Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has published its research strategy for 2024 – 2029, highlighting how “the digital explosion in healthcare provides us with much data” and outlining the use of this data to support the trust’s key strategic priorities as “core business”. On creating a culture […]
Month: July 2024
HTN Now panel discussion: extending EPR value through mobility and connected devices
Through our live event series HTN Now we hosted a virtual panel discussion focusing on connecting care and extending EPR value through mobility and connected devices. Joined by panellists Andy Kinnear (former chief information officer and independent consultant), Louise Clarkson (chief nursing information officer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals) and Daniel […]
Northampton General Hospital signs 10-year contract for deployment of cloud-based EPR
Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has signed a 10-year contract with Nervecentre for the deployment of its cloud-based EPR, with frontline digitisation funding allocated by NHS England. Other trusts in the vicinity are working with Nervecentre include Nottingham University Hospitals, Chesterfield Royal Hospital and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, with […]
NHS England shares clinical guidance for automation and functionality of patient portals
NHS England has released guidance highlighting principles around the automation of test result release in patient engagement portals, along with requirements around portal functionality. As per the principles, all test results should be released to an individual via digital means when they have signed up to a patient engagement portal […]
Prostate Progress project to support research through combination of clinical data with patient-reported outcomes
NHS England and Prostate Cancer Research have launched a collaborative research initiative called Prostate Progress which will see the NHS Research Secure Data Environment linking pseudonymised clinical data with patient-reported outcomes, enabling researchers to access “rich, integrated datasets” about prostate cancer care and experiences. Through the project and its combination […]
Innovate UK funds research project exploring how post-market intelligence can be utilised for safe acceleration of medical device adoption
Innovate UK has awarded funding for a project aiming to research how post-market intelligence can be better captured and utilised to safely accelerate medical device innovation and adoption, run by partners including Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London, and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency (GMDN). […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria report highlights shared digital approach for trusts and data work to tackle inequalities
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has published its ‘state of the system’ report, developed by chief executive Kevin Lavery, which explores the progress made so far by the ICB in driving its vision of “developing a high-quality, community-centred health and care system by 2035”, as well as plans for the […]
Health Information Bill 2024 “lays foundations” for establishment of Digital Health Record across Ireland
Ireland’s minister for health Stephen Donnelly has published the Health Information Bill 2024, designed to provide patients with increased access to their own information and providing a “clear legal basis” to establish a Digital Health Record across Ireland. Additionally, the bill sets out a “duty to share” health information for […]
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS shares data on length of stay and waiting list reductions
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS has shared insight into its work supporting people at home and improving efficiencies around cardiology care, highlighting how initiatives are run, outcomes including specific data, and wider impact on the system. On how patients have been supported to return home following hospital stays, the ICS shares […]
Think tank Policy Exchange sets out suggested priority actions for Labour’s NHS reform
Think tank Policy Exchange has released a report outlining how “ruthless prioritisation of policy will be needed” from new health secretary Wes Streeting to provide clarity and confidence in Labour’s plans to reform the NHS, and identifying five key areas deemed “mission critical” where progress should be demonstrated in the […]
