There’s been plenty happening this week in the health tech community – join us for our News in Brief as we take a look at some of the top stories from the past few days. New funding for virtual reality, robotics and gamification tech at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt FT […]
Month: April 2022
Skin cancer pathway in focus in NHS COVID plan
NHS England has released guidance to be considered as systems seek to tackle their backlog and meet new demand for suspected two-week wait skin cancer referrals, as part of its COVID-19 recovery plan. The guidance details how ‘targeted interventions’ are required, with particular focus on harnessing new technology such as […]
Report on chatbot triage tool in Rwanda released
A report has been released evaluating the experience of implementing an artificial intelligence tool from Babylon Health in Rwanda, following a pilot of its chatbot tech in November 2021. The pilot forms part of a programme involving the World Economic Forum with an aim to create a ‘soft governance’ framework to […]
Feature: ICSs adopt connected workforce platform for system resilience
As part of HTN’s feature series focussing on Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), and how practical digital solutions and programmes are supporting local system working, we’re take a closer look at Lantum, a digital workforce management solution on a mission to tackle the costs spent on temporary staffing. They’re already working with 19 […]
Nine trusts launch trial of AI device
Nine trusts have joined as part of a new clinical trial of an artificial intelligence (AI) device which has the potential to save ‘many lives’ that could be lost to bowel cancer. The COLO-DETECT study, which has now recruited its first 500 participants across nine trusts, trials the use […]
UCLH and UHB announce data partnership
A major digital health initiative has been launched that will see University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS FT work in partnership with University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS FT, using data collected in acute care settings to improve patient care. Through the work UCLH will become a key partner in PIONEER, […]
Community trust to introduce patient flow tech across 6 hospitals
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has signed a deal with Alcidion to implement the company’s patient flow tech. The community trust is set to introduce Miya Flow to provide interactive dashboards across its six community hospitals, and support staff with live data to manage bed capacity, visibility […]
Real-time hospital admissions data system for London ICS
A team of clinicians and researchers from across north west London are working to develop a new system to provide hospital admission data in real-time for partners across its Integrated Care System. By coordinating data from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s existing iCARE database and forming links with other existing […]
News in Brief: £30m AI fund raise, Wales pilots new virtual mental health pathway, CNWL rolls-out audit app
Our news in brief covers a wide range of stories – from a roll out of an audit app across a trust’s inpatient sites, new AI technology for chest X-rays and predicting outcomes, and a £30.4 million funding raise for an AI company – but that’s not all. Here’s our round-up of the […]
NHS Innovation Accelerator 2022 cohort announced
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) announced the 10 innovators who will be supported to spread their innovations in the NHS over the next three years. The selected innovations range from a solution to support common types of hearing loss in children, digital assessment tools, AI clinical support and a musculoskeletal […]
