For our latest panel discussion, we explored cyber resilience within the NHS, focusing on some of the strategic challenges in this area around preparedness and recovery. Our panellists also discussed how to embed resilience into clinical, technical, and governance frameworks and make cyber security a priority across the healthcare sector. […]
Author: Emily Rodwell
East Kent Hospitals opens ambient voice technology supplier engagement
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust has published a pre-procurement notice for an ambient voice technology/scribe solution that can support clinical efficiency and help to reduce the administrative burden across the trust. The request for information notes five key aims of the procurement: to enhance clinical efficiency, improve documentation accuracy, […]
Countess of Chester Hospital introduces virtual tour to support individuals with additional needs
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has added a virtual tour of its facilities to its website, with the aim of supporting individuals with additional needs before they arrive at the hospital. The interactive tool uses 360° navigation, showing outpatient departments and waiting areas, as well as endoscopy […]
GSK and Fleming Initiative £45 million investment to develop six new AMR research programmes
The pharmaceutical company GSK has allocated £45 million in funding to the Fleming Initiative to develop six new research programmes focused on how AI and other advanced technologies can be used to accelerate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research. The Fleming Initiative was founded by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare […]
Researchers in Cambridgeshire lead £2.3m data platform project to improve mental health research
Researchers at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Cambridge are to lead on a project to create a “publicly accessible platform for exploring how genes and molecules influence mental health”. The Open Psychiatry Project, has been provided with £2.3 million funding from the UK Research and […]
Kingston and Richmond NHS launches digital frailty pathway pilot
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust has launched a project to explore how digital information systems can be better integrated across health and care to help improve frailty services for both patients and clinicians. The trust will be working alongside South West London ICB to “explore how systems can be […]
Oxford University Hospitals NHS launches virtual access guides
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a collection of virtual access guides for the Horton General Hospital in Banbury and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre to make it easier to navigate both hospitals. The online guides offer details on key access routes and facilities throughout the two hospitals, covering 39 […]
Royal Surrey NHS trials at-home heart monitoring device
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a portable heart-monitoring device that allows patients to screen for a range of heart conditions at home. The Alivecor KardiaMobile device can be used to detect conditions such as atrial fibrillation and super ventricular tachycardia. Whenever a patient senses certain symptoms, such as […]
NHS National Services Scotland opens £5.6m opportunity for digital CBT platform
NHS National Services Scotland has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a digital cognitive behaviour therapy multi-treatment platform. The agency aims to procure a digital solution to support self-management CBT digital therapeutic treatments across areas including depression, anxiety, OCD, panic attacks and other similar disorders. NSS has […]
News in brief: AI pilot scheme in Northern Lincolnshire, remote monitoring trial in Oxfordshire and more
We’re taking a look at some of the latest stories in health tech, exploring topics such as AI pilot schemes, digital apps, virtual reality and more. Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust joins remote monitoring trial for MND patients Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust has joined an NHS clinical trial testing […]
