In December 2021, NHS Digital released its Sustainability Annual Report for the period 2020 – 2021, ahead of the publication of a five-year strategy exploring processes and frameworks and possible new ways of working. The publication highlights the impact of technologies such as MS Teams and communication tools as part […]
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News in Brief: GDE impact, five trusts to introduce imaging system, Medway tenders for health check tech
It’s week two of 2022, and we’re here with our second news-in-brief instalment, covering some of the health tech news that has caught our attention over the past few days. If you have a news tips for us, or would like to chat and tell HTN about your work, we […]
Hologram patients to support CUH clinical training
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS FT and the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, have partnered with US tech company GigXR, to introduce hologram patients as part of mixed reality clinical training. The technology provides an immersive 3D learning application to help students assess, diagnose, and treat conditions through holographic simulations. […]
Agenda released for HTN Now January
Join HTN and colleagues for four days of live health tech content via our first HTN Now event of 2022. Through live webinars, interviews, features and our awards, there’s lots happening across 17-20 January. As always, please register here, to join us live or to receive the recordings. For now, here’s […]
NHS App reaches 22 million users
NHS Digital has announced the NHS App has reached a new milestone of 22 million users. Since the introduction of the NHS COVID Pass on 17 May, 18 million users have registered with the app. In the announcement, NHS Digital highlighted some of the achievements to date, including a total […]
Babylon acquires US health engagement company
Babylon has announced its latest acquisition, adding Higi, a consumer health engagement company, to its product portfolio. The move brings remote monitoring capabilities, through Higi’s ‘Smart Health Stations’, which are said to be located within five miles of 73 per cent of the US population; through health-checking kiosks found in grocery […]
News in brief: £55m EPR contract awarded, VR doctor teamworking, deep learning tools
The HTN team is welcoming in the New Year with what we love the most – the latest health tech news and events. There’s lots in-store across January, including a day we are dedicating to digital mental health topics at our first HTN Now Focus event of 2022. Later in […]
Framework launched for pre and post appointment communications tech
A new framework managed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been launched, to focus on pre and post appointment communications technology. The Patient/Citizen Communications and Engagement Solutions framework replaces the Communications, Appointments, Reminders & Alert agreement in place, aiming to support NHS organisations with digital tools to improve pathways, […]
Market engagement launches for GP cloud telephony
NHSX has opened a market engagement process for GP cloud telephony solutions for NHS organisations. Published 8 December, taking the form of a survey, the body is seeking to hear from interested suppliers to inform a national strategy and framework for cloud telephony in primary care. The information notice states […]
NHSX market engagement opens for dental services tech
NHSX has opened a market engagement exercise to develop an understanding of the possible solutions available to dental services. The information gathering process, in the form of a questionnaire, is seeking to understand the current maturity of suppliers in the market and the ability to meet the digital capabilities of NHSX’s […]
