For our latest interview, we sat down for a chat with Lorna Allan, chief digital and information officer at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Hi Lorna, can you tell us about your role and its scope? My role is brand new within the trust, and it’s at board level; […]
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NICE outlines guidance supporting acute respiratory infection and frailty virtual wards
NICE has outlined three work-streams for virtual wards to support systems to deliver 40-50 virtual ward beds safely and sustainably per 100,000 population. Mark Salmon, programme director within the science, evidence and analytics team at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), has written a blog detailing how NICE […]
“Fundamentally, pathways need to be really clear” Dr Ishani Patel and Dr Shanker Vijayadeva on building digital access hubs
At HTN: Digital ICS, we were joined by Dr Shanker Vijayadeva (GP and clinical lead for NHS England – London region) and Dr Ishani Patel (GP and clinical co-founder of Lantum) for a discussion on building digital access hubs to increase patient access across primary care. How do digital access […]
“Should we even be talking about interoperability anymore?” James Davis, CEO at inicio health
Next up in our interview series, we’re sharing our chat with James Davis, founder, CEO and chief innovation officer of inicio health and previous chief innovation officer at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Hi James, can you tell us a bit about your career and some of the projects […]
Virtual reality physiotherapy tool launches
A virtual reality solution has launched to offer an alternative for patients needing physiotherapy after discharge from hospital. Resynk’s VR Rehabilitation seeks to offer a fun alternative through a series of games, which can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each patient, to give patients challenging tasks including reaching, […]
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and BP3 automate employment services
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (STHK) has partnered with BP3, who specialise in designing and delivering business process automation programmes. Implementing BP3’s automation process has seen the trust’s employment services automation programme set up with 139 bots handling 16 processes. Automation has been used for purposes such […]
News in brief: Da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system in Somerset, innovative decontamination equipment in Leeds, remote monitoring in Lancashire, and more
Here’s a brief overview of some of the stories within the health tech community that have caught our eye. £1.5million Da Vinci Xi surgical robotic system to be introduced in Somerset Musgrove Park and Yeovil Hospitals, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, have already begun training surgeons on the use […]
What’s happening with digital and data in the South West?
What’s happening in digital and data across the South West? So far in our feature series exploring digital and data in the different ICS regions, we’ve covered the North East and Yorkshire, Midlands, East of England, North West and South East. For our penultimate feature, before we turn our attention to London, we’re looking to the South […]
In the GP access recovery plan, what area should be the main priority?
Earlier in the month, we covered the new GP access recovery plan with a focus on the role of digital. Following on from that, we posed a question to our health tech audience to explore their thoughts on the plan.We asked: in the GP access recovery plan, what area should […]
Feature: the role of online cognitive behavioural therapy within an integrated care system
Featuring content from Amwell. For our Digital ICS feature series, we heard from Amwell on the role of online cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) within an integrated care system, with focus on the use of their SilverCloud platform at Warwickshire East Primary Care Network and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The […]
