Urgent and emergency care

Winter virus levels as NHS heads into spring

Norovirus cases in hospitals are the highest they’ve ever been at the start of spring, according to new NHS data. In the week ending 23 March, there were 903 hospital patients with norovirus – nearly two-thirds (62.3%) higher than the previous record for cases at this time of year. (Week ending 24 March 2024.) While […]

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Nationwide roll out of artificial intelligence tool that predicts falls and viruses

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is being rolled out across the NHS that can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97% accuracy, preventing as many as 2,000 falls and hospital admissions each day. The predictive tool, developed by health tech provider Cera, is now being used in more than 2 million patient home […]

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