U.S. crude oil futures pulled back Tuesday after hitting a three-month high last week as the conflict in the Middle East raged on. The West Texas Intermediate contract for March fell $1.01, or 1.28%, to settle at $78.18 a barrel. The Brent contract for April dropped $1.16, or 1.39%, to $82.40 a barrel. There was […]
Crown Commercial Service has published procurement opportunities for a new framework agreement around the latest iteration of G-Cloud, a UK government initiative aiming to ease procurement of cloud-based computing services including hosting, software and support. G-Cloud is designed to help public sector organisations in finding affiliated technology suppliers and purchase services, with the initiative establishing […]
Integrated care systems (ICSs) were set up with the goals of improving health outcomes and driving efficiencies for the population by creating a coordinated network of healthcare services, built on a foundation of interconnectedness. Yet these partnerships of commissioners, providers and care planners can often find themselves constrained by funding that unfortunately prioritises siloed short-term […]
RealWear, the pioneer of smart glasses for frontline workers, has announced that Provide Community, an employee-owned community interest company with headquarters in Essex, UK successfully deployed RealWear smart glasses. The unique smart glasses enable real-time communication between community care clinicians and Podiatrists for clinics dispersed across the region. Provide Community, which employs over 1,200 people […]
The NHS is offering routine preventative Steve Russell, national director of screening and vaccinations for the NHS, said: “Our successful bowel cancer screening programme already helps identify thousands of cancers each year, and now thousands more people who have been diagnosed with Lynch syndrome will also be given regular colonoscopies to check for signs of […]
A device using artificial intelligence to recognise faces and open house doors is among prototypes designed by students at Coventry University Wrocław. The creations of learners at the campus in Poland were showcased as the university received cutting-edge equipment from Balluff, a leading supplier of components and solutions for industrial automation, which will give students and lecturers […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the national pathology imaging co-operative (NPIC) digital pathology platform, the “high-capacity pathology image repository and exchange system”. By joining the platform the trust aims to improve pathology services and outcomes, develop AI in pathology, and create a platform for research and innovation. Implementation at Calderdale […]
North London Mental Health Partnership has announced the launch of a new Digital Academy, looking to enhance the digital capabilities of staff and upskilling with an emphasis on “intelligent use of data” to drive improvements in patient outcomes. The academy, delivered by Multiverse, has seen a total of 50 members of staff receiving training to […]
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Photo: Solect Energy Renters can’t access rooftop solar benefits because they don’t own their roofs – but this workaround will reduce your electricity bill. Electrek spoke with Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy, one of the US’s largest pure-play community solar providers that’s connected over 23,000 subscriptions, about how renters can tap into solar. And community […]
