The deadline for entering the Health Tech Awards 2019 is getting close. Highland Marketing, which is sponsoring the #HealthTechToShoutAbout category this year, asked Dr Graham Evans, its chief information and technology officer and the chief digital officer for the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System, why it entered […]
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Apps Library assessment portal launches
NHS Digital has launched a digital assessment portal to streamline and improve the process for developers seeking to have their app included on the NHS Apps Library. The portal went live on 20 May in a public beta before plans to fully launch in September. It will act as an online self-service […]
Darren Atkins, CTO: How Intelligent Automation can deliver a brighter future for the NHS
For HTN by Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (Artificial Intelligence and Automation), East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) As the NHS continues to struggle under the weight of increasing demand, reduced budgets and crippling skills shortages, senior stakeholders continue to search for innovative ways to create efficiencies […]
North Health Science Alliance and Canadian Alliance partner
The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian healthy ageing experts to drive knowledge exchange, innovation and support research collaboration between Canada and the North of England. This MOU brings together a range of Canadian organisations with a group of member institutions and stakeholders […]
Matthew Gould states intention for the NHS App
In a blog post published on Friday, Matthew Gould the CEO of NHSX focused on the intentions for the NHS App and NHSX. Matthew Gould said: “You might have thought that my first blog as CEO of NHSX should be about something general – NHSX’s objectives, or our plans, or […]
Birmingham launches single maternity record
A single maternity record system has been launched in Birmingham and Solihull to benefit more than 18,000 women across the region. The single maternity record will enable clinical information to be shared between the four hospitals run by Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Foundation Trust (BWC) and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS […]
Interview Series: Tom Whicher, Co-Founder, DrDoctor
In our latest interview we caught up with Tom Whicher the co-founder of DrDoctor and asked Tom a few questions. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? I’m one of the three founders of DrDoctor, a digital healthcare company based in Waterloo. Our company exists because […]
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care selects Civica
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has selected Civica’s cloud-based CostMaster solution. The software, a patient level and reference costing solution will provide the ICFT with a clearer view of its cost data to better inform the board of the ICFT’s finances and identify where cost savings can be implemented. Dawn […]
Northern Cancer Alliance signs 5 year deal with Sectra
The Northern Cancer Alliance has signed a five year deal with Sectra to deliver a ground-breaking digital pathology solution across the North East of England and North Cumbria. The solution aims to improve cancer care workflows through enabling pathologists to instantly access and share images and information between departments and […]
HTN 100: NHS WiFi roll-out, new NHSA CEO and Dewsbury picks Carestream
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. NHS WiFi is now available in 6,749 GP practices and 212 acute, mental health and community NHS Trusts 95% of GP practices and 98% of NHS trusts […]
