Five UK research hubs are to receive more than £52m in government funding to develop technologies aimed at detecting disease earlier and supporting people to manage their health outside hospital.
Projects include plans for a network of NHS brain health clinics combining blood tests, brain scans and memory assessments to help identify dementia risk and accelerate diagnosis.
The programme also aims to develop tools for assessing head injuries in sport and road accidents, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of identifying early signs of diabetes and heart disease in routine eye scans.
Other projects will explore smartphone apps and wearable devices that analyse coughs and breathing to help people with respiratory infections decide whether to seek medical advice, alongside an AI-based wellbeing coach to support people managing cardiovascular disease at home.
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