In the latest interview for our series focusing on how technology can help hospitals go greener, we spoke to Justin Griffiths, Head of IT, and Tina Davies, Head of Facilities, at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. We discussed the impact of digital on their sustainability ambitions, what their green […]
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Royal Free London to adopt digital pathway tool
The Royal Free London NHS FT is to introduce a digital tool from Open Medical to support the management of its plastic surgery department. The Pathpoint platform will be introduced for the trust’s trauma and orthopaedic team in the coming months, following integration with the trust’s electronic patient record system. […]
GP records pilot aims for early identification of Hepatitis C
A pilot programme is to explore how primary care records can be used to identify and diagnose people unknowingly living with Hepatitis C. Supported by NHS England, MSE and EMIS, the project will use patient search identification software to identify patients with certain conditions, or those at risk of them. The three […]
Boots assess drones for delivery of prescription medicines
Boots is currently assessing the potential for using drones to deliver prescription medicines, following a flight test in July. The test flight was completed from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, to deliver prescription medicines using a drone (uncrewed aerial vehicle). Working with tech start-up Apian to facilitate the test, Boots […]
News in Brief: colorectal cancer care data dashboard, NHS App, satellite clone commissioned, virtual work experience
It’s been another busy week for the health tech community. Here at HTN we’ve picked out some of the top stories that caught our eye for our News in Brief – read on to find out what’s been happening. New data dashboard to improve colorectal cancer care A new national […]
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICS to introduce 16 digital pathways
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System is partnering with Spirit Health to scale-up its virtual ward programme and at-home long condition management across the region. The ICS plans to introduce 16 digital pathways, covering 1.1 million patients, using the company’s remote monitoring platform. The 16 clinical areas include: heart […]
The Walton Centre to develop chatbot to target waiting lists
The Walton Centre NHS FT and a consultancy services company have partnered to develop an artificial intelligence chatbot. Tata Consultancy Services is working with the trust to develop an automated solution to help reduce waiting times for patients and create efficiencies. Initially the chatbot will be developed as a prototype, be […]
£6.7m tender opens for digital maturity assessment
NHS England has opened a new opportunity to procure a supplier to deliver a digital maturity assessment programme. A two year contract worth up to £6.7 million, with an option to extend for a further year, will require a supplier to deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment of NHS trusts […]
Amazon to acquire US primary care provider for £3.25bn
Amazon has announced its latest move into healthcare, through the acquisition of One Medical, a “technology-powered U.S. primary care organisation”. The deal for £3.25bn ($3.9bn) will see Amazon acquire One Medical, a subscription-based service where people can have access to doctors through in-person, digital, and virtual care services, for a monthly […]
North East telemedicine project expands for stroke patients
The North East Ambulance Service alongside the Integrated Stroke Delivery Network in the region are expanding their telemedicine project, where ambulance clinicians video call the stroke units directly. The organisations have been working together to improve emergency stroke care by implementing audio visual calls from the ambulance. The technology in place will allow […]
