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Devon trust leads the way in virtual reality immersive therapy

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) has been using new virtual reality (VR) immersive technology to help patients with chronic pain conditions manage their conditions.

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App aims to get faster care to patients in cardiac arrest

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to reduce the response time to cardiac arre...

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Alder Hey welcomes Europe's first Tesla MRI scanner

By Liz Wells 09 July 2025

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital has become the first hospital in Europe to install a 3-Tesla MRI research scanner, which will provide faster, more detailed imaging and improve patient comfort.

Communication breakthrough

By Liz Wells 07 July 2025

AI is improving NHS communications, although adoption remains uneven and ungoverned, but that is set to change with the launch of a new collaborative network of leaders and peers

TECHNOLOGY

Trust invests in automated dispensing cabinets

By Lee Peart 03 July 2025

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has invested in automated cabinets for supplying medicines in the emergency departments at its two acute hospitals.

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Innovator passports to fast-track technology in 10-Year Health Plan

By Lee Peart 02 July 2025

Innovator passports will help fast-track the roll-out of technology in the 10-Year Health Plan.

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AI system to warn of NHS safety concerns

By Liz Wells 30 June 2025

An AI early warning system is being developed to automatically identify safety concerns across the NHS.

TECHNOLOGY

NIHR awards over £3m funding for technologies to tackle brain injury

By Liz Wells 25 June 2025

The NIHR has awarded more than £3m to 35 new medical technologies to tackle brain injury.

MHRA joins global network focused on safe use of AI in healthcare

By Liz Wells 25 June 2025

The UK has become the first country to join a new global network of health regulators focused on the safe, effective use of AI in healthcare.

TECHNOLOGY

Doctors 'using unapproved AI software' to record appointments, investigation reveals

By Liz Wells 24 June 2025

NHS bosses have demanded GPs and hospitals stop using artificial intelligence software that could breach data protection rules and put patients at risk, according to a Sky News investigation.

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