HTN was joined by James Driver, digital innovation manager at Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB, to talk about some of the work going on around “going green”, and the role of digital in supporting the sustainability agenda across health and care. James shared with us a little about […]
Month: October 2024
Interview: “If you wait for perfection, you will never do anything” Ian Mackenzie, NHS leader
For our latest interview we sat down for a chat with Ian Mackenzie, an NHS leader with over 35 years of experience in digital healthcare. Ian retired in 2021 but has been holding interim roles since then. Ian’s background and experience in digital healthcare Ian first started working in the […]
NHS England publishes £13.3 million expansion for “Tiger Teams” to support EPR delivery
NHS England has published a contract notice with an estimated total value of £13.3 million for an “experienced, multi-skilled, rapid response intervention service also known as a Tiger Teams service” to support EPR delivery across England. The service is said to be an expansion to an existing support offer available […]
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board opens expression of interest for digital clinical audit platform
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has issued a prior information notice seeking expressions of interest from suppliers for a digital clinical audit platform to support the health board in completing “circa 10,000 annual audits to support quality assurance, improvement projects and ward accreditation incentives”. The health board outlines a […]
Case Study: Nightingale Practice celebrates a win for staff and patients, thanks to Apex
Nightingale Practice celebrates a win for staff and patients, thanks to Apex 28 October, 2024 Like many practices, Nightingale Practice, in east London, needed to innovate their ways of working to be efficient, whilst providing excellent patient care, amid declining GP numbers and increasing workloads. They have developed and undertaken […]
CQC reports on the state of health and adult social care in England for 2023/24 highlighting digital access, data quality and reporting, and the role of tech
The CQC has published its report on the state of health and adult social care in England for 2023/24, highlighting concerns around digital access and exclusion, issues with data quality and reporting, and the potential for tech to help promote independence, personalise support, and uphold dignity. Following “over 250 targeted […]
Interview: James Reed, consultant forensic psychiatrist and physician executive at InterSystems on key opportunities within digital mental health
HTN recently caught up with James Reed, consultant forensic psychiatrist and physician executive at InterSystems, to chat about recent projects and key opportunities for digital transformation and technology in the mental health space. Along with his work in the NHS, James’s role at InterSystems involves working as part of the […]
DeepHealth acquires AI diagnostic company to support breast cancer care
DeepHealth, provider of a portfolio of AI solutions designed to support breast, lung, prostate and neurological care, has acquired London-based cancer diagnostic company Kheiron Medical Technologies Limited, as part of efforts to expand its portfolio of AI-powered diagnostic and screening solutions. Kheiron’s Mammography Intelligent Assessment (Mia) offers an AI-powered platform […]
North West London ICS on how digital underpins plans for integrated neighbourhood teams
North West London ICS has set out the strategic approach for its integrated neighbourhood teams (INTs), with a “no wrong front door” approach undertaken which will see all services accessible digitally, via telephone or in person. The ICS notes that residents have expressed desire for a “single, recognisable NHS and […]
NHSE highlights challenges with AI evaluations: potential for bias, adoption site capacity, variation between sites
NHS England has shared guidance on evaluating artificial intelligence projects and technologies with learnings from the ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Care Award’, which ran for four years until 2024 and supported the design, development and deployment of “promising” AI technologies. NHSE states how evaluation focused on eight key […]
