Dr Elizabeth Murphy (senior research clinical psychologist) and Kate Kelly (gameChange peer support worker) at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust discuss the role of virtual reality in treating mental health. The use of virtual reality (VR) technology in psychological therapy is not new – it has been used […]
Month: March 2023
Special report: pathways, cross-organisation workflows and region-wide projects
The latest edition of our special report series focuses on pathways, cross-organisation workflows and region-wide projects. We are joined by Open Medical as they share their work unifying trauma pathways throughout the Lincolnshire region, and we take a look at some of the latest news and resources from the health […]
Health Education England publishes AI and digital capability framework
Health Education England (HEE) has published a skills and capabilities framework to support health and care teams with artificial intelligence (AI) and health tech solutions. Entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Healthcare Technologies Capability Framework’, it builds on previous digital literacy frameworks, and covers six primary areas: digital implementation; digital […]
Cambridge University Hospitals explores role of mixed reality tech
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT (CUH) has explored the role of mixed reality to improve and optimise how staff deliver clinical care, and how the trust trains and educates staff. Through an awareness event at CUH, including tech suppliers Microsoft, VSI ApoQLar, Fracture Reality JoinXR, Proximie and Holomedicine Association, CUH staff […]
CCube Solutions’ Vijay Magon on creating a single true source of patient information
CCube Solutions’ managing director Vijay Magon highlights the challenges around unstructured data and how technology can help transform healthcare records management. The need for digital The growing adoption of electronic patient record (EPR) systems is an important first step to improving access to health information, but far too many healthcare […]
Jenny Chong and Tim Ferris discuss driving digital transformation at HETT
At healthcare event HETT North this week, a discussion between Jenny Chong, the Chair of Medway Innovation Institute and Tim Ferris, the Director of Transformation at NHS England, focused on ‘driving digital transformation across the entire NHS: the power of connected services in healthcare’. The discussion captured our attention and covered […]
9 projects secure funding through AI in Health and Care Award
The winners of the third competition of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Awards, run by the NHS AI Lab in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Accelerated Access Collaborative, have been announced. Nine projects will receive funding across phases 2, 3 and […]
The Health Foundation to launch tech funding programme to support care at home
The Health Foundation is to launch a new programme to provide funding and guidance for tech-enabled approaches to support care at home and in the community. First, the organisation is seeking a support partner to help deliver the new funding programme, with up to £120,000 made available for a partner. Following […]
NICE conditionally recommends digitally enabled therapies
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has conditionally recommended digitally enabled therapies to treat anxiety and depression in adults. The digitally enabled therapies are to address conditions such as PTSD and body dysmorphia, with each technology including support and involvement of an NHS Talking Therapies clinician, and using cognitive […]
Scottish Government publishes health and social care data strategy
The Scottish Government has published its ‘Health and social care: data strategy’, following the consultation analysis covered by HTN last week. The strategy is described as setting the Scottish government’s “vision and ambitions to ensure that the data landscape is best placed to support key priorities”, with these ambitions to […]
