Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a research study which focuses on the use of artificial intelligence in helping to diagnose heart valve diseases earlier. The Cardiovascular Acoustics and an Intelligent Stethoscope (CAIS) study – co-led by the University of Cambridge – aims to test and validate a screening tool […]
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Two trusts contract patient portal platform
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT are to partner with Wellola to deliver its new patient portal platform. The platform will support the trusts patient-facing services, providing the ability for patients to manage appointments, view their medical records and receive educational resources. At Birmingham Community the […]
Feature: The role of AI and data in patient safety, Radar Healthcare
Feature by Radar Healthcare Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a daunting term in healthcare since it suggests that things are beyond our control. However, it’s important to really understand what AI is and the benefits it can provide to various aspects of healthcare. Firstly, what is AI? Artificial intelligence is […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2022: Digital leaders on NHS Boards?
As part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, we researched the number of NHS trusts with a digital leader on their board of directors. By exploring 222 NHS trusts in April 2022, we found that 45 trusts have a digital leader or leader with a digital remit […]
Video: Heather Cook and Dr Masood Nazir discuss digital treatment for mental health
Heather Cook, the Interim UK Director of Big Health, and Dr Masood Nazir, a GP in Birmingham and the Director of Primary Care for the NHS Transformation Directorate, led a discussion focusing on digital treatment for mental health needs, at HTN’s latest Digital Primary Care conference. Joining the duo on […]
Feature: How Malinko is putting community services at the centre of NHS data strategy
As part of our focus on data strategy, HTN spoke to Malinko, to find out about their caseload management system, their partnership with NHS Wales, their goals for the future, and the importance of community health data sets for the NHS. We were joined for a virtual chat by Rob McGovern, Malinko’s […]
Opinion: Trusts to HIMSS5 by December 2023: will they make it this time?
Feature by Highland Marketing Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new target to complete the digitisation of the acute sector. The Highland Marketing advisory board discussed the approach being developed by NHS England’s transformation directorate, and the challenges to making it work. In the first week […]
Significant rise in telephone appointments in general practice, NHS Digital data highlights
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. […]
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 […]
