NHS England is set to pilot a new framework, which will help assess the impact of medical artificial intelligence (AI). The Ada Lovelace Institute has designed and published a new proposal for the use of algorithmic impact assessments (AIAs), which will be used to ‘maximise the benefits’ and ‘mitigate the […]
Month: February 2022
NHSE shares ICS case study on Population Health Management
NHS England (NHSE) has shared a new case study about how a Population Health Management (PHM) approach was able to help a primary care network offer extra support for a high-risk patient group with heart failure and social isolation. The Titan Primary Care Network (PCN), which is part of the […]
Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership digital strategy in focus
Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership – the Integrated Care System (ICS) in the region – has outlined its digital strategy and digital future. The document – entitled ‘Our Digital Future’ – explains that the ICS plans to measure the success and impact of its strategy ‘from the […]
Royal Marsden hosts trial for prostrate cancer digital self-help tool
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is hosting a new study which will trial a digital self-help tool for men experiencing side effects from prostate cancer treatment. MANCAN2 (MANaging symptoms during CANcer treatment) will investigate the effectiveness of a virtual cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention on ‘reducing the impact of […]
HTN launches ICS Index
HTN is delighted to launch the HTN ICS Index, a place to track the latest health tech and leadership news from each Integrated Care System (ICS). The new channel, sponsored by Insource, brings you insights into ICS data and digital strategies as they develop. We’ll cover key news from every region, and […]
Online platform to launch for patients waiting for elective surgeries
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced plans to launch a new platform, My Planned Care, to provide information online for patients waiting for elective surgeries. It hopes to help ‘improve transparency’ on wait times for patients and to provide additional support online ahead of surgery, such as through […]
HEE develops toolkits to support adult social care digital champions
Health Education England (HEE) has created two toolkits to help embed digital skills, confidence and best practice within the health and care workforce. HEE cites research from Lloyds Bank’s UK Consumer 2020 Index, which estimates that 52 per cent of ‘people in the [UK] workforce lack digital skills in the workplace’ […]
NHSX Chief Exec reveals thoughts on integration with NHS England
Matthew Gould, NHSX’s Chief Executive, has officially addressed the organisation’s integration with the Transformation Directorate at NHS England (NHSE). It was originally revealed that NHSX, which develops NHS best practice for technology, digital and data, would be merged into NHSE last November, with HTN then gathering an ‘industry view’ collection […]
Five-year GOSH partnership to create personalised healthcare for children
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has embarked upon a five-year collaborative working agreement to establish a new Clinical Informatics and Innovation Unit. The partnership with Roche Products Limited is intended to move the specialist children’s trust ‘closer to personalised healthcare for children’ through both the […]
Video: Humber, Coast and Vale on a Shared Care Records journey
As part of our focus on Shared Care Records this month, we’re recapping a fantastic live session delivered by the Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership (HCV) at HTN Now. In the webcast, the team from Humber, Coast and Vale took HTN and the audience along on a […]
