Here is our latest news in brief, and yet again, there has been lots going on in the health tech industry this week! At HTN we’re busy working on our two-day online event taking place 20-21 June, focusing on electronic patient records, strategy, transformation and change. The deadline is also […]
Month: June 2022
Join us for HTN Now; Electronic Patient Records, Strategy, Transformation and Change
Join HTN and colleagues for the latest edition of HTN Now, focusing on electronic patient records, strategy, transformation and change, taking place 20 – 21 June. Our two-day online event is nearly upon us, where we bring together health and care teams and suppliers to share innovations, projects, learnings, approaches, and […]
Department of Health and Social Care publishes new data strategy
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a new strategy entitled “Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data”. It sets out the department’s vision for how data will be used to improve care for the population in a safe, trusted and transparent way, providing an […]
Birmingham Community release videos to support children’s speech therapy
The Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust service for children’s speech and language therapy (SALT) has released a set of videos to assist clinicians, parents and carers in supporting children’s communication development. The trust say that the provision of video and telephone consultations are part of SALT services “as we […]
Survey: Electronic patient record systems across health and care
For our latest survey as part of the HTN Health Tech Trend Series, we focus on electronic patient record systems and programmes. We would love to hear your organisation’s progress to date, the system you use and how you use it, any detail around your EPR programme that worked well or […]
Alder Hey partners with metaverse specialist to launch virtual twin
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital has partnered with metaverse specialist PixelMax to create a new virtual hospital to support children explore the environment and devices, before undergoing treatment. Creating a fully immersive experience, the specialist children’s hospital has introduced the 3D replica of departments to allow users to explore the hospital […]
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mental health service pilots My PT Hub app
My PT Hub, an app to support people with exercising at home, is being piloted by CAMEO (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Assessing, Managing and Enhancing Outcomes), a mental health service for people aged between 14 and 35 who are struggling with distressing experiences such as hearing voices or feeling paranoid. The […]
South Tyneside CCG trial new approach for managing demand on GP services
An innovative approach to reducing pressure on GP practices has been trialled in South Tyneside as a result of services in the area working collaboratively to explore ways in which pharmacies could alleviate the pressures. GP2Pharmacy involved GP reception teams following a protocol to identify patients with specific conditions who […]
Alder Hey FT launches ‘hospital of the future’ tech in collaboration with Microsoft and Mindwave
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new digital platform “set to revolutionise the way in which patient care is delivered to children and young people”. AlderHey@anywhere is an interactive and immersive digital health platform that provides a hybrid point of access, supporting patient care for families, children, […]
Co-Immunicate app created to help children understand respiratory viruses in Glasgow
The University of Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art and local primary school children in the city have co-created a new app, designed to help children learn more about respiratory viruses. Aimed at pupils between five and 11, Co-Immunicate uses augmented reality, quizzes and games to provide an interactive learning experience to […]
