NHS England has recently published a review of the current status of digital technology and skills in health and care education. Across a series of online surveys, focus groups and case studies, the review presents key findings on current use of digital technologies, digital literacy, and methodologies currently used in […]
Month: May 2023
DHSC updates proposed plans to secure data environments access policy
In September, we covered the publication of the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s secure data environment policy guidelines, in an article which can be found here. This month DHSC has announced an update to these guidelines, which will apply to all NHS controlled secure data environments (SDE) as […]
“It epitomises the collaboration we’ve all been talking about” – how ICSs can integrate their health and social care portfolio
Babar Shafiq, national business development manager at Radar Healthcare, joined us at HTN Digital ICS to explore how Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) can harness machine learning and AI to drive governance automation and integrate health and social care. During his presentation, Babar demonstrated Radar Healthcare, a leading solution of risk, […]
“Should we even be talking about interoperability anymore?” James Davis, CEO at inicio health
Next up in our interview series, we’re sharing our chat with James Davis, founder, CEO and chief innovation officer of inicio health and previous chief innovation officer at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Hi James, can you tell us a bit about your career and some of the projects […]
“This is a day to be remembered on our digital journey” South Tees Hospitals introduces digital noting
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a new digital noting solution, as part of the trust’s electronic patient record programme. Initially the deployment took place on the older person’s medicine ward at The James Cook University Hospital, a regional major trauma centre and tertiary hospital. On […]
Virtual reality physiotherapy tool launches
A virtual reality solution has launched to offer an alternative for patients needing physiotherapy after discharge from hospital. Resynk’s VR Rehabilitation seeks to offer a fun alternative through a series of games, which can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each patient, to give patients challenging tasks including reaching, […]
Studies explore impact of wearable devices in health tech
In this article we explore three research studies involving wearable devices, and their roles in supporting patients, research, population health initiatives and the potential clinical benefits. The studies focus on the use of a wearable device for understanding brain function in a more naturalistic setting, population health learnings from diagnostics […]
NHS England publishes case study on improving care home residents’ wellbeing through tech – South Devon and Torbay
NHS England has published a new case study entitled ‘Improving care home residents’ wellbeing through digital technology – South Devon and Torbay’, in which Digital Health Devon, a collaboration between the NHS, Torbay council and local Healthwatch; aimed to support care homes and their residents in making the best use […]
“The more we can all learn collectively, the better it is for everyone” – Spirit Health’s Bruce Adams on international digital healthcare
Recently at HTN, we had the pleasure of speaking with Bruce Adams, the commercial director at Spirit Health, the company behind Clinitouch remote monitoring apps. Bruce talked to us about his role in delivering digital health solutions on a large scale, the subsequent challenges and learnings this journey brings, and […]
NHS App to provide patients choice between providers at GP referral
NHS England has announced that patients will be offered a shortlist of at least five care providers to choose from through the NHS app, when they are referred by a GP. The move aims to provide patients with more choice and control over their own care, providing a patient with providers […]
