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NEW £ 50MN FUNDING CALL TO TACKLE INEQUALITIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE to a shift from sickness to prevention to enable everyone to live a healthy life for longer. We have trialled health checks available in the workplace and will soon be launching the pilot of the NHS Health Check Online, to help people understand their risk and take action to reduce it.”
The NIHR is launching a new‘ Inequalities Challenge’ funding opportunity for cardiovascular disease( CVD).
The new funding opportunity aims to invest £ 50 million into innovative new research in CVD, aiming to tackle preventable causes of heart disease and its complications, save lives and reduce inequalities in this area across the UK.
The opportunity, supported by the British Heart Foundation, aims to generate high quality research to improve prevention, detection and monitoring of cardiovascular diseases. CVD contributes to a quarter of all deaths in the UK( 26 %), more than 170,000 deaths annually, but does not affect everyone equally. This NIHR call will focus on tackling inequalities in higher risk groups such as ethnic minorities and in deprived communities. It also seeks to address inequalities in CVD outcomes between women and men.
Minister for Public Health and Prevention, Ashley Dalton, said:“ As part of our 10 Year Health Plan, we are committed
SURVEY OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS FINDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANISATIONS TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE OF AI
new survey of US healthcare executives by Nordic, a
A global health and technology consulting company, and
Modern Healthcare revealed gaps in foundational readiness for Artificial Intelligence( AI) at many organisations.
Despite three-quarters of executives expressing confidence in their organisation’ s AI readiness, the survey results highlight a stark disconnect between perception and reality. Only a quarter of respondents report having a wellestablished governance framework, with the remainder acknowledging the need to create or improve formal governance. Over half report being only somewhat or not at all capable of managing large datasets, and just 15 % have easily scalable infrastructure for AI. Another major barrier to long-term success lies in the lack of employee training, with just 6 % having a comprehensive AI educational programme.
“ The future of healthcare will require organisations to modernise their health systems and leverage technology to improve patient care and enhance operational efficiency,” said Kevin Erdal, Senior Vice President of Transformation and Innovation Services at Nordic.“ While many executives believe they are taking the right steps now to adopt AI, there are many components required for long-term success. A strategic partner with experience helping organisations assess their AI readiness and create a tailored adoption roadmap to support its implementation can facilitate decision-making and drive innovation in a way that reflects responsible and ethical deployment and use of Artificial Intelligence technologies.”
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