NHS England has published a letter authored by the National Improvement Board chair and deputy chair David Fillingham and Professor Andy Hardy, sharing an update on the NHS IMPACT programme – designed to “promote the spread of continuous improvement throughout the NHS” – and sharing five practices to “form the DNA […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Modernising infrastructure and plans for AI and robotic automation take focus in London Ambulance Service strategy
London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust has published its strategy for the next five years, with focus on modernising estate and infrastructure; ensuring that staff have access to digital tools to help them do their jobs; and investing in modern ways of working such as using artificial intelligence and robotic […]
Barnsley Hospital NHS shares experience using Microsoft tech for virtual consultations
Microsoft has published a case study outlining how Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust partnered with OX.DH in order to deploy Microsoft technologies for video consultations, with the aim of delivering a “familiar, intuitive, integrated and easy-to-use solution”. The case study notes that although the trust had implemented Microsoft Teams to […]
Uni of Oxford spin-out Navenio secures over £5 million funding for US expansion
Over £5 million in funding has been secured by University of Oxford spin-out Navenio, with the funding aiming to support the organisation’s expansion into the US along with the development of their new innovations. Navenio’s tech – an indoor location and artificial intelligence tasking engine that uses smartphone sensors to provide […]
Former CEO of NHSX appointed to Quantexa advisory board
Global data and analytics software company Quantexa has announced three new additions to their advisory board, including former CEO of NHSX Michael Gould. Gould previously helped to launch the UK-Israel Technologies Hub with the aim of developing technology partnerships between companies from the two countries, and focused on “harnessing the […]
Multi-year contract to deliver Nervecentre tech as Ireland’s sole acute floor information system
Ireland’s Health Service Executive has awarded a multi-year contract to Cardiac Services to deliver Nervecentre’s software as Ireland’s sole country-wide acute floor information system (AFIS), with implementation to be phased across 40 hospitals. Nervecentre describes the vision of AFIS as providing “a single point of access to unscheduled and emergency […]
Feature: Inhealthcare on how scaling remote monitoring can prevent more deaths from cardiovascular disease
Content by Bryn Sage, Inhealthcare. It is one of the biggest killers in Britain. Cardiovascular disease causes a quarter of all deaths and is the leading cause of premature mortality in deprived areas. But this deadly disease is largely preventable – the NHS has identified the condition as the single […]
Ordnance survey mapping underpins new mobile data system for ambulances
A mobile data system capable of delivering “the most up-to-date and detailed mapping of Britain’s rural and urban areas including highly accurate road and addressing information”, is being rolled out across Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the hopes of improving at-scene response times and ultimately patient care, with a nationwide roll-out […]
Ten projects to explore how tech can support new approaches in care at home and in the community
The Health Foundation has announced that it has selected ten teams to explore how technology can enable new approaches to care at home and in the community through its £2 million innovation ‘Tech for Better‘ programme, with projects focusing on topics such as how technology can support people taking multiple […]
National Data Guardian, Information Commissioner and CMO for England call for effective information sharing
A call to action emphasising the duty of health and social care staff to share information on patient care has been published by NHS England, originating from national data guardian Dr Nicola Byrne, information commissioner John Edwards and chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Witty. The call to action highlights […]
