As part of HTN Now focusing on electronic patient records (EPRs), we were joined by a team from Apira Ltd, a consultancy support organisation assisting NHS trusts and regional and national NHS organisations with digital transformation projects. The Apira team consisted of Director of Client Engagement David Corbett, Director of […]
Author: Amy Archer-Williams
Optum set to buy EMIS for £1.2billion
Optum UK, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, is set to acquire healthcare technology company EMIS for £1.2billion. The deal represents 1,925 pence in cash per share, 49 per cent to the closing price of 1,292 pence per share on 16 June 2022, the last business day before the commencement of […]
Cardiff University pioneers new virtual treatment for people with PTSD
A team of researchers from Cardiff University have developed a new form of virtual treatment for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), following a large-scale clinical trial. The results of the project entitled, ‘Guided, internet based, cognitive behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial’, have been […]
Poll: in what area does digital transformation have the greatest impact?
As part of our HTN Now focus on strategy, transformation and change, we produced a feature exploring the approaches taken by NHS trusts in developing their main strategy, examining where their priorities lay for digital and data – and where they expect digital transformation to have the greatest impact. The […]
HTN Now: what is the role of digital and data in NHS trust strategies?
The latest HTN Now focuses on all things strategy, transformation and change. In this feature, we take a closer look at five different NHS trust strategies; exploring Barnsley, King’s, Sheffield, Gloucester and the Isle of Wight strategies to compare their approaches and focuses, examining where priorities lay and the common themes […]
HTN Now: Penny Kehagioglou on the future of e-health records
For the latest edition of HTN Now, focusing on all things relating to electronic patient records, transformation and change, Doctor Penny Kehagioglou joined us to discuss five ways in which e-health records can be transformed to serve population and workforce needs. Penny has a wealth of experience and expertise to […]
HoloLens glasses used to operate on cancer patient for first time with augmented reality
Surgeons at Northwick Park, part of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, have used HoloLens 2 glasses to operate on a cancer patient for the first time with the aid of augmented reality. HoloLens 2 technology, developed by Microsoft and powered by Medical iSight software, allowed the team led […]
Online blood appointment booking system launched at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals
A new online booking system has been launched at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) to allow patients using the trust’s blood test services to book themselves into their chosen clinic. The Dedalus Swiftqueue self-service appointment booking system has been introduced, procured using tech funding received […]
Industry opinion: how many GP clinical system suppliers will there be in five years?
Last week, we shared a poll on LinkedIn and in our newsletter asking: five years from now, how many GP clinical system (core electronic health record) suppliers do you think there will be? Views were split; after three days, 51 percent of respondents voted that they do not expect to […]
Healthcare opinions: what does inclusive leadership mean?
This week we spotted Samantha Allen, Chief Executive (Designate) for North East and North East Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board, asking the healthcare community what inclusive leadership means to them, we decided to have a look through some of the answers to explore what leadership really means to people in healthcare. […]
