Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has announced a new partnership with Life Sciences Hub Wales designed to “drive healthcare advancements in Wales through digital innovation”, with a series of events planned to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration between academia, industry, and healthcare providers. The partnership aims to tackle challenges […]
Month: November 2024
HDR UK introduces new features in updated version of Health Data Research Gateway
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has introduced a new version of its Health Data Research Gateway, with updated features including smart search and linked resources designed to “empower the research community and accelerate scientific discovery for public benefit”. Initially launched in 2020, the Gateway aims to streamline the process […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ trials drone service for urgent medical deliveries
Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust is trialling a new service utilising electronic drones to transport urgent blood samples for patients undergoing surgery who are at high risk of complications from bleeding disorders. The service is currently set to run as a six-month operation, formed as a partnership between […]
171 Black Country GP practices update websites to support patient access
NHS Black Country ICB has shared how its digital first primary care team led a GP website improvement programme, supporting all 171 GP practices in the Black Country to update their websites as part of efforts to improve accessibility and ensure that sites are user friendly. The ICB highlights how […]
Ali Parsa launches AI company Quadrivia and personal clinical assistant tool for beta testing
Quadrivia, an AI company set up by Ali Parsa founder of Babylon Health, has launched in beta a personal clinical assistant tool Qu, designed to support clinicians across the “full stack of routine clinical and administrative tasks” as well as patient interactions, continuous monitoring, decision-making and chronic and post-operative care. […]
Barts Health deploys Cynerio’s cyber security platform across all sites
Barts Health NHS Trust has selected Cynerio’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform for deployment across all sites, choosing to implement the full suite including network detection and response for healthcare (NDR-H) technology capable of monitoring network traffic and detecting and responding to threats. The NDR-H tech from Cynerio sits within the hospital’s […]
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside report explores how system working can support outcomes for children and young people
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has commissioned a thought leadership report designed to explore how system working could support better outcomes for children and young people, identifying the role of technology in services and sharing insights such as how 40 percent of children in the region are said to be currently […]
NHS England shares roadmap for Organisation Data Service and planned projects for delivery to 2024/25
NHS England has published a roadmap for the Organisation Data Service (ODS), sharing what has been delivered to date and planned changes to June of 2025, with the main objectives of delivering a “single source of truth” for organisation reference data, continuous data enhancements, an agile response to “the changing […]
Poll: Two years from now, how many GP clinical system (core electronic health record) suppliers do you think there will be?
For a recent poll, we asked our audience: two years from now, how many GP clinical system (core electronic health record) suppliers do you think there will be: 1-3, 4-5, or 6+? The majority of respondents thought the most likely answer would be “1-3”, with this option attracting 43 percent of […]
HTN Now: how to improve processes and security by managing corporate records with cloud tech
For a recent HTN Now webinar we were joined by CCube to discuss improving processes and security by managing corporate records utilising cloud technology. Manj Grewal, business development manager for CCube Solutions, shared with us his insight into tackling challenges in this space. Speaking first about their 25 years of […]