Maz Fosh, CEO of Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS) NHS Trust, has highlighted how virtual wards are working well in Lincolnshire, and how they are keen to explore the approach for other conditions. Currently LCHS have virtual wards for heart failure, frailty, respiratory, children’s complex neurology and same-day emergency care. […]
Month: January 2023
DHSC announces £250 million hospital discharge funding and highlights data and innovations from Frontrunners
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced an additional £200 million in funding to support patient discharge initiatives and has highlighted six National Discharge Frontrunners using data and innovations. The £200 million comes on top of the £500 million Adult Social Care Discharge Fund announced in December, covered by HTN […]
Policy to improve patient safety through use of medical devices in development with NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is developing a policy aiming to improve patient safety with regards to medical devices in Scotland, by improving available information and system-wide data. The policy is being developed by the SG Medical Devices and Legislation Unit (MDLU). It seeks to improve traceability of medical devices and equipment through […]
Royal Marsden counts down to EHR launch
The Royal Marsden NHS FT has started to count down to the launch of Connect, its new electronic health record. Described as “the largest and most important digital transformation programme in The Royal Marsden’s history”, Epic will be introduced across the trust in March 2023. This month has seen the […]
NHS Cornwall partner with Togetherall to launch online mental health community service
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new digital partnership which will see local residents gaining access to a peer-to-peer support community, with the aim of creating a safe online space in which users can anonymously support each other with moderation from licensed and registered mental health practitioners. Dr […]
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust shares digital strategy until 2025
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has published its digital strategy and plans for the next three years. The strategy opens with comments from chief clinical information officer, Ashley May, in which she states: “I believe that digital systems can support long-term change and improvement in this trust. It […]
Feature: How remote monitoring is key for NHS recovery and transformation
Our latest feature comes from Inhealthcare, and covers the topic of how “remote monitoring is the golden thread that runs through NHS recovery and transformation.” By Bryn Sage, CEO of Inhealthcare If anything can help tackle the current and future challenges facing healthcare, remote monitoring can. In guidance for 2023/4, […]
Niamh McKenna, CIO, on the potential of data and insights for NHS Resolution
In May 2022, NHS Resolution published its ‘Advise, Resolve and Learn’ three-year strategy which lays out its strategic priorities, supported by data and insights. The strategy sets out four main priorities: to deliver fair resolution, to share data and insights as a catalyst for improvement, to collaborate to improve maternity […]
Featured interview: Nick Weston and Lisa Hope on Intelligent Lilli’s remote monitoring
We spoke to Nick Weston, Chief Commercial Officer for Intelligent Lilli, as well as social worker Lisa Hope, on the topic of remote monitoring and their product Intelligent Lilli. Introducing Intelligent Lilli Lisa: Essentially, Lilli gathers data on a person’s behaviours within their own home. Nick: Lilli allows carers to […]
Dr Helen Davies shares role of data for managing multi-morbidity across an ICS
A step-by-step guide to managing the pandemic of multi-morbidity using population health management has been discussed in a blog for NHS England by Dr Helen Davies, GP clinical lead for community and population health management in Calderdale, part of West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. Helen explains that evidence shows that […]
