A new guide to help councils and social care providers avoid common issues when introducing technologies into adult social care has been published by the University of Birmingham and RAND Europe. The guide has been developed through the BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre and co-badged by Digital Social Care and NHS […]
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Chris Mason, CIO at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk! For this episode, we interviewed Chris Mason, chief information officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We discussed what digital projects Chris has worked on throughout his career, the key factors needed for innovation in healthcare, the current challenges in […]
Poll: Focusing on health and care data, what’s the most challenging area?
The latest question we posed to our health tech audience, as part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, focused on data and the most challenge areas. We asked: Focusing on health and care data, what’s the most challenging area? Participants in the poll came from a wide […]
Frontiers study explores electronic patient-reported outcomes within routine clinical care
A study has been published in Frontiers entitled ‘A novel electronic patient-reported outcome delivery system to implement health-related quality of life measures in routine clinical care: an analysis of five years of experience’. The study sought to develop a simple and secure technological solution to incorporate electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) […]
Digital pharmacy platform raises £10 million in Series A funding
Phlo, a digital pharmacy specialist, has raised £10 million in a Series A funding round, led by Thairm Bio. The company plans to use the investment to support its growth plans, develop partnerships and to scale operations. Its platform, Digital Pharmacy, offers same-day private and NHS prescription delivery to patients in London […]
EPR expansion for Black Country Healthcare
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has expanded its electronic patient record programme through a £4.1 million investment in additional capabilities. The trust went live with its electronic patient record (EPR) system in 2019, as part of a 10-year deal to digitise its mental health, children young people and families and […]
Web tool developed by East of England Cancer Alliances to support prostate cancer patients
East of England Cancer Alliances has created a new web resource called Knowing Your Options, with the aim of supporting prostate cancer patients by setting out their full range of treatment options. Newly diagnosed patients can enter their personal cancer metrics such as prostate-specific antigen test results into a secure […]
GP contract updates focus on access, mandated cloud telephony and prospective record access
NHS England has written to all GP practices, primary care networks and integrated care boards to make changes to the GP contract 2023/24. In the letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, national director primary care and community services at NHS England, the changes focus on offering an assessment of need at […]
Health Education England publishes AI and digital capability framework
Health Education England (HEE) has published a skills and capabilities framework to support health and care teams with artificial intelligence (AI) and health tech solutions. Entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Healthcare Technologies Capability Framework’, it builds on previous digital literacy frameworks, and covers six primary areas: digital implementation; digital […]
Cambridge University Hospitals explores role of mixed reality tech
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT (CUH) has explored the role of mixed reality to improve and optimise how staff deliver clinical care, and how the trust trains and educates staff. Through an awareness event at CUH, including tech suppliers Microsoft, VSI ApoQLar, Fracture Reality JoinXR, Proximie and Holomedicine Association, CUH staff […]
