‘Some of the benefits are fairly boring, but they save lives’: AI chief on transforming the NHS healthcare AI in healthcare might spark visions of robotic doctors and futuristic diagnostics. But Robbie Jerrom, senior principal technologist for AI at Red Hat, insists the real gains lie in the mundane systems that make the NHS run more efficiently. “Prioritising summarising email requests or patient call logs… they’re not very exciting, but they consume a [...]
Bupa boss: ‘The NHS needs fine-tuning but its soul will remain’ healthcare The UK boss of Bupa has rejected calls for the NHS to move to an insurance model, and while it needs "fine-tuning," its "soul will remain".
Should the wealthy always go private to save the NHS? healthcare It’s no secret that the NHS has been under pressure for years and the strain on its resources looks like not letting up any time soon. With staffing shortages, long waiting times, funding issues, an aging population and a rise in demand, the NHS has its back up against the wall. But should those who [...]
Vitality: ‘Why your health and life insurance premium won’t go down’ February 18, 2025 In this episode of Boardroom Uncovered, Neville Koopowitz, the chief executive of health and life insurance giant Vitality.
Vitality to offer discounted weight loss drugs in UK first February 12, 2025 Customers are to be offered discounted weight loss treatments through insurance giant Vitality in a UK first. The group, which is UK’s third-largest health insurer behind Bupa and Axa, is to offer discounts of up to 20 per cent for medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to its 1.9 million members. The offer is to [...]
Mydentist looks to India for new recruits as loss widens November 20, 2024 Mydentist has sunk further into the red as it looks to recruit more new hires from overseas after the UK Government relaxed the rules. The business, which is one of the largest dental providers in the UK, has said hiring has been constrained by the limited number of dental school places in this country as [...]
Admissions to private hospitals hit record amid NHS crisis September 3, 2024 The number of admissions to private hospitals reached a record high in the first quarter of 2024 as the NHS crisis has pushed more Brits away from the service. There were 238,000 admissions to private hospitals in the first quarter, up six per cent on 2023 and the highest number on record, according to data [...]
Advanced Medical Solutions: Strong US sales boosts revenue for wound-closure tech firm July 15, 2024 Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) has announced a 10 per cent revenue hike for the first half of 2024 after sales for wound-closure tech in the United States took off. The company, which develops and manufactures tissue-healing technology, announced first-half revenue of £68m. Based on these numbers, the firm said it expected to report adjusted profit [...]
