NHS Digital has published data this month on the number of general practice appointments held in February 2022, including the type of appointment. Comparing the total number of appointments with data before the pandemic, it shows over 2.2 million more general practice appointments were held in February 2022 than February 2019. […]
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Feature: ICSs adopt connected workforce platform for system resilience
As part of HTN’s feature series focussing on Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), and how practical digital solutions and programmes are supporting local system working, we’re take a closer look at Lantum, a digital workforce management solution on a mission to tackle the costs spent on temporary staffing. They’re already working with 19 […]
Community trust to introduce patient flow tech across 6 hospitals
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has signed a deal with Alcidion to implement the company’s patient flow tech. The community trust is set to introduce Miya Flow to provide interactive dashboards across its six community hospitals, and support staff with live data to manage bed capacity, visibility […]
News in Brief: £30m AI fund raise, Wales pilots new virtual mental health pathway, CNWL rolls-out audit app
Our news in brief covers a wide range of stories – from a roll out of an audit app across a trust’s inpatient sites, new AI technology for chest X-rays and predicting outcomes, and a £30.4 million funding raise for an AI company – but that’s not all. Here’s our round-up of the […]
NHS Innovation Accelerator 2022 cohort announced
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) announced the 10 innovators who will be supported to spread their innovations in the NHS over the next three years. The selected innovations range from a solution to support common types of hearing loss in children, digital assessment tools, AI clinical support and a musculoskeletal […]
NHS Blood and Transplant launch new strategy
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a new strategy covering the next four years, from 2022 to 2026. The strategy details how the organisation will modernise its operations, improve its use of data, as well as how it plans to respond to emerging technologies and consumer trends. It states plans […]
Black Country and West Birmingham ICS set for shared care record
Black Country and West Birmingham ICS is set to introduce its shared care record working with Graphnet Health. The ICS has partnered with Graphnet to deliver the shared record across Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell and West Birmingham, to cover 1.5 million residents across the area. Once the project is complete, […]
Irish private hospital network selects EHR
Mater Private Network, a private hospital business in Ireland, has signed a deal with MEDITECH to implement its electronic health record (EHR). The system will be introduced to replace a paper-based process and a number of systems used across its specialties and locations, the company said. As part of the […]
Lantum raises £11m to support growth plans
Lantum has raised £11.4 million ($15m) in funding led by Finch Capital and other participants to help accelerate the company’s growth plans. Specialising in workforce management, the company’s platform is now used by over 30,000 clinical and non-clinical staff, and 50% of GP practices in England. Investors in the over-subscribed […]
Social Value Model to be adopted in all procurements
From 1st April 2022, all NHS providers will be required to adopt the Government’s Social Value Model and include a minimum of 10% weighting on net zero and social value into tenders, the NHS Procurement Transformation team within NHS England and Improvement has stated. This month, new guidance has been published […]
