Neowin News Feed for: Nhs

Is this the end? NHS is apparently shutting down most of its open source repos. Here's why

David Uzondu — Sun, 03 May 2026 23:48:01 +0000

Reports have spread that the NHS has decided it would be best to keep most of its previously open code hidden from the public. Here's why. Read more...

UK launches National Commission to accelerate NHS access to AI

Paul Hill — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:16:01 +0000

The UK's MHRA has established the UK National Commission, which will try to break down regulatory hurdles preventing the use of AI in the NHS. It's aiming for an AI-enabled health system. Read more...

NHS patient data could have been exposed due to misconfigured APIs

Paul Hill — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:12:01 +0000

An NHS private contractor has been found to have had a misconfigured API that potentially allowed outside actors to retrieve patient data. An ongoing audit seems to suggest no data was taken. Read more...

UK sets up a £21 million AI Diagnostic Fund to accelerate patient diagnoses across the NHS

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:26:01 +0000

The government of the UK has announced an AI Diagnostic Fund of £21 million to provide AI tools to aid medical procedures and diagnoses in patients across the National Health Services. Read more...

Artificial intelligence helping to triple recovering stroke patients in the UK

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 16:50:01 +0000

The UK's NHS is now using a new AI called Brainomix e-Stroke which helps specialists respond to strokes faster. Early analysis shows that no- or slight-disability recoveries have tripled to 48%. Read more...

The UK government plans to turbocharge the NHS App with virtual consultations and more

Paul Hill — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 07:20:01 +0000

The UK government has outlined plans to improve the NHS App. The plans will bring down barriers between patients and doctors helping to ensure more people get the treatment they need. Read more...

UK approves smartphone-based KardiaMobile for detecting atrial fibrillation

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:18:01 +0000

The UK has approved KardiaMobile for use in the NHS. The device drastically reduces the complexity of ECG tests by eliminating sticky electrodes and wires from the procedure and allows for home tests. Read more...

World's first 3D-printed prosthetic eye given to a Moorfields patient

Moshe Jacobs — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:22:01 +0000

A Moorsfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust patient in the UK has become the world's first person to use a 3D-printed prosthetic eye, offering significant improvements over traditional acrylics. Read more...

NHS COVID-19 app hobbled to reduce number of ‘pings'

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 18:40:01 +0000

The NHS COVID-19 app has received an update that will see fewer people receive self-isolation alerts. The government faced criticism after 600,000 people were pinged in a single week in July. Read more...

EE's Stay Connected will keep you online after your data allowance runs out

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:30:01 +0000

EE has announced a new data service called Stay Connected. Customers that run out of data for the month will still be able to get online at a capped speed so they can perform essential tasks. Read more...

England's NHS app to be used as vaccine passport from next week

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 May 2021 11:16:01 +0000

The NHS app in England will double up as a vaccine passport from next Monday for those people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It's hoped this will help speed up foreign travel. Read more...

Google and Apple block NHS COVID-19 app update over privacy issues

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:22:01 +0000

The England and Wales NHS COVID-19 app has had an update blocked by Google and Apple. The tech firms said that the update would go against privacy rules which the government initially agreed to. Read more...

UK's NHS using blockchain tech to store COVID-19 vaccines

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:38:01 +0000

Two firms have announced that they're working with the NHS to help it monitor cold storage units holding the COVID-19 vaccine. They are also leveraging blockchain technology to keep trusted logs. Read more...

EE announces free data extension for NHS workers

Paul Hill — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:04:01 +0000

EE has said that it's extending its unlimited data offer for NHS workers. The mobile carrier was going to end the offer on January 31 after an extension in October but will keep it going until June. Read more...

Google investigating issues with COVID-19 tracking apps that use Exposure Notifications API [Update]

Abhay V — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:08:01 +0000

COVID-19 exposure tracking apps like the one for NHS are currently facing issues that cause constant "loading" notifications and slowdowns. Google has acknowledged the problem and is looking into it. Read more...

UK, Jersey, and Gibraltar contact tracing apps now speak to each other

Paul Hill — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:04:01 +0000

The contact tracing app in the UK, Jersey and Gibraltar can now communicate with each other making them more effective when a person with the app crosses over into another territory. Read more...

NHS COVID-19 app removes possible exposure notifications

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:28:01 +0000

The NHS COVID-19 app has been updated. It removes possible exposure and near-miss notifications, improves the distance measurements and lowers the threshold for isolation notifications. Read more...

UK's numerous contact tracing apps to become interoperable

Paul Hill — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 21:44:01 +0000

The coronavirus contact tracing apps across the UK will also speak to one another from November meaning that users don't have to download different apps if they cross borders to other nations. Read more...

NHS contact tracing app receives fix for scary notification

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:00:01 +0000

A new update has been published for the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app. The update addresses a scary notification that tells users they may have been exposed to COVID-19 without further explanation. Read more...

EE extends unlimited data offer for customers in the NHS

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:40:01 +0000

EE has announced that customers that work for the NHS can sign-up for unlimited data until January 31, 2021. The deal was started in April and due to end on October 9 but has been extended. Read more...

