NHS England has awarded a contract with a reported value of £98,237.70 to Health Innovation Network (previously AHSN), for a review of the London region’s virtual ward and remote monitoring programme. The review was set to identify key features of “optimal” virtual ward models across clinical and digital domains, with […]
Month: January 2024
Interview: Eleanor Rollason and Chris Tack, Channel 3 Consulting; How NHS organisations and ICSs can better deliver value through digital
We talked with Eleanor Rollason (Partner) and Chris Tack (Principal Consultant) from Channel 3 Consulting, about how NHS organisations and integrated care systems can better deliver value through digital. Eleanor brings over 30 years of experience in clinical, operational and advisory roles in healthcare. Having started her NHS career as […]
HTN Now: Panel on digital transformation, successes, challenges and learnings…
For our latest HTN Now thought leadership panel discussion, we were joined by Rob Birkett, CDIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Paul Wright, GP and deputy clinical director/IT clinical lead at NHS Greater Manchester and CCIO at Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisation; and Graham Etherington, Solutions […]
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre launches new digital strategy emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has launched a new digital strategy, emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data. With the overarching digital mission to “harness the power of digital technology and data to transform care, improving patient outcomes and experience”; the strategy identifies four themes: digitally […]
30 South West GP practices to utilise AI tool to help identify vulnerable patients at risk of ED admission
An artificial intelligence tool is to be rolled out across 30 GP practices in the South West to help identify vulnerable patients at risk of emergency admission. The roll-out follows a pilot project that saw integrated teams using the AI tool to provide proactive care in this cohort and as […]
First annual review for Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio in Wales
The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio (DMTP) has published its first annual review, which marks progress on “one of the biggest changes to medicines prescribing, dispensing and administration in decades” for Wales. Formed by the Welsh Government in April 2022, following an independent review of prescribing, the DMTP set out a […]
The Reveal: HTN Now Awards Finalists
From chief information officers to innovation directors, our fantastic team of judges have been busy deciding our winners! We are now delighted to share with you the finalists in the HTN Now Awards, and share the incredible entries we received for each category. Following hours of judging and our team’s […]
Interview: “It’s time we brought IT innovation into the NHS”, GP and NHSE deputy chief medical information officer Dr Rajkumar A Shanmugam
We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Dr Rajkumar A Shanmugam (Raj), a general practitioner and head of the practice team at the Eric Moore Partnership in Warrington. Raj is also NHS England’s deputy chief medical information officer and chair of the NHS Clinical Leaders Network. Raj shared […]
MHRA regulatory roadmap to support access to medical tech shares plans for 2024-2025
The MHRA has published its Regulatory Roadmap, intended to “protect patient safety and enable access without delay for UK patients to innovative medical technologies” including implantable devices, healthcare AI and software, and diagnostics for the early detection and prevention of disease. These technologies, according to the MHRA, “all demand a new […]
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership issues prior information notice for digital therapy programme
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership has published a prior information notice for a digital therapy programme for Powys Teaching Health Board, worth an estimated £1,221,032, with the notice intended to help the Health Board learn what is possible and available in the market as it shapes strategy and requirements. The […]
