University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice looking to procure up to four digital solutions for the implementation of voice recognition software. According to the trust, the four solutions will be split into three different lots, covering digital diction, speech recognition with generative AI and […]
Author: Emily Rodwell
Interview: X-On Health on the future of the digital front door in primary care
For HTN’s latest interview, we spoke with Julian Coe, managing director at X-on Health, to discuss the future of the digital front door in primary care, including what good looks like, the importance of the user experience and approaches to improving primary care. We discussed complicated vs complex in primary […]
HTN Now panel discussion: Go-live best practices, key learnings and challenges
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion we welcomed experts from across health and care, including Sally Mole, digital programme manager at The Dudley Group NHS FT, Fhezan Ashraf, clinical configuration manager at The Dudley Group NHS FT, Stacey Spence, EPR programme manager at Medway NHS FT and Hayley Grafton, […]
Great Western Hospitals NHS FT introduces patient communication toolkit
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a patient communication toolkit, with the aim to support patients with additional communication needs. The trust highlights the toolkit provides “a diverse collection of pictures and icons” to cover a range of everyday topics, designed to help patients when it comes to explaining […]
Over £1.7m in funding awarded for tackling workplace barriers for people with poor mental health
SBRI Healthcare and the Health Innovation Network have awarded more than £1.7m to nine digital innovation projects designed to offer workplace support for individuals with poor mental health. The initiative comes as a result of SBRI Healthcare’s Competition 27: Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health, which saw […]
NHS Gloucestershire ICB exploring continuing healthcare digital system
NHS Gloucestershire ICB has published a prior information notice to explore procuring a continuing healthcare digital system, by opening a preliminary market engagement exercise. The ICB notes a number of key requirements for the system, including the ability to map the continuing care assessment process across all age groups, ongoing […]
HTN Now: Virtual consultations, best practices, successful adoption, and more
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we welcomed OX.DH founder John Kosobucki, who shared his insights into best practices around virtual consultations and user adoption, as well as using the national Microsoft tenant, and presenting case studies from OX.DH’s OX. waiting room component. The webinar began with John outlining how […]
HEALWELL acquires Orion Health for £77.6m
Healthcare technology company, HEALWELL has acquired Orion Health, in hopes of providing “new opportunities for global health systems” when it comes to accessing AI technology. The company noted the acquisition brings “large enterprise customers, recurring revenues, strong operating margins and free cashflow conversion to HEALWELL”, adding that it creates a […]
Inspection rating system to launch for the care sector across Wales
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) is to launch an inspection rating system for care services to help “better understand the quality of care provided” and support informed decisions. The new system launches on 1 April 2025 to evaluate four key areas: well-being; care and support; leadership and management; and the environment, […]
South East Coast Ambulance Service opens pre-engagement for patient safety and risk management platform
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has launched a market engagement exercise for a patient safety and risk digital management platform to “better understand the systems available and their differing abilities”. The ambulance service aims for the exercise to support the development of their “needs and wants” […]
