London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust has published its strategy for the next five years, with focus on modernising estate and infrastructure; ensuring that staff have access to digital tools to help them do their jobs; and investing in modern ways of working such as using artificial intelligence and robotic […]
Month: October 2023
Markets authority clears £1.2 billion EMIS purchase
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared UnitedHealth’s £1.2bn purchase of EMIS. In August, the CMA provisionally cleared and found no competition concerns for the proposed deal, leading to a final confirmation announcement on 29 September 2023 that “the transaction does not raise competition concerns” and has “cleared the deal […]
General Practice Improvement Programme focuses on improving telephone journeys
NHS England, as part of its General Practice Improvement Programme, has shared a support offer to focus on improving telephone journeys in general practice. Aiming to support practices and PCNs in choosing, purchasing and optimising the use of advanced cloud-based telephony, the guidance covers the functionality offered; the use of call […]
HTN Now: the opportunities and challenges for national digital health strategies in small island states
At HTN Now we were joined by a team of researchers to discuss their work exploring the opportunities and challenges for national digital health strategies in small island states, looking specifically at Bermuda. We welcomed Dr Kathrin Cresswell and Jay Evans from University of Edinburgh; Dr Rosemary Foster from the […]
Barnsley Hospital NHS shares experience using Microsoft tech for virtual consultations
Microsoft has published a case study outlining how Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust partnered with OX.DH in order to deploy Microsoft technologies for video consultations, with the aim of delivering a “familiar, intuitive, integrated and easy-to-use solution”. The case study notes that although the trust had implemented Microsoft Teams to […]
