HTN today attended a session, as part of the HETT Show, hosted by Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer at HIMSS International who spoke with Sarah Wilkinson, CEO at NHS Digital. The session discussed the current state of NHS digitalisation and the future role of NHS Digital in supporting new and evolving […]
Month: February 2021
Lancashire Teaching extends agreement with Harris EPR
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has extended its agreement to use the electronic patient record from Harris Healthcare for a further five years. In 2017, the Trust went live with the platform across its organisation, and last year implemented its electronic prescribing medication administration (EPMA) functionality. The company said the […]
Integration and interoperability; putting in place the mechanisms for sharing
On day three of the virtual HETT Show, a late morning panel focused on ‘Emerging Clinical Pathways in Integrated Care’. Topics on the table ranged from discussions on what it means to have structured data and how this can enable better care and continuity, through to implementing standards. The session […]
HDRUK explores how data is supporting innovation
A recent webinar by Health Data Research UK (HDRUK) explored the importance of engaging with data research hubs, and the benefits of accessing such valuable information. Speakers from Discover-NOW, DATA-CAN and INSIGHT shared the ways in which they are using accumulated data, and what they hope to achieve with it. […]
New review launched into use of health data for research and analysis
A new review into the safe use of health data for research and analysis has been launched by the Government. The review will support the development of a new Data Strategy for Health and Social Care, that was announced in November 2020. Following a report ‘Busting bureaucracy: empowering frontline staff […]
AI team at NHSX opens Dragon’s Den-style opportunity for innovators
The AI Lab team at NHSX has launched a call to find, fund and resource innovations to support the development of AI in health and care. The team are looking for innovations that solve operational and back-end processes, and highlight that the projects must have a clear problem statement or use case. […]
Exploring the mental health impact of Covid-19 on healthcare workers
This week at HETT Reset an interesting panel discussion focused on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic was having on the mental health of healthcare workers. The session, hosted by Heather Caudle, Asarebea Adi, Mark Radford, Lucy Warner and Aasha Cowey, discussed the platforms and services that had been made available […]
Addressing diversity and health inequalities alongside tech innovation
Part of the morning agenda, on a busy day two of HETT Reset, was a detailed panel discussion on how to address diversity and health inequalities alongside health tech innovation. The panel included, and was hosted by, Shera Chok, Co-Founder of the Shuri Network, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at NHS […]
Feature: Interoperability programmes, challenges and learnings
In this feature HTN caught up with Gary Rouse, Commercial Account Team Manager and Mark Allen, Strategic Partners and Alliances Manager at Healthcare Gateway to talk about interoperability in the NHS. We asked Mark and Gary a few questions about their work in this area, some of the challenges and what’s coming […]
Industry collaboration on usability standards; moving away from a one-size-fits-all model
On the first day of the HETT Show 2021, an afternoon panel of health tech and NHS digital brains tackled the topic of industry collaboration on usability standards. Areas covered on the agenda included user experience and uptake of services, co-ordinating real-world evidence and real-world users, improving the accessibility and […]
