The Department of Health and Social Care has selected Norfolk County Council, Medway Council and Lambeth Council as test sites for the digital NHS Health Check, with the platform to be trialled with a small number of patients in early 2025.
The pilot will see the platform offered to eligible patients alongside the existing in-person check, in the hopes that the digital alternative will support people to self-check at home or in community locations. As such, primary care visits would only be required where further assessment is necessary.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research will evaluate the latest stage of the pilot with the aim of determining “the most suitable approach” for a national roll-out.
DHSC: also in the news
In other news from the Department of Health and Social Care this year, we highlighted a tender for a partner organisation to help deliver projects supporting digital skills development of the adult social care workforce.
In related news, HTN reported on a prior information notice detailing market engagement activities around the planned procurement of an interoperability platform to support adult social care.
We looked into an update from DHSC on progress around the department’s medical technology strategy; and we covered news of £10 million in funding, announced by DHSC to support selected health tech companies in bringing innovative solutions to market.
At the start of the year, HTN explored DHSC’s guidance and roadmap for “better adult social care data”, which focusing on increasing the quantity and quality of available care data by joining up health and social care records and harnessing digital technologies.
Elsewhere in the regions
What else has been happening in and around Norfolk, Medway and Lambeth?
From Norfolk, HTN shared an update around plans to implement a shared EPR across Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, James Paget University Hospitals, and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, with the full business case now approved and £88 million secured in funding.
Earlier in the summer, we hosted Sue Houston and Sue Luff from Kent and Medway ICS to discuss their operational control centre blueprint and the collaborative approach taken for its development.
And taking a wider view on south London, HTN recently explored the role of digital in work by South London Listens, an initiative bringing together two integrated care systems across the capital as well as three NHS mental health trusts and a range of other partners.
