NHS Scotland has refreshed its digital strategy, with a renewed focus on digital inclusion being at the heart of its plans. The strategy has been updated in line with a recent refresh of the overall Digital Strategy for Scotland, which details how the country’s services and public can ‘adapt to change’ […]
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Oracle acquires Cerner for $28.3 billion
Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software giant, has announced the acquisition of Cerner through an all-cash offer for $95.00 per share, approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. The duo made the joint announcement today, with the transaction expected to close in 2022. In the press announcement, Oracle said the deal will […]
Joined Up Care Derbyshire ICS publishes digital and data strategy
Joined Up Care Derbyshire Integrated Care System (ICS), has published its digital and data strategy, outlining its vision and priorities for the region. The strategy has been produced as part of the ICSs ambition to be digital by default, moving from a “traditional reactive system to a proactive approach of working […]
HTN Now 2022 dates announced
Following a successful year where we have welcomed over 100 speakers, and tens of thousands of viewers, we’re delighted to announce the dates for HTN Now 2022! The online-event series, now in its fifth year, welcomes teams from across the country to share their work, learnings and approaches, providing practical […]
National analysis into telecare across Wales published
A new report into telecare services across Wales has been published, which outlines service levels, costs and future plans for councils across the area. Commissioned by TEC Cymru, a programme responsible for technology enabled care in Wales, and supported by NHS Wales, the aim was to conduct in-depth analysis into […]
UK Health Data Alliance publishes principles for forming Trusted Research Environments
The UK Health Data Alliance has published its principles and best practices for forming Trusted Research Environments (TRE), setting out an approach for data access for health research. The paper, entitled: ‘Building Trusted Research Environments – Principles and Best Practices; Towards TRE ecosystems’ outlines five principles to follow, each with itemised best practices. […]
Research study explores use of AI chatbots for health conditions
Researchers from the University of Westminster, with support from University College London (UCL), have published a new paper that explores the use of chatbots and virtual assistants for health conditions. The paper – entitled ‘Health chatbots acceptability moderated by perceived stigma and severity: a cross-sectional survey’ was published 8 December in […]
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership goes live with EPR
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the mental health module of SystmOne. Last year the trust signed a five-year deal with TPP to deploy the electronic patient record across its mental health and disability services, including the provision of the partnership’s three GP practices. The […]
Join us for HTN Now Digital Strategy, Transformation and Change
The final HTN Now Focus edition of the year is just a few days away! Join HTN and colleagues virtually for our next one-day online event, specifically on digital strategy, transformation and change, set to take place 14 December 2021. We hope you can join us! To register for the event, […]
New study shows animated video coaching could help children with severe allergies
A new study by Cardiff University has shown ‘promising results’ around how animated video coaching can help children with severe allergies to understand their condition or treatment. The work was based around an ‘avatar-led, interactive, information video for children’ who were using an auto-injector device for anaphylaxis. The aim of […]
