Belfast Health and Social Care Trust went live this week (6 June) with its electronic patient record system, replacing previous paper processes, with a digital record. The trust went live at 4am on Thursday, as part of a national programme to introduce an electronic health and social care record to cover […]
Month: June 2024
Leeds Teaching Hospitals shares impact of virtual wards since November launch
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Inhealthcare have shared the impact of the trust’s virtual wards programme, launched in November 2023, to support six pathways within abdominal medicine and surgery and oncology. Introduced as an alternative to admission, or to support earlier discharge for patients requiring daily monitoring, the project […]
Announcing the second group of judges for the Health Tech Awards 2024!
Here at HTN we’re always looking forward to the Health Tech Awards sponsored by CCube Solutions, our annual awards programme designed to shine a spotlight on innovative thinking and best practice in the NHS and beyond. Each year, we gather an experienced and varied group of judges from the health […]
Cambridge University Hospitals consultant awarded funding to explore AI and video to identify gastric cancer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT Consultant gastroenterologist, Dr Massimiliano di Pietro, has been awarded a funding grant of up to £365,000 to explore how artificial intelligence and video can help identify gastric cancer at an earlier stage. The funding for the programme, part of a wider £6 million Cancer Research UK […]
Barnet Enfield and Haringey and Camden & Islington open market engagement for local risk management and incident reporting system
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust have opened a market engagement exercise ahead of a planned procurement for a local risk management and incident reporting system, seeking information from suppliers to help determine the route to market. The trusts are currently working […]
HTN’s health tech tour with international leaders from Canada, Seattle, Bermuda, New Jersey to Belgium
In recent weeks at HTN we’ve spoken with health tech leaders from across the world, to discuss innovation and new technologies, data and analytics in health and care, platforms and infrastructure, to supporting patient engagement and self-serve initiatives. Here, we share a selection of our recent international interviews. Let’s take […]
HL7 International and openEHR International consider aligning standards and specifications
International technical standards bodies HL7 International and openEHR International have announced their intention to explore a closer collaboration, and are jointly considering aligning some standards and specifications. In a joint statement by Rachel Dunscombe, CEO openEHR International and Charles Jaffe, CEO HL7 International, the pair outline how a collaboration could help “deliver […]
Wigan GP utilises digital means to tackle fake medical news
Dr Derek Adu-Sarkodie, GP and clinical lead for workforce and education at Wigan Borough Federated Healthcare, has been using YouTube as a means to tackle fake news about medical conditions and provide information for patients. Over the past two years, Dr Derek has created more than 170 videos covering topics […]
Real-time bed management system launched at Medway Maritime Hospital said to completely change the way the hospital operates
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has shared how a digital bed management system launched in October 2023 at Medway Maritime Hospital has been saving “1,500 hours a month” for clinical staff, thanks to real-time visibility of available beds, digital wristbands for patients, and a new ‘bed turnaround team’. The system provides real-time […]
Cyber attack on pathology provider disrupts services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital
Hospitals in London have declared a critical incident following a cyber attack (Monday 3 June) which has made a significant impact on the delivery of services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital NHS and primary care services in south east London. The attack has targeted Synnovis, a provider […]
