Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has released its Green Plan for 2022-2025, detailing how they intend to work towards carbon reduction targets, reduce environmental impact and contribute to the NHS national target. As part of the trust’s plan to ensure the provision of a sustainable model of care, one of […]
Month: April 2022
NHSE supports new smart watches for patients with Parkinson’s
NHS England is supporting new ‘life-changing’ smart watches for people living with Parkinson’s disease, which could be rolled out to 120,000 people. The Parkinson’s KinetiGraph (PKG), developed by the NHS in Plymouth in collaboration with the University of Plymouth and University Hospitals Plymouth Trust, enables healthcare teams to assess a patient’s condition […]
Feature: the role of the digital midwife, Hermione Jackson and Sarah Lumley share their experiences
“Digitising our maternity services is transforming the way we work,” said Misbah Mahmood, Lead Digital Project Midwife at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. “Digital midwives are leading the change.” In March 2021, the Royal College of Midwives launched a positioning statement calling for a Digital Midwife to be included in […]
Royal Papworth launches AI study to validate proof of concept
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a research study which focuses on the use of artificial intelligence in helping to diagnose heart valve diseases earlier. The Cardiovascular Acoustics and an Intelligent Stethoscope (CAIS) study – co-led by the University of Cambridge – aims to test and validate a screening tool […]
Two trusts contract patient portal platform
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT are to partner with Wellola to deliver its new patient portal platform. The platform will support the trusts patient-facing services, providing the ability for patients to manage appointments, view their medical records and receive educational resources. At Birmingham Community the […]
Digital therapy and rehabilitation platform secures £8.6 million
GripAble, a digital therapy and rehabilitation platform developed by clinicians at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and researchers from Imperial College London, has secured £8.6 million ($11 million) of investment. The assessment and training platform – funded by intellectual property company, the IP Group, with equal investment from investment management […]
Video: Criteria Led Discharge at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
As part of HTN Now April, we welcomed the digital team from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a session sharing key learnings and experiences from imbedding a Criteria Led Discharge (CLD) pathway into their electronic health record (EHR), PPM+. For this webcast, the group providing insight into how criteria led […]
Video: evidence-based approach to digital medicine at Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dr Peter Thomas, CCIO and Director of Digital Medicine at Moorfields Eye Hospital, joined us at HTN Now to discuss Moorfields’ approach to digital medicine and their experience so far. Peter is also the Clinical Lead (Digital) of the National Eyecare Programme. Peter opened his session by sharing the intention […]
Video: panel discussion on the digital profession
As part of this month’s HTN Now, we held a panel discussion to share advice, ideas and experiences for anyone working in a digital role within healthcare, or looking to move into one. We were joined by three digital leaders: Jeffrey Wood, Deputy Director for ICT at Princess Alexandra Hospital, […]
Health Tech Trends 2022: the biggest challenges faced by digital transformation
It’s time to explore some of the results of our Health Tech Trends series, through which we explore the ideas, challenges and priorities for leaders in health and care. Earlier this year, we released a survey posing questions on key digital topics, to gather opinions and thoughts from across the […]
