Evergreen Life has announced the acquisition of Cievert, a company that focuses on making complex care pathways simple through digital tools. Evergreen Life, established by former clinical pharmacist, Stephen Critchlow, aims to put people in control of their health and wellbeing to get the care they want. Through the acquisition […]
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NHS cervical screening system to go live in October
A new system to support the NHS cervical screening programme is set to go live in October 2021, NHS Digital has announced. Ahead of the launch, NHS Digital has published resources to support cervical screening teams prepare for the system, highlighting actions to be taken before the system goes live. […]
Servelec acquires Elemental Software
Servelec has announced the acquisition of Elemental Software, a company specialising in social prescribing technology. Developed by former community workers, the technology is used to help connect people with support and services in there community to help address any social issues they are facing. The platform is used by GPs, multi-disciplinary teams, housing […]
Barts Health uses AI to scan 14.2 million documents to identify patients with diabetic foot disease
Barts Health NHS Trust has utilised AI technology to scan 14.2 million documents to find and identify patients with diabetic foot disease. The analysis of the documents aimed to find patients, who otherwise might have been unknown, and therefore enable the trust to focus its resources on a particular cohort. […]
News in Brief: Amwell acquires SilverCloud Health, Plymouth tests AI, and Somerset uses VR
It has been a busy 7 days at HTN, last week we held our first ever Digital Primary Care Conference and covered lots of industry news! If you missed the conference, you can catch up on some of the sessions through our review articles here, and stay tuned more are on […]
Alder Hey launches start-up collaboration programme
Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT has launched its first start-up collaboration programme, to support early stage innovations through a 14-week Innovation Lab. The programme provides start-ups with access to key stakeholders across the specialist hospital, to help them test and validate their solutions. Made up of two sprints, the first […]
Devon ICS plans integration of EPRs
The Integrated Care System (ICS) for Devon has outlined plans for system-wide integration of its electronic patient record (EPR) systems. Four projects form part of the ICS’s transformation programme, which include to implement a single EPR for Devon Hospices, focus on paperless working, provide system-wide access to primary care information […]
National survey highlights views on GP Data for Planning and Research programme
The not-for-profit consumer champion Which?, has published findings following a survey with 1,681 participants to understand the nation’s views on the GP Data for Planning and Research programme. Which? found that 55 per cent of participants had heard of the scheme, with 71 per cent feeling it had not publicised it […]
Royal Marsden plans new Digital Health Record
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has announced a new programme to implement a Digital Health Record (DHR) to replace its electronic patient record system. Following recent business case approval from its Board, The Royal Marsden will partner with Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and begin the roll-out of […]
CNWL and North Central London CCG launch remote monitoring pilot
Central and North West London NHS FT and North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have launched a remote monitoring pilot with my mhealth for patients with diabetes. Through the introduction of the myDiabetes app, patients can access expert advice, education, nutritional guidance and exercise programmes. Patients can also capture metrics […]
