North West London Acute Provider Collaborative, made up of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare, London North West University Healthcare and The Hillingdon Hospitals, has announced that Robbie Cline will hold the position of chief information officer across the four trusts. The collaborative previously had two joint CIOs in […]
Month: September 2024
HTN Now: Best practices with healthcare security and Network Detection and Response
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we were joined by Chad Holmes, security evangelist at Cynerio, who shared advice and best practices around how NHS trusts and health organisations can better secure their environments with Network Detection and Response (NDR). Chad started out by looking at the risks around cyber […]
NHSE’s patient safety strategy for primary care shares digital commitments around culture and patient involvement
NHS England has published a strategy detailing the primary care implementation of the NHS patient safety strategy, noting the role of digital and data in areas such as automatically flagging patient safety issues to support reliability, and supporting clinical decision-making by digitally embedding diagnosis advice and safety netting. Looking firstly […]
App to support Parkinson’s patients launches new features
Parkinson’s ON, an app originally developed and self-funded by Parkinson’s patient Kuhan Pushparatnam to offer support to those living with the condition, has launched a series of new features after being picked up by Parkinson’s UK. Starting out with functionality to help Parkinson’s patients take their medications on time, track […]
Feature: The current and future value of EPR solutions by Gary Mooney, InterSystems
By Gary Mooney, InterSystems Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) are increasingly performing an essential role in enhancing the efficiency and performance of healthcare services, whilst providing a platform to pave the way for future models of healthcare that is more connected and patient-centric. The essence of EPRs lies in their ability […]
Poll: Where should digital investment go in the short term?
In a recent LinkedIn poll, we asked our readers where they thought digital investment should go in the short term, with options including patient-facing tech, cross-organisational workflows, data/analytics/visibility tools, and digitising/removing paper. Attracting a total of 83 votes, the most popular choice was digitising/removing paper, with 35 percent of the […]
DHSC plans social care case management system standards to support innovation
The Department of Health and Social Care is developing a programme to explore the adult social care case management system market, launching an informal request for information to hear from suppliers on the future of case management systems. DHSC highlights that Local Authorities and IT suppliers have noted challenges and […]
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS revalidates against HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 standard
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced its success in revalidating against the new HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 standard, which utilises “more stringent criteria” to assess digital adoption and care quality across a variety of clinical settings. According to the announcement published on the trust’s website, HIMSS inspectors “observed […]
“A digital healthcare service powered by cutting-edge technology” – Wes Streeting calls for tech- and data-driven NHS reform
In a speech at the Labour Party Conference 2024, Wes Streeting called for a tech- and data-driven reform of the NHS, citing “grim” results from the Darzi report and “a decade of underinvestment”, pledging to tackle long waiting lists and create “a digital healthcare service powered by cutting-edge technology”. Streeting […]
NHS South West region opens early engagement for digital neighbourhoods
NHS England South West region has issued an early engagement notice for its digital neighbourhoods programme, looking to carry out an “evaluation piece”, asking interested suppliers to complete a questionnaire to help “inform the specification for any potential future opportunity”. The digital neighbourhoods programme is aimed at enhancing patient and […]
