Patient engagement platform DrDoctor has announced the acquisition of Maia from Mindwave Ventures, a personal health record platform custom built for mental health care that allows users to access appointments and triaging as well as documents, care plans, resources, questionnaires and more. The incorporation of Maia’s technology into DrDoctor’s platform […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
HTN Now: combatting ransomware in healthcare with network detection and response technology
A recent HTN Now webinar saw Chad Holmes, security evangelist for healthcare-focused security company Cynerio, deliver a presentation on how healthcare organisations can combat ransomware with network detection and response (NDR) technology. Chad discussed some high-profile cyber attacks and their impacts, the limitations of current defences, and provided insight into […]
Interview: “There is a wider opportunity around different organisations working together” Louise Croxall, CNIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
HTN sat down to talk with Louise Croxall, chief nursing information officer for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, to hear more about the trust’s digital priorities, the data work that has led to achievement of HIMSS stage six validation, thoughts on developing a strong digital workforce, and more. Louise […]
“It’s about asking how we can give clinicians back an hour of their day” HTN Now panel debate innovation in primary care
At this week’s HTN Now panel discussion on innovation in primary care, we were joined by Sam Hall, director of primary, community care and mental health digital services at Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW); Liz Leggott, project manager for South Yorkshire Primary Care Workforce & Training Hub; and Bex […]
Sussex Community NHS contracts £6m TPP EPR until 2034
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a 10-year contract extension for an electronic patient record system from The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), set to run for 10 years and worth an estimated £6,294,780. The contract is described as a “collaboration” between Sussex Community alongside East Sussex Healthcare, Surrey and Borders […]
HTN Now: NEC Rego on simplifying the referral process to support the right care, first time
At HTN Now, our live virtual event series, we were joined by David East, commercial lead at NEC Rego, for a discussion on their platform and a demonstration of its capabilities. What is NEC Rego? David described NEC Rego as a “referral optimisation solution – an intelligent system designed to […]
Digital health checks to increase cyber awareness for social care in the North East and Yorkshire
NHS England has partnered with the North East Business Resilience Centre on a pilot project designed to tackle cyber threats by delivering ‘digital health checks’ for small and medium businesses in the social care sector in the North East and Yorkshire, including free cyber services and training. The North East […]
NHS Greater Manchester Board shares update on primary care blueprint, including digital telephony and access
NHS Greater Manchester (GM) Board has shared an update on progress made around its primary care blueprint, which focuses on developing a “unified” primary care strategy supported by the four disciplines of general practice, community pharmacy, dentistry, and optometry; in particular, the board highlights “positive progress” around the adoption of […]
Hull University Teaching Hospitals trials pre-hospital video triage scheme for stroke patients
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is trialling a pre-hospital video triage scheme enabling stroke coordinators to connect to Yorkshire Ambulance Service crews via video technology, to enable visual checks and digital evaluations. Where suspected stroke is identified through the video assessment, ambulances will transport patients to Hull Royal Infirmary on an […]
Blog: “Unlocking the insights that our data can provide us is central to our ambition” Mark Cubbon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Mark Cubbon, group chief executive at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, shares his insights on the digital focuses at his trust in this blog for HTN, as well as MFT’s EPR journey and their efforts to tackle health inequalities. Digital focus at MFT I joined Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust […]
