For the HTN Digital Primary Care Conference opening session, Dr Osman Bhatti, GP and Chief Clinical Information Officer for the North East London CCG, shared key learnings, challenges and experiences from the development of a unique patient registration tool that allows patients across North East London to register with a […]
Month: March 2022
NHS AI Lab publishes blueprint for artificial intelligence validation
The NHS Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (NHS AI Lab) has published a new blueprint focusing on artificial intelligence validation. Entitled ‘NCCID case study: Setting standards for testing Artificial Intelligence’, the blueprint follows an evaluation into the performance of AI models using data from the national COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database, and highlights […]
Interview Series: Heather Cook, UK Director of Big Health on how digital can meet rising mental health needs
Following HTN’s first Digital Primary Care event of 2022, we decided to sit down with one of our sponsors to delve further into how digital can meet rising mental health needs. We spoke with Big Health, a company which specialises in non-drug digital therapeutics for insomnia and anxiety through its Sleepio and Daylight apps. Heather […]
News in Brief: National PPE system, Herefordshire and Worcestershire EPMA contract, Mid and South Essex communications platform
At HTN this week, we welcomed a fantastic group of speakers to our online primary care conference, covered news from NHS Sussex on the use of data and business intelligent tools, a patient video series launched by NHS England and Improvement, and lots more. Here’s our round-up of the rest of […]
Eight innovation projects share £9 million
Eight innovation projects are to share funding of more than £9 million, as part of a cancer innovation programme. SBRI Healthcare, in partnership with the NHS Cancer Programme and the Accelerated Access Collaborative, announced the eight late stage innovation projects that support earlier diagnosis, coordination, communication, scanning and imaging, medical […]
Video: NHS Sussex on the power of intelligent data and business intelligent tools
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, CareFlow Medicines Management and ChristianSteven presented a one-off special HTN Now session on ‘Using Business Intelligent (BI) tools for monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)’. The live lunchtime webcast was delivered on 22 February 2022 and focused on showcasing the Intellifront BI solution – which […]
Social robot launched to support young people with autism in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) have funded an engaging social robot designed to support young people – with complex educational needs – to help improve their communication and confidence levels. The QTrobot has been rolled-out at Bridge College in Openshaw to […]
Ophthalmology patient video series goes live with NHSE/I
A new ophthalmology patient video series has gone live through NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I). In support of the National Outpatient Transformation and Pathway Improvement Programmes, HCI – a health information video provider – has worked with NHSE/I to produce 28 patient-facing ophthalmology information videos. The videos will be […]
