Southern Health & Social Care Trust, based in Northern Ireland, has chosen to use a new employee app from Civica. The app was developed in 4 weeks to support communications and sharing of information with employees during COVID-19. It will be used to inform healthcare professionals of the latest updates […]
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Interview Series: Lauren Bevan, Head of Health and Social Care, BJSS
In this edition of our Interview Series we talk with Lauren Bevan from BJSS, to discuss the impact of COVID on the health tech industry. Can you tell me about some of the projects you’ve been working on over the past few weeks? We’ve been working a lot with NHS […]
Digital platform developed in 5 days to support COVID-19 testing
Mid and South Essex Health Care Partnership (HCP), which covers all care sectors in the mid and south Essex area, has benefited from a digital system to support key worker COVID-19 testing. An innovative bank shift platform created by consultant Dilshan Arawwawala, called Shift Partner, was extended in 5 days […]
London North West rolls out clinical messaging app
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has rolled-out Hospify, a clinical communication app, for its 10,000 staff. In March the app was approved for the NHS Apps Library to support healthcare professionals communicate using a secure, approved tool. Co-founded and developed by NHS vascular surgeon Neville Dastur and former technology […]
Humber Teaching NHS goes live with Lorenzo ePMA
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is now live with the Lorenzo ePMA module, adopting a digital approach to prescribing and administering medicines. Staff at the mental health trust across 70 sites, can now digitally access a patient’s medication information and issue prescriptions from anywhere. Dr John Byrne, Executive Medical Director, Humber Teaching […]
Interview Series: Gary Mooney, Healthcare Solution Manager, InterSystems
In our latest edition of our Interview Series, we caught up with Gary Mooney, Healthcare Solution Manager at InterSystems to give us an overview of the organisation, his role at InterSystems, and what they’ve been doing in response to Covid-19 and beyond. Can you tell me about yourself and your […]
HTN Digital Week: 5 webinars for your diary
HTN Digital Week is now only 17 days away. Whether you can attend live, or register to receive the recordings, the week provides over 25 sessions on health tech topics from across health and care. The HTN team will also be live presenting the Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020, to […]
Manchester University NHS signs £181m, 15 year deal with Epic
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 15 year contact worth £181m with Epic. Epic will provide the trust with its electronic patient record solution following the business case being approved from the MFT’s Board of Directors earlier this month. The solution will be used across nine hospitals spread […]
Mental health app to treat depression added to ORCHA App Library
A free mental health app, Flow, has been added to the ORCHA App Library to support the treatment of depression. NHS Trusts and healthcare professionals are now recommending the app which has already been downloaded over 10,000 times. The app aims to reduce symptoms of depression, and uses evidence-based psychology and neuroscience […]
Interview Series: Clare Vale, Managing Director, Sign Solutions
In our latest edition of our 20 Interviews in 20 Days feature, we interviewed Clare Vale, Managing Director of Sign Solutions. Sign Solutions is a sign language interpreting company that has seen a 250% rise in uptake of its video interpretation services for Deaf people during lockdown. Clare was keen […]
