Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT and Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT have become the first hospitals in the UK to enable patients to access medical data through the Health Records app on iPhone. Available from today (7th October), patients will be able to view their consolidated health care records directly on […]
Month: October 2020
Interview Series: Tracy Taylor, Chief Executive, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
In this interview in our CEO Series, we speak with Tracy Taylor, Chief Executive of Nottingham University Hospitals. We delve into how elements of her leadership have changed over the past 6 months, as well as discussing population behaviour and how this has come to the fore during the pandemic. […]
Part Two: Health tech experts reflect and share learnings
In the second part of our feature, HTN asked the health tech industry to reflect on some of their learnings this year. In part one of the feature contributors responded to our open brief with a variety of comments, touching on the importance of people and looking after your teams, […]
Interview Series: Caroline Palmer, ChatHealth Digital Development Clinical Lead, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
In our latest interview in the series we speak with Caroline Palmer, ChatHealth Digital Development Clinical Lead at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) to find out more about ChatHealth and future developments. Tell us about ChatHealth and the inspiration behind starting the service and what is the mission behind it? […]
NVIDIA to build supercomputer for healthcare researchers
NVIDIA has announced that it is building a supercomputer, Cambridge-1, to support healthcare researchers adopt artificial intelligence. King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have been announced as founding partners of NVIDIA’s Cambridge-1. The company is leading the London Medical Imaging & AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare […]
COVID Symptom Study app research highlights delirium as a key sign of COVID-19 in older people
New analysis from researchers at King’s College London using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and patients admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London, has shown that delirium is a key symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older people. The findings have been published in the journal Age and Ageing, […]
CQC focuses on tech transformation in new draft strategy
CQC has published its developing strategy, including a focus on digital transformation and new services, ahead of a formal consultation process of the strategy in January. The document highlights some of the changes the regulator wants to make, which is said to have been largely accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. An […]
Greater Manchester signs with Sectra for diagnostic imaging initiatives
8 NHS trusts across Greater Manchester are to adopt medical imaging technology from Sectra, following a new contract signed this month. The platform aims to transform how healthcare teams access and review images, supporting up to four million examinations per year. The first trust is to go live this year, with […]
National NHS system launched to prioritise patients on waiting lists
A national bespoke system, called NHS e-Review, has been developed and launched as part of the NHS Covid Incident Recovery programme. The online system has been developed to support clinicians record the clinical priority of patients on a waiting list and to identify alternative pathways for patients if required. A […]
Interview Series: Sam Allen, CEO, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
In our latest interview we speak with Sam Allen, CEO at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who takes us through her journey from NHS receptionist to CEO. We chat to Sam ahead of a presentation she will be delivering at the upcoming Mental Health Recovery Summit, supported by HTN. We […]
