Spirit Digital has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications and SpaceSolutions contract and funding to develop its digital remote monitoring health platform. The platform provides real-time location-based satellite air quality data, which helps patients with respiratory conditions to monitor their long-term condition and make empowered decisions about how they […]
Month: October 2019
VR helps patient manage anxiety and pain
A hospice in west London, managed by London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is using virtual reality technology to help its patients manage anxiety and pain. Meadow House, a day hospice and 15-bed inpatient unit located in the grounds of Ealing Hospital, has been trialling the headsets for the past […]
HTN 100 News in Brief
Leeds pharmacies and GP practices first to share flu vaccination details via clinical systems GP practices and pharmacies in Leeds have pilotted information sharing about flu vaccinations between systems. Electronic notifications about patients who have had their flu vaccination in a pharmacy will be sent securely to their GP via […]
SASH to pilot video consultations
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to trial video consultations over the next 18 months. Initially the appointments will be offered to patients seeing certain consultants or therapists for clinics in diabetes, gynaecology, dental, surgical pre-assessment, paediatrics, pain, rheumatology, urology and speech and language therapy. The Trust said “Any […]
Algorithm detects vertebral fractures for 2,000 patients
Over 2,000 patients that previously had undiagnosed spinal fractures, have now had fractures detected by an artificial intelligence algorithm. A programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research Invention for Innovation programme, has supported University of Manchester and Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Optasia Medical Ltd with […]
HTN Industry View: NHSX Listening Report
In July NHSX held a listening event where innovators were asked one key question: ‘If NHSX and partners were to focus on one or two things, what do you think are the most important priorities?’. Last week HTN published its insight, learnings, key themes and how NHSX will aim to address them. […]
Dilshan Arawwawala, CCIO, Mid and South Essex Group
At the recent HETT exhibition HTN asked Dilshan Arawwawala, Chief Clinical Information Officer from Mid and South Essex Group a few questions. Can you tell me about you and your organisation? I am a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care and I’ve been doing that for 10 years at Mid-Essex Hospitals NHS Trust. […]
GP IT Futures Suppliers announced
69 GP IT system suppliers have been announced by NHS Digital to be awarded contracts to supply IT systems via the new GP IT Futures framework. This includes 16 existing suppliers and 53 new entrants. A review and rigorous assessment of the suppliers has taken place, and now a systems […]
Nuance and Microsoft partner to accelerate ambient clinical intelligence
Nuance and Microsoft have announced a partnership to accelerate the deliver of ambient clinical intelligence. Ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) an AI-powered, voice-enabled solution, uses ambient sensing technology to securely listen to clinician-patient encounter conversations while offering workflow and knowledge automation to complement the EHR. The solution is aimed to support […]
Electronic prescriptions set for national roll-out
NHS Digital has announced the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is to be rolled out across the country. The roll-out will start next month from 18th November, starting with GP practices using TPP SystmOne. Known as Phase 4, the service allows prescriptions for all patients to be sent using a more efficient […]
