Dr Karen Kirkham, who runs a practice in Dorset and specialises in women’s health, will work with the wider GP community to spread tried and tested innovation and transformation techniques across the country. Dr Kirkham has been instrumental in setting up the trailblazing Dorset Integrated Care System where a new […]
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Programmable tech used at King’s to control seizures
King’s College Hospital has become the first centre in Europe to implant a new generation brain stimulation device that uses scheduled programming to suppress the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures. King’s has a long history of treating patients with medication-resistant epilepsy who are not candidates for direct surgery to […]
PwC invests in healthcare technology startup Perfect Ward
PwC has announced their investment in the health technology business that has developed Perfect Ward, an online inspection tool aimed at improving quality in healthcare organisations and systems. Perfect Ward typically halves the time it takes to do a manual audit and as soon an inspection is completed, the results […]
HTN Monthly Newsletter
In June we featured an opinion piece focusing on the trend for surgeries to become part of wider networks or federations of practices and how this has created a great opportunity for them to use technology to work more effectively with their patients and peers. Also in primary care Microtest […]
Worcestershire CCGs use advanced GP telephony
South Worcestershire, Redditch and Bromsgrove and Wyre Forest CCGs are rolling out advanced cloud-based VOIP telephone services across the region’s GP surgeries. The move will provide patients with easier access to healthcare, staff with the ability to work more efficiently and remotely, and doctors with a cost-effective platform to reduce […]
First robotic recruit into international clinical trial
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has recruited the first robotic patient into an international clinical trial. The trial aims to improve the outcomes of patients having minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer. When undergoing rectal cancer surgery, there is the potential for a leak from where two parts of the […]
Digital transformation of health care must involve nurses
The RCN warns that the digital transformation of health care will remain a pipe-dream unless nurses are involved. Today the RCN is launching the results of a consultation with nurses and midwives on what is needed for nursing to play its full part in the digital transformation of health care. […]
HTN Digital Week Agenda Sneak Preview
HTN is delighted to announce a sneak preview of the agenda for HTN Digital Week, an innovative week to celebrate, share and showcase your work across healthcare technology. The event takes place 21st July – 25th July and will be completely digital, ranging from webinars, to ebooks, opinion pieces to blogs […]
My Possible Self joins NHS Apps Library
My Possible Self, the new mental health app, will join the NHS Apps Library after successfully demonstrating that it meets NHS technical, clinical and safety standards. My Possible Self is based on content developed by the world-renowned Black Dog Institute that is proven to reduce stress, anxiety and depression in […]
St Helens reduces patient mortality risk with digital fluid balance project
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for their use of Patientrack an electronic observations system, have been praised following their important work around rapid response for deteriorating patients. The Acute Kidney Injury Team drew on their clinical expertise to enhance how staff use Patientrack to monitor fluid balance, with […]
