The Welsh government has published its digital and data strategy for health and social care in Wales, welcoming “the opportunity to respond to challenges” including post-pandemic pressures and increasingly complex comorbidities, by using technology to optimise care provision and drive forward change. The new strategy follows the government’s 2015 digital […]
Month: July 2023
Health Inequalities Targeted Call seeks innovations targeting Core20PLUS5 healthcare inequalities across maternity, sickle cell and elective care
NHS England, the NHS Race and Health Observatory and the NHS Innovation Accelerator, have announced a targeted call for innovations addressing Core20PLUS5 health inequalities. The Health Inequalities Targeted Call is open to applicants including SMEs, clinical entrepreneurs and academics, and is looking for innovations targeting maternity, sickle cell and elective […]
NHS board: Tech to reduce friction, innovation prioritisation based on benefit, EPRs in place at 88 percent, focus on interoperability
The NHS England board met Thursday 27 July for discussion on key topics, including how technology is a “critical” element service of transformation and how a new framework is planned to tackle digital inclusion. During the board’s meeting, the national director of transformation reported on the use of technology and […]
NICE announces “ambitious” transformation with a key focus on data, implementation and the potential of digital health technologies
NICE has published its transformation plan, covering its intention to “evolve” over the next few years, to meet “the changing needs of the health and care system”, recognising the need to adapt to be able to effectively manage new digital technologies and the “exponential” increase in health and care data. […]
Women’s health package includes new area on NHS website and AI tool to detect early maternity risks
One year on from its Women’s Health Strategy, the government has announced a package of new measures designed to support the health of women and girls, including the introduction of a dedicated area on the NHS website and an online hormone replacement therapy (HRT) hub. The women and girl’s section […]
Northumbria University introduces interactive platform for health and care students
A proposal from Northumbria University seeking to establish a “pioneering immersive wellbeing environment for students” with the aim of reducing attrition rates amongst undergraduate students in the fields of health and care has received a grant of £40,000 from NHS England. Containing auditory experiences, videos and images with “advanced features” […]
HealthTrust Europe to establish framework agreement for additional capacity planning services including remote monitoring and virtual care
HealthTrust Europe LLP, on behalf on Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, is looking to establish a framework agreement worth an estimated £8,250 million, for the supply of additional capacity planning services including virtual consultations and remote patient monitoring. The virtual consultation lot highlights a need for tenderers to […]
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to expand nationwide by December
NHS England’s board meeting in Birmingham today is due to set out a number of measures aiming to help the health service prepare for winter, including the expansion of care ‘traffic control’ centres designed to speed up discharge through coordinated data use. In today’s update, NHSE states that around a […]
Australian government publishes National Healthcare Interoperability Plan 2023-2028
The Australian Government has published their national interoperability plan for 2023 – 2028, highlighting five priority areas with actions including researching UK practice around national minimum standards for health technologies, and developing a national digital health standards catalogue. The plan begins by noting the “fundamental building blocks” required to establish […]
New Value Sharing Framework to “simplify and accelerate” negotiation of terms in NHS data partnerships
NHS England’s newly-published Value Sharing Framework sets out guiding principles that NHS organisations and their partners should follow in order to help them negotiate fair terms for NHS data partnerships, to “simplify and accelerate” the process along with promoting innovation through alignment of incentives. The first of the four principles […]
