North West London Integrated Care System is launching a new tech-enabled programme, in partnership with Inhealthcare, which aims to tackle disparities in physical health outcomes for people living with severe mental illness. The programme extends the annual physical health check pathways by introducing remote technology support, and aims to improve […]
Month: July 2023
“On a mission to make integration easier” – results from the 2023 NHS Digital developer integration survey
The results from the 2023 NHS Digital developer integration survey, to find out more about what developers have had to say about integrating with the NHS’s APIs, have been published. Although improving significantly in terms of overall satisfaction, findings suggest that there remain “key pain points” for software developers. In […]
NHS CDIO joins EPR supplier as vice president of healthcare strategy & transformation
Former executive chief digital information officer at Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust, Mark Hutchinson, has joined Altera Digital Health as vice president of healthcare strategy & transformation, EMEA. Mark joins the health tech supplier following a 20 year career in digital healthcare transformation; joining Altera Health, a company aiming to “disrupt the traditional […]
Providing “a communications ecosystem” – Royal Marsden contracts unified communications infrastructure
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year deal with Atos to modernise its communications infrastructure and install hybrid, cloud-based technologies. The programme involves upgrades to The Royal Marsden’s legacy systems, the introduction of a communication solution to support flexible working, including cloud paging and “new platforms and technologies to […]
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust goes live with shared care record
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) has gone live with the provision of data to the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record, assisting in the delivery of joined-up patient information to “support the provision of excellent clinical and social care and close data gaps across West Yorkshire”. The trust is sharing […]
Interview: “Learn to be their partner, not their supplier” – Vijay Magon on his experience over decades of working on digital health solutions
We recently sat down with Vijay Magon from CCube Solutions for a chat about his career in the health tech industry, which began around 30 years ago when he and his team identified an opportunity to offer document management solutions in the UK. Vijay talked to us about his early […]
NHSE progresses Discharge Ready Date data metric
NHS England has written a letter to ICB and NHS trust executives, directors and chief financial officers, providing guidance on collecting data for the development of the planned discharge metric. The letter reiterates the role of the new discharge metric, which was set out as a commitment in the 2023 […]
To pay or not to pay for AI applications in radiology?
In an article recently published in npj digital, the authors pose a question: “to pay or not to pay for artificial intelligence applications in radiology?” They go on to propose a framework designed to help establish who should pay for what when it comes to these applications, concluding that it […]
The role of digital in Coventry and Warwickshire’s maternity system strategy
The role of digital features as a key workstream in the five-year strategy to “transform and sustain improvement in maternity and neonatal services” across the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (CWLMNS). CWLMNS has “embedded co-production” by creating specific cross-system workstreams to target specific themes, with each workstream […]
HTN Now: Embedding a benefits framework, creating an engaged and positive project culture at North Cumbria Integrated Care
For our latest HTN Now event, we were joined by members of the NHS England Blueprinting team and North Cumbria Integrated Care. The team provided a detailed overview of the Blueprinting process and explored the challenges and successes of embedding a benefits framework and how digital tools can cultivate a […]
