, has been named as the new chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS...

NHS unveils mass roll out of artificial pancreas

By Liz Wells 30 September 2024

The NHS is set to roll out 'artificial pancreas' technology after agreeing new deals with suppliers.

Scotland increases minimum unit price of alcohol

By Liz Wells 30 September 2024

The minimum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland is to increase by 15p to 65p from midnight today (30 September) to increase the positive effects of the policy and to take account of inflation.