Feature by Radar Healthcare Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a daunting term in healthcare since it suggests that things are beyond our control. However, it’s important to really understand what AI is and the benefits it can provide to various aspects of healthcare. Firstly, what is AI? Artificial intelligence is […]
Month: April 2022
Medway NHS Trust adopts cervical cancer tool Zedscan
A diagnostic medical device used to improve diagnosis of cervical cancer and pre-cancer in women referred to colposcopy clinics, has been adopted for use by Medway NHS Foundation Trust. ZedScan’s patented Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) platform technology is said to detect cervical abnormalities, or pre-cancerous changes, before they develop into […]
New elearning on information sharing from Health Education England
A new elearning programme has been released for frontline and administrative health and care staff and their supervisors, to help support the better understanding of the principles of sharing information. Developed by Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) in collaboration with the NHS Transformation Directorate, the programme is […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2022: Digital leaders on NHS Boards?
As part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, we researched the number of NHS trusts with a digital leader on their board of directors. By exploring 222 NHS trusts in April 2022, we found that 45 trusts have a digital leader or leader with a digital remit […]
Video: Digital programmes, apps and systems at the Royal Free London
To introduce our April edition of HTN Now, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust focussed on sharing key learnings and experiences gained from the development of digital programmes, apps and systems at the trust. For this webcast, we were joined by David Norton, Senior Innovation Consultant, Royal Free London, […]
Video: Heather Cook and Dr Masood Nazir discuss digital treatment for mental health
Heather Cook, the Interim UK Director of Big Health, and Dr Masood Nazir, a GP in Birmingham and the Director of Primary Care for the NHS Transformation Directorate, led a discussion focusing on digital treatment for mental health needs, at HTN’s latest Digital Primary Care conference. Joining the duo on […]
News in Brief: Legal & General launches app, new CEO for System C, Kernow CCG home device and Bleepa win two NHS contracts
What’s been happening in the health technology industry over the past week? Join us here for our News in Brief to find out… Legal & General partners with Health and Care Innovations for self-management app Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with long-term condition management support service CONNECTPlus, from […]
£4 million awarded to innovations to support backlog and workforce pressures
SBRI Healthcare has awarded £4 million to nine pioneering medical technology and digital innovations to support the NHS in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of the innovations will be on finding new and efficient ways to support treatment backlogs and workforce pressures. The competition was launched in partnership […]
Public consultation opened on NICE standards framework for health tech
A public consultation on an evidence standards framework (ESF) used by local evaluators to help identify digital health technologies and their benefits has opened. The updated framework is intended to make it easier for “innovators and commissioners to understand what good levels of evidence for digital health technologies look like”, […]
NHSE/D/X & HEE merger contract awarded
PA Consulting, an innovation and transformation consultancy, has been awarded a contract to support the preparation of the merger of NHS Digital, NHSX, Health Education England and NHS England. The contract award, published 4 April 2022, will see the consultancy company work on ‘the initial phase of work’ for 6-9 months. […]
