Find out the latest headlines in health tech, as we round-up recent news from industry, academia and, of course, the NHS. This week, we catch up on a range of stories covering artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in cancer and stroke care, simulation hubs, an app to support children in Ghana, […]
Month: October 2021
Video: University Hospital Southampton NHS FT shares its digital strategy and ICS approach
Earlier this month as part of HTN Now, we welcomed Adrian Byrne, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust (UHS) to reveal the organisation’s new digital strategy, and how it relates to its Integrated Care System. Adrian covered the wider goals that UHS has about the ICS landscape, […]
Interview Series: Gary Mooney of InterSystems shares his EPMA tips for ICSs, use cases and more
This month our feature focus switches to Electronic and Medicines Prescribing Administration (EPMA). We’ll be sharing a range of articles, expert comment and interviews around medicines management, which you can keep up to date on through our dedicated channel. Here, Gary Mooney, Clinical Solution Executive at InterSystems, shares his EPMA […]
New Information Standard published to support medicines information sharing
NHS Digital has published a new Information Standard on medicines information sharing, with the aim of helping to reduce errors and increase safety when patients transfer between care locations. The Standard, which ‘sets out definitions that are to be used when a health professional sends or receives patient medication and […]
Greater Manchester Combined Authority shares new national digital exclusion tool
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has launched a new national tool which can be used to calculate the risk of digital exclusion and identify areas in need of more support. The Digital Exclusion Risk Index (DERI) tool, which can be used across England, Wales and Scotland, was released last week, […]
NHS Digital reveals Microsoft Teams roll-out saved 2.9 million hours for NHS staff
A new study by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has found that the roll-out of Microsoft Teams to around 1.3 million NHS users saved over 2.9 million hours of NHS time, according to NHS Digital. The programme’s ability to facilitate video conferencing and virtual meetings, alongside other communications for NHS […]
Agenda revealed for HTN Now 8-9 November
The HTN health tech tour is almost coming to a close for the year, but we have two days filled with health tech innovators and leaders still to come, as well as our new series of focused one-day events. Join the team, across 8 – 9 November, for nine live […]
New HEE pilot to provide NHS leaders with digital learning and development
Health Education England (HEE) is promoting a new pilot scheme that hopes to equip NHS leaders with greater digital skills, awareness and understanding. The Health Innovation Placement (HIP) Pilot, provided through HEE’s Digital Readiness Programme, is intended to increase know-how across the NHS workforce and to offer health leaders opportunities […]
Interview Series: CliniSys explain how Integrated Clinical Environments can join up healthcare
For the latest edition of our Interview Series, we speak with Darren Solomon, Support and ICE [Integrated Clinical Environments] Strategy Director for CliniSys and the company’s Marketing Manager, Matthew Fouracre. Here, they talk us through how interoperable networks, such as ICE OpenNet, can help NHS organisations link up locally, and […]
NHS England and NHS Digital create new cancer quality of life dashboard
A new data dashboard, which illustrates quality of life levels for cancer patients in England, has been launched by the NHS. Teams from NHS England and NHS Improvement, and NHS Digital, worked on the project, which uses data from national surveys. People with cancer are being asked to complete the […]
