At HTN: AI and Data, we were joined by members of the NHS England Blueprinting Team for a discussion on the blueprinting programme, the NHS AI Lab Skunkworks programme, and a project from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust in partner with PolyGeist. Joining us were Andrew Freeman (programme manager of the […]
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Feature: digital transformation in connected care systems
By Daniel Johnston MRes, RN, Sr Clinical Workflow Specialist & UK NHS Clinical Safety Officer Why we need connected care systems Clinicians in every section of the health sector are working as hard as they possibly can after the recent pandemic. With budgetary pressures and widespread staff shortages adding to […]
NHSE launches primary care digital and transformation lead development programme
NHS England has launched a new programme to support PCN digital and transformation leads with core skills to lead transformational change. Through a twelve month development programme, digital and transformation lead ARRS roles will be supported with quality improvement, data and digital, managing transformation, and a peer community to share learnings. […]
Digital tool supports understanding of knee treatment at Harrogate and District
Harrogate and District NHS FT has highlighted the positive impact of a new tool developed by Mr Dave Duffy, consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at the trust. The multimedia tool has been developed to support patients’ understanding of their knee arthroscopy treatment – a type of keyhole surgery designed to check […]
NHS England plans £50 million digital staff passport framework
NHS England has published a prior information notice with the intention to launch a £50 million digital staff passport technology framework. A market engagement exercise has now launched, ahead of an anticipated tender publication 9 June 2023. NHS England states they “want to better understand what the providers of digital […]
NICE recommends digital apps for depression or anxiety
NICE has recommended nine digital therapies to support adults with anxiety disorders and adults with depression. Six therapies have been recommended by NICE for anxiety: Beating the Blues, Space from Anxiety, Spring for PTSD, iCT-PTSD, iCT-SAD and Perspectives. Three digital therapies have been recommended for depression: Beating the Blues, Deprexis and Space from Depression. The therapies have […]
Scotland to expand Hospital at Home services with additional funding
£3.6 million in funding has been announced by the Scottish Government to support an expansion of Hospital at Home services. The funding aims to increase the number of patients managed through remote monitoring by 50 percent, and adds to £10.7 million in funding that has been provided since 2020. On […]
Robotic process automation planned as interim solution for GP system integration
NHS England has published interim plans to work with suppliers of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to support integration with GP IT systems for patient registrations. Stating that the overall aim is to offer full integration with GP IT systems through the GP Connect API, NHS England notes that an […]
Mid and South Essex ICS commissions patient portal
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System has commissioned the introduction of the Patients Know Best patient portal. The three-year deal across the region will see the portal introduced at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. It forms part of the ICS’s digital […]
NHS Shared Business Services to seek £60 million inventory management tech
A prior information notice has been published regarding early engagement exercise plans for NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) to establish an inventory management software framework for £60,000,000. NHS SBS intends to form the framework to offer inventory management providers a compliant route to market, across a number of lots. The […]
