Thursday morning at the HETT Show took us onto the topic of ‘driving pathways to innovation’. This took the form of a panel discussion, which featured Piers Ricketts, Chief Executive of the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Eastern AHSN, as host. He was joined by: Chris Sawyer, Innovation Lead at […]
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NHS digitalisation and the future role of NHS Digital; an interview with Sarah Wilkinson
HTN today attended a session, as part of the HETT Show, hosted by Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer at HIMSS International who spoke with Sarah Wilkinson, CEO at NHS Digital. The session discussed the current state of NHS digitalisation and the future role of NHS Digital in supporting new and evolving […]
Lancashire Teaching extends agreement with Harris EPR
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has extended its agreement to use the electronic patient record from Harris Healthcare for a further five years. In 2017, the Trust went live with the platform across its organisation, and last year implemented its electronic prescribing medication administration (EPMA) functionality. The company said the […]
Integration and interoperability; putting in place the mechanisms for sharing
On day three of the virtual HETT Show, a late morning panel focused on ‘Emerging Clinical Pathways in Integrated Care’. Topics on the table ranged from discussions on what it means to have structured data and how this can enable better care and continuity, through to implementing standards. The session […]
New review launched into use of health data for research and analysis
A new review into the safe use of health data for research and analysis has been launched by the Government. The review will support the development of a new Data Strategy for Health and Social Care, that was announced in November 2020. Following a report ‘Busting bureaucracy: empowering frontline staff […]
Feature: Interoperability programmes, challenges and learnings
In this feature HTN caught up with Gary Rouse, Commercial Account Team Manager and Mark Allen, Strategic Partners and Alliances Manager at Healthcare Gateway to talk about interoperability in the NHS. We asked Mark and Gary a few questions about their work in this area, some of the challenges and what’s coming […]
Royal Free London starts second phase of EPR roll-out
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has launched the second phase of its electronic patient record journey. The Trust went live with the Cerner Millennium system at Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, Edgware Community Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and in the maternity department at Royal Free Hospital in November 2018. The second […]
NHS Lothian pilots ‘how was your day’ employee wellbeing app
Scotland’s Chief Scientist Office has part-funded a new ‘how was your day?’ app, which is being tested with NHS Education for Scotland, NHS Lothian, NHS Tayside, the University of Aberdeen and the University of St Andrews. The workplace engagement start-up, called Trickle, launched in 2018 and focuses on developing apps […]
Royal Bolton NHS FT deployment of AI to support chest imaging
Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has been much praised for its deployment of AI in the fight against Covid-19. Rizwan Malik, divisional medical director of the trust and managing director of South Manchester radiology, spoke to the Highland Marketing advisory board about the project and the lessons that other trusts […]
Microsoft HoloLens introduced in Kendall to connect care homes to GPs
A mixed reality headset has been introduced across Kendall care homes to support nurses at the bedside and connect with a GP remotely. Introduced in October 2020 for 60 care home residents who have skin conditions or are bedfast, a nurse using the Microsoft HoloLens 2 can connect with a GP without the […]
