Content by Open Medical. For the NHS to achieve its Long Term Plan, it needs to move from silos to system working, from reactive to proactive care. But how? By establishing an integrated digital ecosystem. A digital ecosystem will drive the reduction of health inequalities and provide targeted, personalised, and […]
Month: November 2023
AI solutions piloted to support preventive care in Birmingham, Buckinghamshire and Somerset
NHS England has shared how artificial intelligence solutions are being deployed across the NHS with the aim of identifying patients at risk of hospital admission, so that teams can provide preventive care in the hopes of reducing pressure on A&E. One such example is an algorithm designed to predict the […]
NHS England announces £330m Federated Data Platform contract
NHS England has announced that the contract for the Federated Data Platform (FDP) has been awarded to a group led by Palantir Technologies UK with support from Accenture, PwC, NECS and Carnall Farrar, with up to £330 million to be invested over the contractual period of seven years. The FDP, […]
Interview: Keltie Jamieson, CIO at Bermuda Hospitals Board
Today HTN goes international! And we’re pleased to share our interview with Keltie Jamieson, chief hospital information officer for Bermuda Hospitals Board. Keltie discussed her career path through digital health, Bermuda’s digital priorities at health board and national level, and her insights into the digital health landscape on the island. Hi […]
Launching… HTN International!
For years we’ve been bringing you key news, insights, updates and innovations from the healthcare industry through articles, interviews, deep dives, features, live sessions, our awards programme and more. Now, we’re delighted to share that we are widening our scope through the launch of our new sister site, HTN International. […]
Interview: Ceire Costelloe and Lisa Scerri on using health data to improve cancer outcomes at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
We recently sat down to chat with Ceire Costelloe, professor of health informatics at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Lisa Scerri, business manager of BRIDgE (Biomedical Research Informatics Digital Environments) at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Ceire and Lisa discussed how health data is being used to […]
Amanda Pritchard highlights role of digital and tech in speech to NHS Providers Annual Conference
In last week’s speech to the NHS Providers Annual Conference, Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, highlighted the role of virtual infrastructure, digital platforms and data architecture as “increasingly important” in the health service for their potential to “support patients to get what they need more easily”. Referring to […]
Healthcare executive Angela Single joins Novari Health
By Novari Health Novari Health is pleased to announce that Angela Single has joined Novari as Director, UK Business Development. Angela is a seasoned executive in the field of digital health. Her prior roles include serving as a non-executive director and digital advisor at Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. […]
University Hospitals Birmingham seeks electronic content platform to make data more accessible
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has published a future opportunity notice to outline the trust’s upcoming procurement of an enterprise electronic content solution. The notice details the trust’s plans to source a solution which can replace the current enterprise content platform, primarily for the storage of part of the […]
AI study at The Royal Marsden NHS shows benefits for tailoring treatment and diagnosing rare disease
A study undertaken by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has shared the effectiveness of a new AI algorithm for tailoring treatment for some sarcoma patients and to help diagnose subtypes of rare disease. The study focused on retroperitoneal sarcoma – a soft […]
