NHS England has launched a dashboard offering insight into NHS trust performance in key areas such as urgent and emergency care, elective services, and mental health, in line with the NHS Oversight Framework 2025/26. League tables are split into acute, non-acute hospital, and ambulance trusts, ranking organisations relative to their […]
Month: September 2025
International news in brief: Epic EHR roll-out in North Carolina, investments into AI, US expansions and product development
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech updates from around the world, covering the latest investments to EHR roll-outs. AI platform Ambience Healthcare receives $243 million in Series C funding US-based AI company, Ambience Healthcare has secured $243 million in Series C funding to continue expanding its […]
NHS England planning framework to steer development of integrated five-year plans
NHS England has shared a planning framework to set core principles and key planning activities for local leaders on shaping five-year intreated plans covering 2026/27 – 2030/31. For the initial phase, NHS England is asking ICBs and providers to establish clear responsibilities and a multidisciplinary team to coordinate activities across […]
Feature: Advancing multiple myeloma care; building the future of patient outcomes, research, and support
By Sanius Health Multiple Myeloma (MM) has seen rapid innovation over the past decade. New therapies are extending survival, reshaping treatment pathways, and creating new possibilities for patients. Yet the evidence frameworks we rely on have not kept pace. National datasets record admissions and prescriptions, but they are silent on […]
Cyber security company, Naq secures £5.1 million in Series A funding
Naq, the UK and Netherlands-based cyber security company, has secured £5.1 million in Series A funding, as part of its aim to help health tech companies meet cyber security standards across the NHS and healthcare. According to Naq, the investment will be used to support the product development of its […]
NHS England shares cyber security guidance for boards and non-executive directors
Guidance from NHS England has outlined ways non-executive directors can contribute to keeping their organisation safe from cyber attack, with Jamie Saunders, non-executive chair of the NHS England Cyber Security Risk Committee, noting, “boards throughout the NHS have a key role to play in safeguarding patients from this risk.” The […]
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals looks to pilot digital MSK treatment platform
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to trial the use of a digital platform as an alternative to face-to-face services, for the treatment of MSK patients. The trust is aiming to procure a digital solution to support health management for patients with spinal and peripheral MSK conditions, […]
Feature: From transactions to ongoing dialogue: Rethinking digital engagement, and what the NHS can learn from ParkRun
By Jack Tabner, Accurx For the past two decades, the NHS has been chasing the promise of digital “patient engagement.” Portals, apps, and online services have multiplied, each offering patients the ability to manage appointments, view test results and access their health information. Online surveys and MS Teams focus groups […]
Join HTN for 16 webinars and HTNLive Leeds in 2025
We’ve got a packed calendar from now until December, with 16 webinars covering a range of topics include primary care, EPRs, clinical safety, interoperability, AI in practice, future innovations, ambient scribes and more! Each discussion will see experts from across health and care sharing their detailed insights into various topics, […]
HTN Now: Embedding digital apps and wearables in health and care
We were recently joined by a panel of experts to discuss digital apps and wearables in health and care, exploring how these technologies can be integrated into the health system now and in the future. Our panellists included Gail Lowe, high intensity users lead & county integrated discharge hub lead […]
