A private online GP service, DutyDoctor, founded by Dr Koyes Ahmed, took to LinkedIn to announce that the company has reached a financial crossroads and is now looking for “urgent investment or partnership” to help secure its future. Founded in February 2025, DutyDoctor provides private online consultations, prescriptions, medical letters, […]
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Digital Health and Care Wales explores ambient voice technology solutions for primary care
Digital Health and Care Wales are conducting a market discovery exercise to explore the ambient voice technology solutions currently available and capable of meeting the needs of general practice and primary care throughout the region. The general medical services team within DHCW have outlined one key objective, aiming to gather […]
Government announces £9.5m digital innovation fund
The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has announced the launch of the Digital Innovation Fund, a grant designed to support digital inclusion projects and innovative interventions across the UK. The £9.5 million grant will see a share of £7.242 million go to projects within England, with the remaining […]
Rackspace Technology announced as headline sponsor for HTNLive
HTN is delighted to announce hybrid cloud solutions company, Rackspace Technology, as the headline sponsor for HTNLive – a unique experience set to take place later this year on 12 November. Promising to be an event like no other, HTNLive will pose challenge questions, facilitate discussion and participation, and share […]
Bradford Council to focus on living well digital assets and digital to support preventative care
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is conducting a market engagement exercise looking at what living well digital assets are currently available on the market, as part of substantial changes being made within the local system. In the wake of a new local blueprint, wellbeing board changes and a […]
News in brief: Wigan Council engagement on citizen-facing digital tools, VR headsets in the East Midlands, Shrewsbury and Telford shares key findings on skin imaging service
Welcome to our health tech news in brief, where we share stories from across health and care. Wigan Council seeks market engagement on citizen-facing digital tools to support public health Wigan Council has issued a preliminary market engagement notice seeking to explore available options for citizen-facing digital tools to support […]
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust develops radiography app for university students
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has launched a radiography app to provide students and apprentices with access to a range of clinical learning resources through their mobile phones. Developed entirely in-house by Benjamin Hubbard, practice educator for therapeutic radiography and Simon Jassel, advanced practitioner in imaging and IT, […]
Royal Devon trust upgrades patient portal and pilots ambient AI
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is piloting ambient voice technology from TORTUS, with an aim to support administrative tasks and reduce the time it takes to produce medical notes. The trust has also this month upgraded its MY CARE patient portal platform, introducing digital appointment reminders, appointment […]
NHS National Services Scotland opens market research into a new national sexual health system
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has launched a market research exercise into a new national sexual health system to potentially replace their existing solution. Scotland’s current national sexual health system has been in use since 2008, with NSS now looking to explore the market to understand solutions that can provide […]
HTN Now: How does innovation support a future model of community care?
In our latest HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by Antonia Frost, CNIO at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Jen Tomkinson, assistant director of primary and community care development (urgent response and acute deterioration) at NHS England (SW region); and Roisin Reade, product manager at Civica, to discuss innovation […]
