Case study by Radar Healthcare BEDOC’s collaboration with Radar Healthcare has resulted in a fully-developed governance solution that encourages incident reporting, in addition to sharing up-to-date insight across multiple GP practices. This case study shares the experiences of Lesley Quinn, Clinical Services and Governance Manager at BEDOC since implementing the system. Lesley […]
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Mid and South Essex pilots prediction tech to reduce did not attend rate
NHS England has highlighted a pilot at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used to predict likely missed appointments. The algorithm, created by Deep Medical, uses a range of external insights including the weather, traffic and jobs, to identify where and why a […]
University Hospitals Birmingham joins AI consortium
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT are joining the AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare consortium of clinical, research and industry partners. The AI Centre currently works with 9 trusts to provide support for AI applications with its AI Deployment Engine (AIDE). University Hospitals Birmingham becomes the first trust outside the South East […]
Contract awarded for national digital maturity assessments
A new contract has been awarded to a delivery partner to support NHS England’s Digital Maturity Assessments programme. Through a contract award notice, it states an aim to “deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment” of the seven domains of NHS England’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework, to include all […]
DrDoctor raises £10 million Series B funding
DrDoctor has secured £10 million in investment through a funding round led by YFM Equity Partners, supported by existing investors, Ananda Impact Ventures and 24 Haymarket. The company, which supplies a patient engagement platform, said it will use the funding to accelerate its plans for delivering patient-initiated models of care to integrated care […]
NHS Wales develops digital dashboard for patients awaiting kidney transplants
A new digital dashboard has been created by several NHS Wales teams with the aim of making it easier for laboratory staff and clinicians to view information in south, west and mid Wales for patients who are awaiting kidney transplants. The dashboard has been designed to improve information sharing, and […]
Study suggests linking wearable tech to health records to boost insights
Health Data Research (HDR) UK has shared a study indicating that health insights gained from wearable devices and smart tech could be boosted by secure and safe access to electronic health records. Referencing an editorial entitled ‘Charting a Course for Smartphones and Wearables to Transform Population Health Research’, published in […]
Digital design and manufacturing facility underway at Kingston Hospital
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Kingston Hospital Charity are constructing a new digital clinical design and manufacturing facility within the trust’s Princess Alexandra Wing. The facility will be completed in March and will help Kingston Hospital to provide “onsite digital customised anatomical models and medical devices, using 3D […]
James Freed, chief digital and information officer at Health Education England
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk! For this episode we interview James Freed, chief digital and information officer at Health Education England (HEE). We discussed key digital projects James has been involved in, his thoughts and experiences in developing the digital workforce and more. To start, James spoke […]
Imperial College Healthcare, Northumbria Healthcare and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals collaborate through DERIC trial
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has collaborated with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to take part in the Digitally Enhanced Rehabilitation in Cardiac Patients (DERIC) care platform trial. Health tech company ConnectedLife created DERIC to help deliver cardiac rehabilitation to patients within their […]
