It’s time for another news in brief and as always there has been plenty happening in the health tech community… NHS Transformation Directorate and Digital Social Care create training for information sharing NHS Transformation Directorate has been working alongside Digital Social Care in developing new e-learning sessions to help social […]
Year: 2023
HTN Now: Dr Penny Kechagioglou on building the clinical informatics team of the future
At HTN Now: January, we were joined by Dr Penny Kechagioglou, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, for a presentation on building the clinical informatics team of the future. To begin, Penny said: “One thing I have learned is that […]
Health Education England shares global digital projects tackling health issues
Health Education England has shared some of its global projects tackling health issues with technology. In this article, Richard Price, Global Health Education Technologies Advisor at Health Education explains. The importance of global collaboration in tackling health issues has been brought into sharp focus in the past two years. In […]
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear creates Application Support Hub to assist diversity in recruitment
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) has developed a new online Application Support Hub, with the aim of supporting candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds through their recruitment process. An internal report found that white applicants are more likely to be appointed than candidates from ethnic […]
Virtual ward focus in DHSC’s new delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency services
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has shared a new plan which will see the NHS expand services aiming to keep the vulnerable out of hospital. ‘Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency services’ states an ambition to help patients to be seen more quickly in emergency departments, […]
National Data Guardian public benefit evaluations for data use in research, planning and innovation
The National Data Guardian (NDG), Dr Nicola Byrne, has recently published guidance with an aim to support organisations in carrying out public benefit evaluations when they are planning to use or allow access to data collected during the delivery of care for planning, research and innovation projects. The guidance is delivered in […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ publishes review of IT critical incident
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT has published a final report following a series of reviews into an IT critical incident on 19 July when two separate data centres suffered failures. The review collates a series of investigations, covering the trust’s methodology, timeline of events, main findings and recommendations for […]
Mid and South Essex ICB awards business intelligence services contract
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract to NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit to deliver business intelligence services and platform provision across the ICB. The programme is said to support the integrated care board’s digital vision, to provide digital and data solutions that “drive […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital trials operational helper robot
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) is trialing helper robots with the aim of supporting specific operational tasks such as delivering medicines, specimens, and clinical supplies. Working with Academy of Robotics, a British artificial intelligence company, the Helper Bot robot was first tested in November last year with more operational trials […]
NHS Digital updates security resources for clinical settings and social care
NHS Digital has updated its existing Keep I.T. Confidential online cyber security awareness toolkit with the aim of supporting social care organisations and clinical settings to improve security culture within their workplace. Two sets of campaign materials have been published, one aimed at staff working in clinical settings and one […]
