The Scottish Government has published its ‘Health and social care: data strategy’, following the consultation analysis covered by HTN last week. The strategy is described as setting the Scottish government’s “vision and ambitions to ensure that the data landscape is best placed to support key priorities”, with these ambitions to […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Digital and data play key roles in Alder Hey Innovation’s new strategy
Alder Hey Innovation, a hospital-led innovation centre developed by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust, has published a strategy entitled ‘Today’s Child, Tomorrow’s Healthier Adult’ that aims to address healthcare challenges faced by children and young people. The strategy shares the centre’s ambitions going forward, existing work and developments currently taking […]
Alcidion on joining data across regions and key opportunities for patient flow
For our digital ICS feature, we spoke to a team from Alcidion: Tom Scott, UK Commercial Director, and Vivek Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer. Introductions Tom: I’ve worked for just over a decade in digital health across a variety of roles and I’ve been with Alcidion for three years now. I […]
Feature: Insource on elective recovery solutions that put you in control of your waiting lists
By Kim Aspinall, Director of Commercial Operations, Insource Ltd With over seven million people in the UK waiting for treatment, the pressure is on nationally to reduce waiting lists. A huge number of initiatives have come out of NHS England to drive down the backlogs – from 78-week waiters to […]
Panel discussion: virtual wards and the future of remote patient care
For HTN Now, we hosted a panel discussion on virtual wards and the future of remote patient care, with guests Tara Donnelly (director of digital care models at NHS England), Sam Jackson (clinical services manager for the Virtual Health Hub at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) and Jamie Innes (product […]
Feature: Patient portals, moving from admin to engagement
By Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, Head of Clinical, Accurx. Whether you have a consultation with your GP, need hospital treatment or care in the community, there are many interconnecting factors that shape your experience as a patient. How easily can you access care? How long have you waited to be seen? […]
HTN EPR: Apira on EPR affordability
At HTN: Electronic Patient Records, we were joined by a team from digital consultants Apira. Alan Brown (director of professional services), Richard Scowen (managing consultant and procurement practice lead), Claire Doughty (clinical lead and transformation manager) and Kiran Dave (managing consultant and requirements practice lead) joined us to discuss finances […]
HTN EPR: Rod Gamble of Ideal Health on the total cost of EPR ownership
At HTN: Electronic Patient records, we were joined by Rod Gamble, Director of Implementation Services for Ideal Health. Rod joined us to discuss the total cost of EPR ownership, with a focus on getting it right from the beginning to reduce implementation costs. Getting it right from the start To […]
Interview: Dr Naveed Iqbal on improving prevention in primary care and building tools to support people with learning disabilities
For our latest interview, we spoke to Dr Naveed Iqbal on his experiences in primary care, his interest in building digital tools for people with learning disabilities, hopes for the future, and more. On his background, role and projects I work as a GP in East Lancashire, I’m on the Royal […]
Special report: Digital leaders on EPR business cases
For our latest special report focusing on electronic patient records, we posed a question to a number of digital-focused NHS professionals. Is there anything that you think is usually or often missed from EPR business cases, and what would your key lesson(s) around that be? To begin, we heard from […]