England and Wales to launch COVID tracing app on Sept. 24

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:00:01 +0000

England and Wales will launch their new coronavirus contact tracing app to the general public on September 24. It will let people know if they've come into contact with the virus and need to isolate. Read more...

U.K. begins trialling decentralised COVID contact tracing app [Update]

Paul Hill — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:18:02 +0000

The U.K. government is set to begin trials for its new privacy-friendly contact tracing app. The test will happen on the Isle of Wight and will shortly expand to the London borough of Newham. Read more...

UK to abandon contact tracing app for decentralised model

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:48:01 +0000

The United Kingdom is going to switch to the decentralised model for its contact tracing app. It comes after months of insistence that the centralised app would be better suited for the job. Read more...

Microsoft 365 tools will be available to 1.2 million NHS employees

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:18:01 +0000

Microsoft and NHS have struck a new agreement that will see the deployment of Microsoft 365 tools to the health organization's more than a million staff in U.K. These tools include Teams. Read more...

UK could switch to decentralised model for contact tracing app

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:00:01 +0000

The UK government is reportedly investigating the consequences of switching to the decentralised model for its contact tracing app. The current app has difficulty working out distance using Bluetooth. Read more...

NHSX releases contact-tracing app's source code

Paul Hill — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:48:01 +0000

NHSX has now made the source code for its contact tracing app open source on GitHub. This will allow security researchers to look for bugs and those concerned about privacy to learn how the app works. Read more...

UK shows off NHS COVID-19 tracing app before launch

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 May 2020 21:26:01 +0000

The NHS has shown off some screenshots of the upcoming NHS contact tracing app before it's deployed for further testing on the Isle of Wight. The rest of the UK can download it from mid-May. Read more...

UK gaming companies thank NHS workers with a free game of their choice

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:56:01 +0000

Ukie, an association of gaming companies in the UK, has launched a Games for Carers initiative, offering NHS workers the chance to choose one of 85,000 games to play for free in light of COVID-19. Read more...

NHS says its contact tracing app will be transparent

Paul Hill — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:40:01 +0000

The NHS has outlined how it's ensuring that its contact tracing app is transparent, secure, and usable. It said an assurance board containing experts was set up to ensure the app stays within bounds. Read more...

NHS doctors utilize Microsoft Teams to get coronavirus test results quicker

Hamza Jawad — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has made note of the fact that doctors in the UK's NHS service have been using its Teams service to obtain coronavirus test results directly to their phones in a much more efficient manner. Read more...

EE gives NHS staff unlimited data until October

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 02:56:01 +0000

The mobile carrier, EE, has announced that NHS staff can get unlimited data until 9th October by just entering their work e-mail. This will let them stay in touch with family and friends. Read more...

Experts: NHS' COVID-19 tracking app should respect privacy

Paul Hill — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:02:02 +0000

A group of technologists have called for strong privacy and transparency measures to be applied to any tracking app that the UK's NHS develops in order to fight the on-going coronavirus outbreak. Read more...

Here are five great apps to help you stay healthy in 2020

Paul Hill — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:46:01 +0000

If you pledged to be healthier this year, these five mobile apps will be of great help. All of the selections are available on Android and iOS and the broad range covers different health aspects. Read more...

UK: Alexa will start giving people NHS-verified health advice

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 07:26:02 +0000

Amazon and the NHS have teamed up to deliver NHS-verified advice to Amazon Alexa users. This will help take the pressure off the NHS and give users reliable information to treat ailments. Read more...

Google merges DeepMind's AI health efforts with newly formed Google Health division

Abhay V — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:24:01 +0000

DeepMind, Google-owned London based AI research firm announced today that it's moving its health arm, DeepMind Health, including its Streams app's teams under the newly-formed Google Health division. Read more...

Microsoft and NHS Scotland sign three-year agreement to “revolutionise healthcare”

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:26:01 +0000

Microsoft has struck at three-year deal with NHS Scotland which will see the healthcare body use Windows 10 E5 for up to five years. Microsoft said this will make the NHS more efficient. Read more...

UK children's hospital will use Microsoft HoloLens in operating theatres

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:52:01 +0000

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Black Marble, and Microsoft have begun working together to develop an app for HoloLens and Surface Hub which will help the hospital perform operations. Read more...

Microsoft teams up with NHS to map defibrillators in the UK

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:26:01 +0000

Microsoft intends to help map defibrillators around the UK in order to help emergency services and bystanders find the nearest devices. It will be done in partnership with the NHS among others. Read more...

Trump administration says North Korea "directly responsible" for WannaCry attack

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:48:01 +0000

A White House staffer from the Trump administration has divulged that the U.S. considers North Korea to be the originator of the WannaCry cyberattack which struck 300,000 PCs this year. Read more...

UK Government report says NHS could have prevented WannaCry

Paul Hill — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:52:01 +0000

The UK's National Audit Office has released a report about the WannaCry malware attack which struck the NHS earlier this year. The NHS responded to the report with a list of measures it would take. Read more...