Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS has announced plans to go live with an electronic integrated care record system in summer 2021. The ICS, working with local NHS organisations, councils and system suppliers, has launched a programme called ‘One Health and Care record’, to connect healthcare providers with patient records. Health and social […]
Month: May 2021
Aberdeen scientists working on tech to improve COVID-19 masks
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are developing a new type of protective face mask that may be more effective against the spread of COVID-19. A team from the Scottish higher education institute’s School of Engineering and Institute of Medical Sciences are working with microfluidics technology – also called ‘lab-on-a-chip’ […]
Interview Series: “If you don’t digitise everybody, you still have a risk,” – Vijay Magon, CCube Solutions
HTN caught up with Vijay Magon of CCube Solutions to find out what he hopes to achieve across the rest of 2021. Last year was a busy one for CCube – as they launched an updated cloud version of their electronic Lloyd George platform for GP practices and CCGs, as well as […]
NHS England and HEE call for staff input to shape digital training in primary care
NHS England and Improvement and Health Education England (HEE) are asking GP practice staff to take part in research and provide their views and opinions on digital services in primary care. The NHS and HEE are collaborating with Nightingale Design Research – a Nottingham-based research consultancy – to find out […]
Insource completes acquisition of capacity planning company
Insource Ltd – a data management provider to the NHS – has announced the acquisition of Gooroo, a company which specialises in capacity planning. The deal is set to strengthen Insource’s offering of Elective Care Recovery data management solutions to the NHS and private UK healthcare providers, as well as […]
Video: Digital Health and Care Wales share their pharmacy system implementation experience
The newly launched Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) joined us recently to deliver a webinar session on the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) All-Wales Regional Implementation of WellSky Pharmacy and to share their experiences of being the first to go live with the system. Chatting to us were: […]
Interview Series: Dr Tamara Everington, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT
In our latest interview in the series, we sat down virtually with Dr Tamara Everington, Haematology Consultant and Chief Clinical Information Officer at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Can you give me a brief introduction of your role and background? I’m a Haematology Consultant and my role involves conducting medical […]
Diagnostics is the most popular AI area, NHS AI Lab survey finds in latest review
The NHS AI Lab has provided a progress review for 2020 – 2021, including sharing key findings from its AI survey, as well as case studies and its plans for the future. Focusing on AI technologies and AI-driven tools, the NHSX-hosted lab recently surveyed the UK’s AI community, before comparing […]
News in Brief: Boots, funding for healthy ageing start-ups, Alder Hey, ADASS, Patient Access, and acquisition news
As well as rain, the May Bank Holiday also brought us plenty of a health tech news – from Nottingham University Hospital’s aim to achieve HIMSS level 7, through to our report on digital hybrid plans from the House of Lords, and plenty of NHS recruitment announcements. It’s been a […]
Interview Series: Mark Johnson, Chief Information Officer, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
In April, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust announced its plans to start its EPR journey, following a contract agreement with Cerner for its electronic patient record system. HTN sat down, virtually, with Mark Johnson, Chief Information Officer at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to talk about the work on the […]
