It’s time for the next instalment of our Health Tech Trends Series, which is sponsored by InterSystems, as we ask readers to reflect on six digital transformation-related questions about their organisation. In the first instalment of this two-part series, you can read the curated responses to some of the questions […]
Month: October 2021
CCG signs contract for cancer digital support tool
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG has signed a three-year contract with C the Signs, a diagnostic tool to help detect cancer at an early stage. The tool has been developed by NHS doctors and uses artificial intelligence technology to help to identify patients with suspected cancer, or […]
Edinburgh University submits full independent GDE report to NHSX
The University of Edinburgh has submitted its independent report on the Global Digital Exemplar Programme (GDE) to NHSX. NHSX recently published a summary of the document, which the university had completed earlier this summer, to share the findings on the outcomes from the project, to date. Entitled ‘The Full Report […]
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS joins the Yorkshire & Humber Care Record
The Yorkshire & Humber Care Record has formed a new partnership with Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System (ICS) to connect a further 1.1 million people to the care record. With Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS joining the programme, it means 132 GP practices, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicestershire Partnership Trust, […]
ORCHA commissioned by Canada’s LifeWorks to build app library for absent employees
ORCHA – the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps – has announced a new partnership with Canada’s LifeWorks, which works with both digital and in-person wellbeing solutions. The company has commissioned ORCHA to create a health app library that will support its employees when they are absent […]
HTN Now November, what’s in store…
The final HTN Health Tech for the Now edition of the year is one month away! During the past 12 months, we have welcomed organisations ranging from Health Education England and Microsoft, to NHSX, NHS Trusts, ICSs, CCGs, health tech suppliers and innovators, and we hope you have enjoyed each […]
Video: A closer look into CFHealthHub, a platform to improve care for those living with Cystic Fibrosis
For HTN Now September 2021, we welcomed Dr Pauline Whelan from the Digital Health Software Team at the University of Manchester for a session focused on its CFHealthHub, a platform that aims to improve care for those living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Pauline started her presentation by providing a background […]
UCLH puts tech at the forefront of new outpatient transformation strategy for a ‘hospital without walls’
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has released its new ‘Outpatient Transformation Strategy’ for 2021-26. Covering the next five years, the document’s title is one of its goals – ‘a hospital without walls’ – with a focus on an ‘integrated future for outpatients’ that has tech and digital […]
Royal Free Hospital goes live with EPR over the weekend
The Royal Free Hospital, part of The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, has gone live over the weekend with its Cerner electronic patient record. On Saturday 2 October, Royal Free Hospital went live with the system, joining two thirds of the trust – Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital […]
Interview Series: Lorna Brightman discusses Survivor’s antibacterial iPad and phone case technology
Next up in our interview series, we speak to Lorna Brightman, Director of Sales EMEA at Vinci Brands, which includes Survivor’s latest antibacterial iPad and phone cases. Here, Lorna explains what the company’s smart technology accessories can offer to the healthcare sector and shares her leadership style and learnings. Hi […]
