Our final HTN Now event of 2022 focused on all things digital integrated care systems, and we were joined by a team from Apira for a discussion on the lessons learned from their digital ICS experiences. Apira, a digital healthcare consultancy, supports organisations on a national, regional and local level […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Royal Marsden, Institute of Cancer Research and ICL study use of AI in identifying risk of cancer return
A recent study from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with The Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London (ICL) has suggested that AI could help in identifying the risk of cancer returning in non-small lung cancer (NSCL). The ongoing study, called ‘Optimising Cancer Treatment surveillance and […]
NHS priorities and operational planning guidance 2023/24 sets out digital focus
The NHS has published a document in which it sets out its priorities for 2023/34, along with operational planning guidance to support these priorities. NHS CEO Amanda Pritchard begins by noting that the years ahead are expected to be challenging and as such the planning approach “reflects both our new […]
Industry view: reflections from the health tech community on 2022
With the year drawing to a close, we put out some questions to the healthcare community, exploring reflections on 2022 from a health tech perspective. We asked what digital progress has been made in the NHS in 2022; what teams have achieved; and what are the projects, programmes and strategies […]
Government partnership with Moderna to support advancements in vaccine tech
The UK government has finalised a ten-year partnership with Moderna which will see investment in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, along with the building of a new Innovation and Technology Centre. Moderna has committed to investing “substantial funding” in UK-based R&D activities over the ten-year period, which […]
HTN Now: NHS Arden & GEM CSU on developments in home diagnostics
For our HTN Now: Citizen Transformation event we were joined by Ben Panton, Senior Digital Partnership Manager for NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit, for a discussion on developments in home diagnostics, with focus on the latest trial plans and patient reactions and perceptions around remote diagnostics and artificial […]
Digital focus in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s vision for the future
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has commissioned and published a strategy entitled ‘A vision for pharmacy professional practice in England’. The vision is split into people-centred themes and enabling themes. Under people-centre, it lists supporting people and communities to live well for longer; enabling people to live well with the medicines […]
Digital strategy from Bolton NHS FT shares tech focus to 2025
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has published its digital strategy for 2022-2025, sharing their ambitions to become a digital trust, with focus on digital integration, care, workforce, infrastructure and estate. Some of the aims set out in the strategy, include: to integrate care to prevent ill health, improve wellbeing and meet […]
HTN Now: David Kwo on how various NHS Trusts have developed their EPR Outline Business Cases
At HTN Now: Digital ICS, we were joined by David Kwo, former NHS Chief Information Officer, now working as an Independent Consultant. David’s session looked at how various NHS trusts have developed their EPR Outline Business Cases (OBC), exploring strategic case (EPRs spanning primary, community, acute and social care); economic […]
HTN Now: Careology on how remote monitoring tech can revolutionise the cancer pathway
At HTN Now: Citizen Transformation, we were joined by Paul Landau, Founder and CEO of Careology, for a discussion on how Careology is building effective digital cancer care through empowering patients and equipping healthcare professionals with real-time, relevant information. Here’s what Paul had to share with the health tech community… […]
