We had the opportunity to speak with Aislinn Gannon, general manager for digital health at Ireland’s Health Service Executive, on her experience with digital health programmes, and her perspectives on the future of tech in health. We started out by asking Aislinn to tell us a little bit about herself […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Digital transformation priorities for 2024 and beyond, from across the NHS
As 2023 comes to a close, we asked professionals from across the NHS what their priorities, hopes and aims are for health tech and digital healthcare in 2024 and beyond… Rus Clark, digital architect for One Care, the GP federation that represents and supports practices across Bristol, North Somerset and […]
Healthcare Improvement Scotland announces new app-based service to support decision-making
Healthcare Improvement Scotland has shared that a new app-based service described as a “one-stop shop” is to be delivered to support clinical and care decision-making, marking the latest step in the roll-out of the Right Decision Service (RDS) – a programme designed to support professionals delivering care by providing access […]
News in brief: virtual tours for patients with additional needs at Solent NHS, miniature pacemaker implanted in Southampton, and more
Let’s look into some of the health tech news stories which have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Virtual tours for patients with additional needs at Solent NHS Trust’s Special Care Dental Service Solent NHS Trust has partnered with Autek CIC, an “inclusive technology company”, to introduce virtual […]
Reflections from across the NHS: Primary care access, patient portals, EPRs, optimisation, data, emerging tech, digital inclusion and more…
As we approach the end of 2023, we’re taking a look back on the year’s progress and achievements by asking NHS professionals: reflecting on 2023, what digital projects and programmes are you most proud of? Morgan Daly, digital strategy transformation lead for One Care, the GP federation that represents and […]
29 suppliers named in NHS SBS £250m framework for intelligent automation
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) has formed a procurement framework worth £250 million including 25 suppliers in order to establish an agreement allowing NHS organisations and public sector bodies to purchase intelligent automation solutions. The framework “provides a contractual vehicle” to support adoption, development and implementation of intelligent automation, with NHS […]
Digital Health and Care Wales opens £20m NHS Wales App opportunity for agile product delivery partner in digital services
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has opened a tender worth an estimated £20 million for the establishment of a framework agreement that will see DHCW take on an agile product delivery partner, with the aim of enabling specialist resources to be “called off as and when required to support […]
Buckinghamshire Healthcare launches new patient portal via NHS App
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a new patient portal via the NHS App with the aim of supporting patients to keep track of appointments, clinical letters and pre-assessments. Through the portal, patients can confirm and check their appointments, receive and access information such as clinical letters, view discharge summaries […]
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Go Green, Go Digital week
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has shared an update on its first ‘Go Green Go Digital’ sustainability awareness week which took place at the start of December and highlights the ongoing partnership between the trust’s digital transformation team and sustainability working group. The week included online drop-in sessions from […]
iPLATO digital framework to support patient recruitment for national cancer trial
Huma health tech company iPLATO is to support patient recruitment for a national oesophageal cancer screening programme through use of its solution framework including deployment of their patient engagement platform, digital patient questionnaires and an online web booking mechanism. The screening study, BEST4, seeks to recruit 120,000 participants; with iPLATO’s […]
