North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care System (ICS) joined us at one of our HTN Now Focus events last year, sharing insights into how digital innovations and ideas can support ICSs, as the 42 new organisations develop across England and await their formal creation. As their example, the […]
Month: February 2022
Rotherham health app integrates primary and secondary care services
A patient app in Rotherham is allowing residents to access both primary and secondary care services through one integrated platform. The Rotherham Health App displays both hospital and GP information to service users, via the application, and allows them to access a service directory, self refer, book assessments, and amend […]
Report highlights five recommendations for interoperable health records
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published a new report that focuses on interoperability of health and care records. The document – entitled ‘The Digital Advantage – Realising the benefits of interoperability for health and social care in England’ – highlights five new recommendations needed for a new, […]
Cambridge University Hospitals opens AI research to help diagnose mental health problems in children
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a new research programme to explore if it’s possible to use ‘powerful computer programmes’ to spot patterns in huge datasets, in order to recognise early signs and risks of children developing a serious mental health problem. It’s hoped the application of Artificial Intelligence […]
Innovate UK fund £7m programme to support UK health tech SMEs with regulation
A new £7 million health tech programme, funded by Innovate UK, has been launched to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with regulation. The Health Technology Regulatory and Innovation Programme has been announced as a joint initiative by CPI and the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), and will help […]
NHSE opens staff awareness sessions on new patient access to GP records
Primary care patients will be able to access new entries in their own GP records from April 2022, with NHS England (NHSE) now opening information and awareness sessions to help staff adapt to the changes. As HTN originally reported in November 2021, patients who use online accounts – such as […]
NHS Cancer Alliance to use AI to improve clinical trial access for South West patients
Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance (SWAG) are partnering with Inspirata, a cancer informatics and digital pathology provider, with an aim to accelerate the process where patients with cancer in the area are identified and matched with relevant clinical trials. The partnership will implement Inspirata’s Trial NavigatorTM software at […]
Be My Eyes service launched for lateral flow tests
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a new service to support people who are partially sighted to use lateral flow tests in their own homes. The service has been launched to help make testing more accessible by connecting people with low vision with agents, who are available through […]
New £15m NHS cancer innovation call to open in April
NHS England and NHS improvement (NHSEI) will soon open applications to a £15 million call for new and existing cancer care innovations. The NHS Cancer Programme is to officially open its second call for technologies and ideas that can be taken to the frontline, following the ‘success from the first […]
Video: Key learnings from Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS’s Population Health Management journey
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (ICS) presented at one of our HTN Now Focus events late last year, sharing key learnings and experiences acquired from its Population Health Management journey. For this webcast we were joined by Faye Brooks, Head of Population Health Management at Hampshire and […]
