Most of us will be keen to bid goodbye to 2020 and welcome the New Year with open arms. But one major plus point is that, largely due to the problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen huge strides in the adoption and implementation of technology within healthcare […]
Month: December 2020
Year in review part two: your top 20 HTN articles
In the second instalment of this two-part series, HTN looks back over the 20 most popular stories we’ve brought to you over the past 12 months. To read the first 10 stories in part one please see our article here. Asda and Medicspot partner for in-store virtual GP service In July, […]
Health Tech Learnings & Reflections 2020: “more was achieved in eight weeks…than in the past decade”
As we reach the festive season and prepare to welcome 2021, there’s a lot to reflect on. It’s fair to say that 2020 has been an eventful year but, away from the headlines as the year comes to a chaotic close, there’s also plenty to be proud of. And even […]
New Zealand Ministry of Health completes ‘world-leading’ trial for contact-tracing Bluetooth card
The New Zealand Ministry of Health has completed a trial for Bluetooth card contact tracing technology, which is intended to help minimise COVID-19 outbreaks. Purported to be world-leading, the community-led tech trial was focused on a wearable Bluetooth card designed by Te Arawa COVID hub, the Ministry of Health, the […]
Interview Series: Chandni Khanderia and Joseph Grayson, Whittington Health NHS Trust
In this interview we speak with Chandni Khanderia, Lead Electronic Prescribing Pharmacist and Joseph Grayson, Lead Electronic Prescribing Pharmacy Technician at the Whittington Health NHS Trust. Chandni and Joseph take us through the full rollout of the WellSky system in outpatient clinics and A&E and their efforts in the removal […]
Year in review part one: your top 20 HTN articles
In this two-part series, HTN is looking back over the 20 most popular stories we’ve brought to you over the past 12 months. 2020 has brought forth many incredible news stories from the world of healthcare and technological development, here we pick 10 of the most popular: NHSX launches remote […]
New app launched in Scotland to support Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
A new app has been launched by healthcare bodies in Scotland to support the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. The Vaccine Management Tool has been developed by NHS Education for Scotland in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lothian and NHS Fife, NHS National Services Scotland and Public Health Scotland. […]
Check Point wins NHS Scotland cyber security contract
Check Point Software has been chosen by NHS National Services Scotland to provide threat prevention services for the country’s vaccine management systems and Covid-19 related apps. NHS Scotland has been transitioning healthcare data and services to Microsoft’s Azure public cloud for the past 18 months, and has seen over the past […]
Three trusts adopt digital tool to support staff Covid-19 testing
Three NHS trusts have adopted a solution from Infinity Health and Liaison Group to support the twice weekly self-testing Covid-19 requirements for NHS staff. University Hospital Southampton, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust will be using the tool to onboard 10,356 staff. The solution […]
Milton Keynes adopts mass vaccination workflow tool
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT has adopted a mass vaccination workflow tool, as part of its Cerner electronic patient record, to support its Covid-19 vaccination programme. The trust is one of the fifty Covid-19 vaccination hubs across the country, and decided to become early adopters of the new workflow […]
