The NHS Race & Health Observatory, an independent body which works to identify and tackle ethnic inequalities in health and care, has released a new strategy for the next three years, covering 2021 – 2024. Titled ‘Driving Race Equity in Health and Care’, the document covers a number of areas and […]
Month: November 2021
Edinburgh study published on ‘surgery selfies’ and infection identification
A study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, which has been published in npj Digital Medicine, has found that ‘surgery selfies’ – smartphone pictures taken of post-surgical wounds by patients, which are then assessed by clinicians – ‘can help with the early identification of infections’. Experts say that, in […]
News in brief: innovations to tackle patient backlog and cancer care, first clinical use of accessible incubator
The snow is falling at HTN HQ, which means it’s a good excuse to wrap up warm, grab a cuppa, stay indoors, and read all about the latest health tech news in our round-up. Last week, the headlines were all about the plans to merge NHS Digital and NHSX into […]
Chief information officers debate EPR challenges and opportunities
Feature by Highland Marketing Digitising hospitals was the focus of NHS IT policy for twenty years. The job is still unfinished: so what are the options for trusts – and the integrated care systems that are planned to take over health tech strategy and funding next April? The Highland Marketing […]
Free digital tool released to help GPs calculate practice carbon footprints
A new free digital tool has been launched to help GPs calculate the carbon footprints and environmental impact of their primary care practices. An online tool, the GP Carbon Calculator, is now available for all UK general practitioners to use and is intended to support practices to reduce their emissions, […]
Digital mental health tech raises £39 million
Ieso Digital has announced that it has secured £39 million in Series B financing, to develop its evidence-based digital therapeutics solutions. The company said the funding will be used to “develop autonomous therapy systems” and hoped to “match the standards of human care delivery”. In the announcement, the company highlighted […]
Industry View: health tech experts react to NHSX/D merger with NHS England
News of plans for NHS Digital and NHSX to merge into NHS England and NHS Improvement, bringing all of the National Healthcare System’s tech, digital and data expertise together under ‘one roof’, has dominated the headlines this week. As well as covering the latest developments, following the release of the […]
London NHS trusts reveal new platform and tools to support young people’s mental health
Three NHS trusts in London, and the charity CW+, have partnered to launch a ‘new patient-centred model of care’ for young people who require urgent mental health support. Created by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and West London NHS Trust, […]
“Let me share why I think this change is important” – NHSD CEO takes to Twitter to discuss the merger
Simon Bolton, the current CEO of NHS Digital, has taken to Twitter to address the reaction to proposed plans that will see the organisation merged into NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), along with NHSX, as part of a wider set of reforms announced by the UK Government for digital, […]
Video: Skills for Health shares its eRostering and workforce planning solution
At our latest HTN Now event series in November, we heard from a host of health tech professionals and industry experts, on a range of topics related to developments in digital, innovation, new ways of working, and more. Next up in our recap of the week’s webcasts is a look […]
