Good Things Foundation has published a report called ‘The economic impact of digital skills and inclusion in the UK’. The report sets out the economic case for interventions to help with digital inclusion, based on analysis by Cebr (Centre for Economics and Business Research). It was commissioned by Good Things […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
HTN Digital Primary Care: Dictate.IT on documentation and digital dictation
For HTN Now: Digital Primary Care, we were joined by Jan Donnelly (Business Development Manager at Dictate.IT), Dr Senad Telalbasic (GP, Specialist in ENT Surgery and Medical Advisor) and Professor Vivienne Harpwood (Professor of Law at Cardiff University), for a discussion on the role of digital solutions in primary care […]
Interview: Jaki Taylor, Nikki Turner and Alexis Farrow on women in technology and digital leadership
Following on from our HTN Festival, which explored different topics across the world of digital healthcare, we were joined by Jaki Taylor (Director of Nottinghamshire Health Informatics Service), Nikki Turner (Interim Director for Digital Services at Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust) and Alexis Farrow (Digital Programme Director for Nottingham and […]
HTN Digital Primary Care: Dr Minal Bakhai and Dominic Vallely on improving the digital journey for patients
A session at HTN Now: Digital Primary Care was led by Dr Minal Bakhai, National Director for Primary Care Transformation at NHS England, along with Dominic Vallely, User Experience Lead at Digital First Primary Care Unit, NHS England. Minal and Dominic joined us to discuss how the digital journey for […]
Dr Penny Kechagioglou on embedding innovation in modern healthcare
Dr Penny Kechagioglou, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, wrote about embedding innovation in health and care in this blog for HTN. The UK National Health Service is facing significant challenges due to the ageing population, and the higher cost of […]
UCL-led research develops AI algorithm to detect epileptic brain abnormalities
A team of international researchers led by University College London have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm said to detect and report subtle brain abnormalities which can cause epileptic seizures. The Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) project used over 1000 MRI scans from 22 global epilepsy centres to develop the algorithm. […]
University of Glasgow research explores human-machine interfacing
Researchers from the University of Glasgow aim to find a new way to monitor and measure the tiny signals created when nerve cells transmit information to skeletal muscles, through EU-funded research project MAGNABLE. It is hoped that the project could enable future generations of prosthetic limbs to respond directly to […]
NHS England publishes 2022-2023 business plan with focus on digital
NHS England has published its business plan for 2022-2023, setting out their work in responding to pandemic challenges, transforming delivery of health and care through collaborative system working, and using data and digital technologies. To begin, the business plan outlines ten key areas in which improvements will be delivered. Digital will […]
News in Brief: £20m funding for staffing tool, wound care app to launch, CIOs join advisory board…
Welcome to our latest news-in-brief! For this edition we cover the news of £20 million in funding for Patchwork Health, a growing industry advisory board, a new app to support wound care in Cambridge and Peterborough, a move to the cloud for the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, and tech to distract […]
Dr Penny Kechagioglou on digitising patient reported outcome measures
Dr Penny Kechagioglou, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, kindly shared her thoughts on digitising patient reported outcome measures in a blog for HTN. The UK digital transformation wave is mainly characterised by the roll-out of electronic health records and is […]
