Cancer Research UK has published a new research data strategy which aims to “build the foundations of a thriving data science community with the support, trust and involvement of patients and the public, and unimpeded by issues of data access, quality [and] linkage.” “The whole driving force of this strategy […]
Month: July 2022
Royal Devon University Healthcare live with EPR
On Saturday 9 July, the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS FT went live with their new electronic patient record across its Northern Devon sites. In 2020 the trust’s eastern services went live with the Epic electronic patient record system, under the name MY CARE, and now all sites across the trust […]
Durham County Council social care data connects to regional health information exchange
Social care information from Durham County Council has now been made available through the health information exchange across the North East and North Cumbria. Adult social care staff can now share selected information about a person they are supporting, such as key medical and care history and details about any equipment or […]
Cancer Research UK joins UK Health Data Research Alliance to support innovation against cancer
Cancer Research UK has joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance to support research and innovation in the discovery, prevention, detection and treatment of cancer through use of health data. 70 health and research organisations make up the UK Health Data Research Alliance, working together to create consistent standards, create […]
Hampshire Hospitals releases seven-year strategic plan with focus on digital
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its strategic plan focusing on priorities for the trust over the next seven years. The strategy is intended to help the trust achieve its vision “to provide outstanding care for every patient and is guided by its inclusive CARE values – compassionate and […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital pilots digital twin tech
Earlier this year, Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) partnered with digital pioneer Haltian in order to pilot their Empathic Building Smart Hospital solution, an innovative platform using data-driven insights to improve productivity and efficiency. The hospital is currently running a pilot within their Cancer Centre, which sees the Empathic Building solution […]
Industry View: healthcare professionals react to the new digital health plan
Last week at HTN we focused on the Department of Health and Social Care’s new digital health plan. You can read our summary of the plan here. We wanted to know what healthcare experts thought of the plan, so we sent out a call for comment to share some of […]
News in Brief: Certific invest in remote diagnostics, blood test to predict leukaemia, investment for ORCHA and more
As ever, it’s been a busy week in the health tech community – read on to find out more about some of the top stories from the past few days. Certific announces €7.4 million investment to advance remote diagnostics Certific, a platform enabling remote medical testing at scale, has announced […]
NHS England opens Adoption Fund for ICSs
NHS England has opened the latest round of its Adoption Fund to support integrated care systems (ICS) introduce or scale digital innovations that support people at home. Across three clinical work workstreams including gastroenterology, musculoskeletal and respiratory, ICSs can bid for up to £200,000 per ICS, per priority area. Projects must […]
NHS Scotland awards £40m national laboratory system framework
NHS National Services Scotland has awarded a £40 million contract to Citadel Health to establish a framework for a laboratory information management system for all NHS health boards in Scotland. The 10-year framework agreement will provide laboratory information management services for 11 NHS health boards, allowing up to 5 years for all health […]