View the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust full case study here. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust went out to tender for a risk management system, following a merger of two NHS trusts into one body. The trust wanted to procure one system to be: customisable for their complex needs use data effectively […]
Month: March 2021
University College London Hospitals announces collaboration with Microsoft
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS FT has announced a research and innovation collaboration with Microsoft to develop and apply advances in artificial intelligence and digital technologies. The partnership will see the two organisations develop AI algorithms and applications to help improve patient flow, support medical imaging and automate time […]
Dr Nicola Byrne announced as the next National Data Guardian
Dr Nicola Byrne has been officially announced as the next National Data Guardian for health and social care in England. Dr Byrne becomes the second person to take up the role of National Data Guardian (NDG), following Dame Fiona Caldicott who sadly passed away last month and was instrumental in […]
UCLH reflects on becoming a digitally integrated hospital
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust recently asked its staff to reflect on the trust’s digital integration journey over the past two years. UCLH chose the Epic electronic health record (EHR) in 2017 following business case approval, and went live with the system in 2019. Staff chose to […]
News in brief: NHS Digital Academy applications, ORCHA makes long COVID call
Health tech has been hitting the headlines again this week as 32 trusts joined the NHS Digital Aspirant programme, six more SMES won funding through the MedTech NAVIGATOR Innovation Grant Scheme, and The Royal College of Midwives called for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service. Here are some of […]
32 trusts join Digital Aspirant programme
The second wave of NHS trusts to receive funding as part of the NHS Digital Aspirant programme have been announced. 32 trusts are set to join the initiative; seven are to receive up to £6 million over the next three years and 25 are to receive funding of £250,000 to […]
Six new SME innovation projects awarded funding
Innovation hub Enterprise East (HEE) has announced that the MedTech NAVIGATOR Innovation Grant Scheme will provide another six SMEs with funding. Supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the NAVIGATOR programme has awarded funding to the following: Tekihealth Solutions NS Innovations Flush-Tech Yourgene Health Tangi0 Anidium. The projects involved […]
The Priory Group partners with My Possible Self to offer mental health app support
The Priory Group, the independent mental healthcare provider, has partnered with My Possible Self to make mental health support through its app more accessible. The app offers support for mental health issues, including stress and anxiety, as well as problem drinking and gambling. It helps users to manage anxiety, tackle depression, reduce […]
New app launched to support eye test screening at home across Cambridgeshire
A new app has been launched to support eye test screening at home for children across Cambridgeshire. Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has collaborated with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Healthy Child programme screening team, Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council to launch the app for children and adults who may have missed eye screening during restrictions […]
Community diagnostic centres to mental health – tech leaders tell us their biggest challenges
Three months into the year seemed like an appropriate time to catch up with health tech industry leaders, to find out about what they believe are the biggest current challenges facing healthcare. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic continues – but with some reason for optimism on that front, we asked […]
