For our digital ICS feature, we spoke to a team from Alcidion: Tom Scott, UK Commercial Director, and Vivek Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer. Introductions Tom: I’ve worked for just over a decade in digital health across a variety of roles and I’ve been with Alcidion for three years now. I […]
Month: February 2023
NHSE shares guidance and toolkit on building ICS intelligence functions
NHS England has published guidance on building an integrated care system intelligence function, highlighting the opportunity for ICSs to “unlock the potential of integrated data and population health analytics to develop a deeper understanding into the extend and nature of the health inequalities within their populations.” NHSE describes an intelligence […]
Feature: Insource on elective recovery solutions that put you in control of your waiting lists
By Kim Aspinall, Director of Commercial Operations, Insource Ltd With over seven million people in the UK waiting for treatment, the pressure is on nationally to reduce waiting lists. A huge number of initiatives have come out of NHS England to drive down the backlogs – from 78-week waiters to […]
Panel discussion: virtual wards and the future of remote patient care
For HTN Now, we hosted a panel discussion on virtual wards and the future of remote patient care, with guests Tara Donnelly (director of digital care models at NHS England), Sam Jackson (clinical services manager for the Virtual Health Hub at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) and Jamie Innes (product […]
HTN Now: Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas on innovation in education and training
For a recent edition of HTN Now, we were joined by Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Head of Blended Learning and Digital Learning and Development Lead at Health Education England (HEE), for a presentation on innovation in education and training of the health workforce. Henrietta began by outlining the objectives for her session: […]
Case study: Improving governance across 38 GP practices
Case study by Radar Healthcare BEDOC’s collaboration with Radar Healthcare has resulted in a fully-developed governance solution that encourages incident reporting, in addition to sharing up-to-date insight across multiple GP practices. This case study shares the experiences of Lesley Quinn, Clinical Services and Governance Manager at BEDOC since implementing the system. Lesley […]
Feature: Patient portals, moving from admin to engagement
By Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, Head of Clinical, Accurx. Whether you have a consultation with your GP, need hospital treatment or care in the community, there are many interconnecting factors that shape your experience as a patient. How easily can you access care? How long have you waited to be seen? […]
Mid and South Essex pilots prediction tech to reduce did not attend rate
NHS England has highlighted a pilot at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used to predict likely missed appointments. The algorithm, created by Deep Medical, uses a range of external insights including the weather, traffic and jobs, to identify where and why a […]
University Hospitals Birmingham joins AI consortium
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT are joining the AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare consortium of clinical, research and industry partners. The AI Centre currently works with 9 trusts to provide support for AI applications with its AI Deployment Engine (AIDE). University Hospitals Birmingham becomes the first trust outside the South East […]
Contract awarded for national digital maturity assessments
A new contract has been awarded to a delivery partner to support NHS England’s Digital Maturity Assessments programme. Through a contract award notice, it states an aim to “deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment” of the seven domains of NHS England’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework, to include all […]
