NHS England has published priorities for the winter period, outlining the steps to be taken by NHSE and by ICB and providers, including how data will be used to support patient safety, quality of care and transformation. On how NHSE will support transformation and improvement, plans are set out to […]
Month: September 2024
Three SMEs awarded for national digital tobacco treatment service
NHS England has shared details of a four-year contract awarded to three suppliers for a national digital tobacco treatment service, providing adult smokers in England with access to digital tobacco dependency apps. The contracts went to three SMEs – Smoke Free, Thrive Tribe and Livewell Southwest – with each reportedly […]
Interview: Kumbi Kariwo, Birmingham Community Healthcare, on utilising Isla for inclusive wound care
HTN sat down with Kumbi Kariwo, equality and inclusion project lead at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, to learn more about her research into wound care in darker skin tones and how this has translated into practice in Birmingham and beyond. Identifying health inequalities On what inspired her to […]
UCL partners with YouTube Health to improve access to mental health information online
University College London has launched a partnership with YouTube Health, designed to improve access and quality of mental health information on the site for young people in particular. The university reports high demand for mental health content through YouTube, heightening a “crucial” need for content to be accurate and evidence-based. […]
£250,000 fund for innovation and digital tools in wound care launches
The launch of a new £250,000 fund for innovation and digital tools in wound care has been announced, designed to improve outcomes for patients with chronic wounds by supporting widespread adoption of digital wound management in community nursing. Minuteful for Wound by Healthy.io invites applications from innovators in the wound […]
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn 2024-2030 strategy highlights plans for EPR and ‘digital first new hospital’
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) has published its new strategy for 2024-2030, with digital and data highlighted as one of nine “essential focus areas”. The strategy sets out an aim to improve care access and efficiency through use of technology and enhancement of overall digital […]
The Reveal: Health Tech Awards 2024 Finalists
Our incredible team of judges have been busy scoring entries in the Health Tech Awards 2024, and we’re now delighted to reveal the finalists! Here, we share details behind each finalist, so you can read about the projects, digital teams and programmes – something we love to do and learn […]
Spotlight on the Darzi Report: industry reactions from leaders across the health sector
Following the publication of the report from Lord Darzi exploring the state of the NHS, HTN sought comments and reactions from a range of stakeholders from across the health and technology sector. We asked for thoughts on the report’s findings and the “missed opportunities” Lord Darzi highlights from analysis of […]
HL7 shares guidance on standards-based AI and ML data lifecycle
Health Level Seven International (HL7) has published guidance on the artificial intelligence and machine learning data lifecycle, intended as an “informative document” to help developers in promoting the use of of standards to “improve the trust and quality of interoperable data used in AI models”. The paper provides a range […]
NICE to develop external assessment group framework for health tech worth £2m
The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) has published a prior information notice highlighting plans to develop an external assessment group framework, by commissioning groups capable of providing a range of health technology assessment services to support its technology evaluation programmes. The framework is split into three lots, […]
