NHSX has today announced a new national chief information officer, Sonia Patel. Sonia Patel was previously CIO at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and will now take up the role working with Matthew Gould, CEO and CCIO Simon Eccles. The role was advertised at just over £130,000, and Sonia is […]
Month: February 2020
Uni of Nottingham and FDB partner to roll-out PINCER indicators
The University of Nottingham and FDB have partnered to deliver a key enhancement to its prescribing decision support technology used by thousands of practices. Vital ‘PINCER’ prescribing safety indicators have been introduced to the system to help avoid errors. PINCER is a proven pharmacist-led IT-based intervention to reduce clinically important […]
NHSX publishes draft Digital Health Technology Standard
NHSX has published a draft Digital Health Technology Standard, and is seeking feedback on the drafted 10 components of the standard. The draft standard outlines what the NHS expects. It’s based on existing standards and will support a process for reviewing, assessing and evaluating digital health technologies that meet the […]
NHSX launches Tech Plan call for engagement
NHSX has launched a call for engagement on its Tech Plan for health and care today. The unit has launched a programme called ‘Have your say on the Tech Plan for health and care’ as the first phase of five phases in its engagement programme. The next stage will look at […]
Matthew Gould ‘We want to do some important things differently’
July marked the official launch of NHSX, a new organisation to oversee digital, data and technology. The industry responded positively to the new unit and its initial announcement to focus on interoperability, standards and platforms. This week Matthew Gould published a blog to provide an update on what progress the […]
Apple and Johnson & Johnson team up on new stroke study
Johnson & Johnson and Apple have joined to launch a new study called Heartland to explore the potential of the Apple Watch to be used to reduce the risk of stroke. The partnership opened enrolement in the Heartline™ Study this week. The study aims to assess whether the Heartline™ Study app […]
Government announces new digital pharmacy referral service
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new digital pharmacy referral service aimed to avoid hospital readmission. Announced as part of the community pharmacy contractual framework, the new service to be launched as a pilot in July will see hospitals refer patients to pharmacy after discharge. The […]
North Lincolnshire introduces VR rehab service for lung patients
Lung patients in North Lincolnshire will be the first to benefit from a virtual rehab service. The pioneering virtual reality (VR) pulmonary rehabilitation programme will be offered for the first time on the NHS. NHS North Lincolnshire CCG successfully submitted a bid to fund the programme for people in North Lincolnshire […]
NHS trust consortium signs 8 year deal with Sectra
A consortium of NHS trusts around the south coast of England has signed an eight year contract renewal with Sectra for its imaging technology. The deal means the trusts part of the group will seamlessly share and access half a million more images across the region and make them available […]
Diabetes management app launches crowd funding campaign
A health tech start up, Quin, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to for its diabetes management app. The AI driven app, for diabetes management uses algorithmic insights to help people decide when and how much insulin to take. The campaign, which aims to raise £600k, started this month through the […]
