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Posted: 17 march 2025

Transforming the future of sustainable medicine production

Innovate UK has announced an investment over £14 million across 29 innovative projects to help make the UK’s medicines manufacturing sector more sustainable. Enabled by up to £400 million of funding from scheme members, it is targeting investment across the…

AI in healthcare: how do we get from hype to reality, safely and effectively?

The Highland Marketing advisory board met to consider the government’s enthusiasm for AI. To date, healthcare has mostly experimented with decision support tools, and their impact on the NHS and UK plc has been mixed. But the big, new idea…

How the UK’s AI action plan transforms learning and development

The UK Government’s announcement to be an AI superpower will impact every L&D professional’s future. The UK government announced it’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which has three key goals: To lay the foundations for AI To change lives by embracing AI To secure the…

How AI could transform the way training is delivered at work

Tom Jackson highlights a recent report demonstrating how organisations can incorporate AI within their learning and development practices. Organisations are using AI solutions to quickly craft tailored learning experiences for each team member and/or team need, making the learning process…

UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI

Campaigners for the protection of the rights of creatives have criticised a UK government proposal to let artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms on their works under a new copyright exemption. Read more here.

Programme underway at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS to optimise workforce planning

A major workforce optimisation programme has started at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with workforce planning specialists, SARD. Read more here.

The Role of Digital Tools in Accelerated Nursing Education

Nursing education is really no longer limited to textbooks and clinical rotations. The accelerated embrace of digital technologies is transforming the way future nurses learn, with education becoming more accessible, flexible and interactive. Technology, ranging from AI-powered tutoring systems to…

ABHI US accelerator brings UK health tech innovators to Texas

A delegation of over 10 leading UK HealthTech innovators and Commercial Director from Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT, Jay Mistry, will travel to Texas next week as part of a key trade visit organised by the Association of British HealthTech Industries…

New single phone number to connect Buckinghamshire doctors faster than ever and end unnecessary hospital trips

Consultant Connect’s technology is being used in Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (BHT) to give GPs and paramedics a single phone number to contact senior clinicians for quick referral advice. Having one number to call will end the need for doctors and…

Five ways generative AI is improving healthcare today and defining its future

Healthcare systems historically have lacked user-centered design, prioritizing billing and administrative functions first. Improving diagnostic accuracy. Enhancing patient care and management. Streamlining administrative processes. Supporting clinical decision-making. Revolutionizing research and development. Read the full article here.

Why AI like Grok isn’t ready for the radiology big leagues

In January, a user on X posted about how Grok, X’s artificial intelligence tool, diagnosed their daughter’s broken wrist from an X-ray that her care team had misread. Read the full article here.

Gene therapy surgery restores some vision to legally blind children

Scientists in the UK have successfully used gene therapy to restore some vision to legally blind children with an inherited retinal condition. All 11 children in the clinical trial saw improvements within weeks of a single surgical treatment. Read more here.

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