The January 2024 statistics on virtual ward capacity and occupancy are the latest to be released by NHS England, showing that three ICBs met the ambition to include 40-50 virtual ward beds per 100,000 adults by the end of 2023; those ICBs are Northamptonshire; Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes; and […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
NHSE highlights data monitoring and evaluation in SAMEDAY strategy
NHS England has published SAMEDAY strategy, a framework for the development and delivery of same day emergency care (SDEC) with data playing a key role in monitoring and evaluating to identify patients suitable for same day care, with the role of digital noted to support ease of referrals and sharing […]
Health tech international leaders to join HTN’s international event
Join HTN and health tech leaders from across the globe on 24 April for our first international panel discussion, focusing on digital healthcare across the world; click here to register for your free ticket. Facilitated by HTN, the discussion will be held virtually on Teams and will feature Keltie Jamieson, […]
Crown Commercial Service opens G-Cloud 14 framework
Crown Commercial Service has published procurement opportunities for a new framework agreement around the latest iteration of G-Cloud, a UK government initiative aiming to ease procurement of cloud-based computing services including hosting, software and support. G-Cloud is designed to help public sector organisations in finding affiliated technology suppliers and purchase […]
Poll: where should digital investment go in the short term?
Over on LinkedIn, we asked our audience for views on where digital investment should go in the short term – to patient-facing technology; cross-organisational workflows; data, demand and visibility tools; or digitising/removing paper? We received over 130 votes and views were fairly spread out, with cross-organisational workflows taking the lead […]
Feature: making virtual wards a success
Content by Access. Healthcare technology has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, as has the way in which care is designed, assigned and delivered. One of the drivers of this is the emergence of virtual care; a fully remote, practical and adaptable approach to providing care – improving […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals virtual wards supports A&E performance
Barking, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) University Hospitals NHS Trust has shared an update on the impact of its frailty virtual ward playing a role in helping to keep frail older people out of A&E. The trust notes how the latest national A&E figures, released this month, demonstrate “continued improvement” with 50.6 […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS announces introduction of patient engagement portal
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has announced the introduction of a new patient engagement portal, to be delivered in partnership with DrDoctor and due to roll-out across the trust in March. The trust says that the portal is intended to offer people more choice when booking appointments, and to […]
Thermometer app from Google utilises infrared sensor to allow users to take temperature using their phone
Google has shared insight into the development of its new Thermometer app for smartphones, which forms part of the January pixel feature drop for the Pixel 8 Pro and enables users to scan someone’s forehead with their smartphone in order to measure body temperature. The app uses an infrared sensor […]
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital goes live with shared care record
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital went live with their shared care record yesterday, according to a LinkedIn post shared by Norfolk and Waveney ICB, with the ICB noting that the digital team will be present throughout the week to provide training and support to staff members using the system. Digital […]
