Researchers at King’s College London have conducted a large scale study into the accuracy of National Early Warning Risk Score (NEWS) 2 as a scoring system for predicting severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients. The researchers found poor-to-moderate accuracy for identifying patients at risk of being transferred to intensive care units, […]
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Patients Know Best and Somerset Cancer Register integration to go live in March
Patients Know Best has partnered with the Somerset Cancer Register to support remote monitoring and access to data for cancer patients. NHS teams and their cancer patients will, from March, be able to use the patient portal to access to their digital health record through PKB and the NHS App. […]
Welsh NHS announces £25 million funding for digital
In a move to support health and care organisations’ move to more digital services, NHS Wales has committed a further £25 million in funding, Health and Social Services Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. The new funding aims to support the Welsh Government’s Plan for Health and Social Care – A […]
Moorfields awards £1.1m triage tool contract
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT has awarded £1.1 million to Dem Dx for its triaging tool. The triage platform is to be used by healthcare teams as a clinical reasoning tool, to support the triage process in the specialist eye hospital. The programme aims to reduce patient referrals to unnecessary tertiary […]
GS1 UK signs deal with NHS Wales
GS1 UK, has signed a multi-year agreement with NHS Wales to drive the adoption of GS1 standards to identify, capture and share supply chain data. The decision to do so has been driven by the objectives of the Welsh Government’s Plan for Health and Social Care – A Healthier Wales. The […]
NHS Business Services Authority launches new digital strategy
NHS Business Services Authority has published its new digital strategy, with a focus on people, services and creating an environment to facilitate excellence. The Special Health Authority, an Arm’s Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care, set out its vision, to be a ‘Catalyst for Better Health’. In […]
HTN Now Awards 2021: Meet the Winners
HTN, and friends, are delighted to announce the highly commended and winners in the HTN Now Awards 2021! HTN would like to say a huge thank you, and well done to you all – you should all be very proud of what you have achieved. The awards aim to share […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 LIVE
Welcome to the HTN Now Awards 2021! The awards aim to share and celebrate innovations, teams and health tech suppliers that have made a difference through the year. To access the awards, follow us on Twitter @health1tech or click here to view the live stream. To read up on the […]
Chelsea and Westminster launches digital tool for patients with HIV
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new app, Klick, to digitally connect clinicians and patients as part of its HIV service. The app supports remote care and communication, to allow patients to manage appointments, complete health assessments, review results and communicate with their healthcare team. The launch comes as […]
EMIS and Elemental enhance reporting for social prescribing
GP practices using EMIS Web will be able to benefit from a new improved integration with social prescribing technology from Elemental. The new integration supports reporting for GPs to understand the uptake of social prescribing in the community. It means GP practices can view a patient’s journey and can make […]
