Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is launching an internship programme this summer, as part of its response to the heavy underrepresentation of Black people in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) community. Through partnerships with the UK Health Data Research Alliance (HDR Alliance) and the 10,000 Black Interns […]
Month: April 2021
EPRs in the frame: Ideal Health talks implementation
HTN recently sat down virtually with Jennifer Dunne, Mobilisation and Implementation Practice Director at Ideal Health to talk all about the world of implementing electronic patient record systems, change management and how to get it right. As well as answering our questions about implementation, the expert – who has seen […]
South 4 Pathology Partnership picks laboratory information management system
A new pathology network – featuring labs at four trusts in Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, and Swindon – has chosen the CliniSys WinPath Enterprise laboratory information management system (LIMS) to support its joined-up working and build a platform for innovation. The South 4 Pathology Partnership, which was formed in 2018 […]
News in brief: HDR UK launches new search tool, NHS COVID cases app marks milestone
AI has been front and centre for many health tech news stories over the past few days – from the announcement of Faculty’s new partnership with the NHS, through to a diagnostic technique being developed for bowel cancer by researchers in Leeds. Here at HTN, we’ve also been recapping recent […]
Doctor Care Anywhere posts 2021 Q1 £4.4m revenue
Doctor Care Anywhere, a company founded in 2013 that specialises in digital consultations and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, has announced Q1 2021 revenue of £4.4 million, up 242.4% from the same period in 2020. During Q1 of 2021, the company supported 90,547 online consultations, the highest total […]
Faculty announces new programme with the NHS to enhance forecasting
British tech company Faculty has announced a new programme, partnering with NHS England and Improvement to ‘transform’ the health service’s AI decision-making capabilities. Focusing on enhancing AI forecasting, the collaboration aims to focus on data insights underpinning operational decisions and put COVID-19 data learnings into practice to improve care delivery […]
Video: Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust talk digital programmes
As part of our HTN Now April 2021 event, we heard from the Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Trust about its digital programmes and strategy. Grace Birch, Associate Director of Information, Management & Technology (IM&T) and Data Protection Officer at GMMH, took the time to present an in-depth webinar stuffed […]
Video: East of England Ambulance Service discusses EPR programme
On the second day of HTN Now April we were joined by Stephen Bromhall, CIO, and Mike Carey, ePCR Programme Manager, from East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The duo presented a live session to discuss their ECPR programme, following a recent roll-out. Introducing the trust and the area […]
EPR Feature: Medway NHS Foundation Trust (Allscripts Sunrise EPR)
This week we focus on electronic patient record (EPR) systems across health and care through a series of articles to explore approaches, learnings and advice from health tech leaders. HTN spoke with Michael Beckett, Interim Director of IT at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, to find out about his team’s EPR […]
New implant device helps improve stroke-related arm impairment
A stroke rehabilitation system has been shown to help improve arm impairment and functions in patients recovering from strokes, the results of a randomised trial suggest. Developed by MicroTransponder Inc, the technology’s impact was studied on people who had long-term arm weakness following an ischaemic stroke. Researchers at the University […]
