NHS England has published the latest figures for virtual wards from December 2024, sharing insight into capacity and occupancy, and allowing for comparison of the health service’s current position with the long-term ambition to reach “40-50 virtual ward beds per 100,000 people” outlined in the 2023/24 Priorities and Operational Planning […]
Month: January 2025
App to help manage care and coordinate interventions to be piloted in West Yorkshire
An app designed to help healthcare professionals document, manage and coordinate care for children and young people with complex needs is to be piloted in West Yorkshire thanks to funding from Innovate UK. EnrichMyCare, part of the 2024 Health Innovation Propel YH Accelerator Programme, was developed by a specialist paediatric […]
Panel discussion: Digital in supporting NHS reform, modernising services, shifting from hospital to community, and supporting the move from reactive to proactive care
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we were joined by a panel of experts to discuss the role of digital in supporting NHS reform – modernising services, shifting from hospital to community, and supporting the move from reactive to proactive care. Panel members shared their insight and experience from a […]
SW London ICS digital strategy 2025 – 2028: developing digital infrastructure, integrating systems, harnessing data, empowering citizens, encouraging innovation, and more
South West London ICS has published its digital strategy for 2025 – 2028 setting out a digital vision prioritising citizen and health professional empowerment, joined up patient pathways, and the “seamless” provision of health and care services for all citizens, “supported by new technologies”. The strategy sets out five digital […]
HTN Now: upcoming panel discussions 2025
HTN Now is back for another year, covering a range of health tech topics across health and care settings, through a series of webcasts, webinars and panel discussions. Every session is completely free for NHS employees to attend and open for everyone to join. Want to get involved? Find out more […]
Preventative health tech company raises $260m in Series B funding
Preventative health tech company, Neko Health, has announced the completion of $260 million in Series B funding, raised to accelerate their plans for expansion within Europe and the US, as well as continued investment in research and development for new health diagnostics. The company notes high demand, reporting a global […]
Sword Health acquires UK digital prehabilitation tech, Surgery Hero
Sword Health has announced the acquisition of UK-based health tech supplier, Surgery Hero. The acquisition comes as part of Sword Health’s investment in the UK, and will see the Surgery Hero tool integrated with the Sword Health offering, with the Surgery Hero team integrated also. Sword Health describe itself as […]
Royal Bolton Hospital uses digital imaging for post mortem examination
Royal Bolton Hospital has implemented digital imaging for post mortem analysis, with the aim to reduce the need for invasive post mortems and release bodies to families sooner. In partnership with Digital Autopsy UK and Manchester West Coronial Service, the CT scanning suite allows organs and tissues to be assessed […]
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust receives funding for national AI training programme
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has received funding for the development of a national AI training programme. The heart support group let by the cardiac rehabilitation team at UHNM secured the funding from the British Heart Foundation, with the aim to […]
EU regulation to improve cross-border access to health data requires all EHR systems to be “interoperable at EU level”
The European Council has announced its adoption of a new law aimed at improving individual’s control over their data and making cross-border health data sharing easier, requiring all EHR systems to be “interoperable at EU level”. Member states will also be required to set up a digital health authority in […]
