Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news stories that have caught our eye in March. My Medical Record integrates with NHS App at University Hospital Southampton University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has announced the integration of its My Medical Record platform with the NHS App, […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Hywel Dda Local University Health Board publishes £75m tender for long-term digital transformation partner
Hywel Dda Local University Health Board has published a tender worth an estimated £75 million for a digital transformation strategic partner to support them in planning, accessing and managing digital ambitions by leveraging the capacity and expertise of both the health board and the partner. It is hoped that the […]
Google Cloud announces updates to solutions to support interoperability, data foundations and gen AI
Google Cloud has announced updates to three solutions aiming to support healthcare and life sciences organisations in enabling interoperability, building stronger data foundations and deploying generative AI tools in the hopes of improving patient outcomes. A key update centres around increased interoperability between the three solutions: Vertex AI Search for […]
NHS Dumfries and Galloway experiences “focused and ongoing” cyber attack
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has announced that a “focused and ongoing” cyber attack has taken place on its IT systems, with the health board “generally running as normal” at present. The board shares that work is ongoing to identify the consequences of the attack, and to assess “the concern that […]
New systems introduced through digital transformation programme at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
A collaboration between Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and technology provider CDW has led to the implementation of a number of digital systems as part of an 18-month transformation programme designed to support the trust with digital skills and equipment. Systems introduced at the trust include Kontakt.io Real-Time Location Services solution, […]
Open opportunity for advice and training to tackle digital exclusion in North East Derbyshire
Bolsover District Council has shared an open opportunity for a ‘Digital Connect’ project aiming to address digital exclusion for adults within North East Derbyshire District. The project is to offer digital awareness, advice, training and support for digitally excluded adults, with the aim of supporting people to access information, services […]
Universal Care Plan for London expands to include people with sickle cell disease
A new development for the Universal Care Plan (UCP) for London – an NHS service designed to support residents across the capital in having their care and support wishes digitally shared with health professionals across the city – means that it can now be used to co-create and share pain […]
HTN at Rewired 2024: what does the future hold for the NHS App?
During our visit to Rewired 2024, we attended a session focusing on the NHS App which aimed to provide insight into the progress and strategy of the app, as well as hopes and plans for the future. Representatives from NHS England took part in the session, including Liz Clow, director […]
HTN at Rewired 2024: managing cyber threats, supplier compliance, supporting supply chain resilience
We took a trip to Rewired this week to listen to insightful talks on various digital healthcare topics and chat to health tech professionals from the NHS and beyond – here, we’ll share some of our main takeaways from the cyber security stage. First up, we listened to Professor Daniel […]
HTN at Rewired 2024: what have we learned from virtual wards?
At Rewired 2024, we sat in on a session exploring what we have learned from virtual wards so far as well as potential next steps, featuring Dr Amanda Begley (executive director of digital transformation for the Health Innovation Network); Tara Donnelly (founder of Digital Care and previous chief digital officer […]
