New health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a full independent investigation to be carried out into the state of the national health service with the aim of exposing the “extent of the issues” facing the NHS and delivering “the hard truths”. The findings of the assessment are […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
NHS Education for Scotland sustainability strategy and action plan focus on digital first approach
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has published its climate emergency and sustainability strategy for 2024-2027 along with an action plan for delivery, including focus on a ‘digital first’ approach “both to the work of its own staff and the delivery of training”. Placing emphasis on remote learning, the strategy states […]
Hammersmith Hospital study finds remote monitoring of heart attack patients less likely to be readmitted
A research study exploring the impact of remote monitoring on patients who had recently experienced a heart attack reportedly found that “telemedicine patients were 76 percent less likely to be readmitted to hospital within six months and 41 percent less likely to attend A&E, compared to those who followed normal […]
Poll: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term?
Our latest poll over on LinkedIn explored our readers’ views around cyber security priorities in healthcare, namely: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term? Four possible answers were supplied – to enforce cyber standards, audit IT suppliers, focus on staff education, or […]
Feature: remote patient monitoring and revolutionising healthcare with virtual wards
Content by Access. The world of health and social care is undergoing a transformational shift, and remote patient monitoring (RPM) is emerging as one of the sector’s most promising solutions. This approach leverages digital technology and software to assess, track, and report on a person’s health status while they recover […]
General election, what does it mean for the NHS: Focus on waiting times, timely diagnosis and treatment, innovation, adoption, modernising, a new ‘Fit for the Future’ fund…
With the results of the 2024 general election handing Labour a majority and placing Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, let’s take a look at what this might mean for the NHS. We previously reported on the highlights of Labour’s manifesto when it came to the national health service, along with […]
NHSE shares update around new GP Connect Update Record functionality
Dr Amanda Doyle, NHS England national director for primary care and community services, has written to GPs and practice managers to clarify information around enhancements to the GP Connect Update Record. The letter references the new enhancement to GP Connect functionality enabling information from secondary and community care, such as […]
GOSH explores use of AI for Parkinson’s and deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
Artificial intelligence and deep brain stimulation devices are being utilised by teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), with researchers developing a machine learning tool aiming to predict Parkinson’s disease before onset of symptoms, and a clinical trial team implanting a device to block electrical pathways in order to treat […]
Digital Health and Care Wales’ organisational strategy 2024-2030: in focus
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) recently published its organisational strategy for 2024-2030, framed around five key missions: to provide a platform for enabling digital transformation, to deliver high quality digital products and services, to expand the digital health and care record and the use of digital to improve healthcare, […]
Norfolk and Waveney ICS shares update on Joint Forward Plan, including data used to map progress
Norfolk and Waveney ICS has shared an update on the progress made around aims set out in the ICS’s five-year Joint Forward Plan, including how data is being used to measure progress and completion of ambitions. The ICS has recently published its population health management strategy and a health inequalities strategy, […]
