Agilio Software has announced the acquisition of CARAGON, an automated data management and integration supplier. The move sees Agilio enhance its product portfolio with the CARAGON product stack, which is used by 80% of the largest dental service organisations in the UK. The company provides three solutions to the dental sector, focusing on automated […]
Month: May 2023
“It’s got to have a real tangible benefit” Jeff Wood, Dan Johnston and Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas on developing digital skills
Our latest panel focused on developing a digital workforce and digital skills, and featured Jeffrey Wood, deputy director of ICT at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Daniel Johnston, senior clinical workflow specialist at Imprivata and registered staff nurse at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, head of […]
Fostering “a culture of reflective learning” – inside the new simulation strategy for Wales
Improvement Wales and Health Education has recently launched a simulation-based education and training (SBET) strategy that seeks to enhance both current and future workforce skills using the latest simulation-based technologies. The document provides a strategic vision for SBET with a central goal of standardising delivery and building on current good […]
“Getting your physical solution ‘digital ready’ is the key to the age-old dream of a paperless NHS”
By Stefan Chetty, Director of Public Sector Services, Restore Records Management. Getting your physical solution ‘digital ready’ is the key to the age-old dream of a paperless NHS: how hybrid and paperlite solutions can optimise patient record storage The idea of a paperless NHS has been around a long time, […]
What’s happening in digital and data across the North West?
What’s happening in digital and data across the North West? Next up in our feature series exploring digital and data across the different ICS regions, we’re looking to the North West with its three integrated care systems: Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire and South Cumbria. Although the North […]
“We can get a positive loop going sometimes with behavioural change” Dr Gemma Donovan and Dr Sabine Van Der Veer on digital health, behaviour change and Florence
At HTN Now: April, were joined by Dr Gemma Donovan, head of behavioural insights at Generated Health, along with Dr Sabine Van Der Veer, senior lecturer in health informatics from the University of Manchester, for a discussion on the potential and pitfalls of digital health and behaviour change. In particular, […]
Federated Data Platform procurement: what questions should NHSE be asking?
The Faculty of Clinical Informatics (FCI) has published a paper exploring the context and planned future of the Federated Data Platform (FDP) currently undergoing procurement from NHS England. The paper highlights a variety of information around the FDP, including what the platform is expected to look like and a list of […]
Study of maternity app at UCLH explores access and engagement among vulnerable pregnant women
A new study has been published that explores a digital maternity app in use at University College London Hospitals NHS FT, specifically focusing on access and engagement among vulnerable pregnant women. The research entitled ‘The impact of digital healthcare on vulnerable pregnant women: A review of the use of the MyCare app […]
£100 million in funding for UK AI taskforce
The UK government has announced £100 million in funding for an artificial intelligence taskforce, designed to help develop “the safe and reliable use of this pivotal artificial intelligence across the economy”. The taskforce is modelled on the COVID-19 vaccines taskforce, and will focus on opportunities to establish the UK as […]
Empowering healthcare staff: the key to a successful paperless future
Feature by Radar Healthcare. The healthcare industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, particularly around digital transformation and the move towards a paperless system. England’s health secretary, Sajid Javid, set a goal for 90 percent of NHS trusts to use Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) by December 2023. This target […]
