NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, on behalf of all health boards and trusts in Wales, has awarded contracts for an All Wales Patient Reported Outcome Measures Solution (PROMS) framework worth an estimated £11,875,564, with the aim of ensuring standard and consistent collection of data across all NHS organisations aligned to […]
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Health tech supplier partners with UK Brain BioLink, supporting consent-gathering for neuroscience research
A health tech start-up with links to the University of Oxford, OX.DH, has been named as the industry partner for UK Brain BioLink – aiming to tackle the “fragmented” nature of consent gathering for research projects by implementing a digital consent and community outreach programme, with funding from the Medical […]
Join us on 7 and 8 November for live health tech webinars and panels
On Tuesday 7 November into Wednesday 8 November, we’re bringing you a range of perspectives and experiences from the health tech industry. NHS employees can sign up for a free ticket to any of the live sessions here. At 10am, we’re kicking the day off with a written interview with […]
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust signs 10-year EPR contract
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has signed a 10-year contract for an EPR system with System C designed to support integration with partner trust Walsall Healthcare, along with enabling integration with other services provided by the same supplier across Black Country ICS. The roll-out of the new system will involve […]
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board awards £1m EPR contract for eye-care digitisation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, has announced the awarding of a contract worth an estimated £1,183,936 for eye-care digitisation to support NHS Wales’ strategic ambition of providing care closer to home where possible and supporting people to maintain independence through […]
NHSE publishes latest stats on GP appointments including percentage of video consultations
NHS England has published the latest statistics on general practice appointments from September 2023, sharing that 23.8 percent were carried out via telephone (estimated to include around 7 million appointments) and 2.1 percent through video conferencing software (approximately 651,000 appointments) during the month. These figures demonstrate a slight drop from […]
Digital to support care at home and consistent messaging in Scotland’s new winter preparedness plan
The Scottish Government has published this year’s winter preparedness plan for health and social care, with a number of priorities set out around helping people receive care from home; ensuring consistent messaging for the public and staff; recruitment, retention and wellbeing; maximising capacity and maintaining integrated services; supporting safe delivery […]
Interview: “You need people with broad experiences to lead digital agendas” William Monaghan, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NFT
Our latest interview features William Monaghan, executive chief digital information officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust. William joined us to chat about the digital projects and priorities at his trust, their emphasis on user-centred design, and his hopes for the future. Hi William, can […]
Roadmap and priorities for Greater Manchester in new digital transformation strategy
Health Innovation Manchester has published The Greater Manchester Health and Care Digital Transformation Strategy on behalf of Greater Manchester NHS and social care partners, highlighting five key ambitions to deliver integrated, coordinated care; enable efficient and productive working; empower citizens; understand and act upon population health needs; and accelerate research […]
Innovation applications open for SBRI Healthcare Competition 2024: delivering a net zero NHS
Applications open today (31 October) for SBRI Healthcare’s Competition 24: Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future, with early-stage innovations encouraged to apply to help “accelerate the development of greener innovations towards a more sustainable healthcare system”. SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Healthcare aims to provide development funding […]
