For all the main health tech headlines from this week, keep an eye on our latest news archive, which features important stories from the past few days. This includes the opening of applications for an NHSX digital health funding award, the launch of Boots’ online doctor services, and the release […]
Author: HTN
NHSX opens funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies
NHSX has now opened applications for The Digital Health Partnership Award, a scheme created to help NHS organisations in England bid for funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies that support patients with long-term conditions. The award, which opens to bids from 1 July 2021, will run across […]
AI in Health and Care Award round 3 opens
The AI in Health and Care Award has opened for its third round of applications this week. Through the first two rounds of the programme 80 innovations have been supported as part of the £140 million investment to support artificial intelligence for the NHS. Managed by the Accelerated Access Collaborative, NHSX […]
WHO issues first global report on AI in health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global report and six guiding principles on the design and use of artificial intelligence in health. The report, ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health, focuses on ensuring ethics and human rights are at the forefront of its design, deployment […]
Somerset NHS FT goes live with digital task management
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a digital task management solution from Infinity Health to move away from pagers and paper. The system has been introduced to support out of hours staff, covering medical and surgical in-patient wards, coordinate and prioritise tasks. It means staff can now request an out of […]
Dr Minal Bakhai to keynote HTN Digital Primary Care 2021
HTN is delighted to announce that Dr Minal Bakhai will be joining us at the upcoming HTN Digital Primary Care Conference 2021, to deliver a keynote speech. The one-day conference takes place on 4 August 2021, and is open for all professionals to attend from primary care, CCG, PCN and ICS […]
Draft data strategy policy paper published
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX have published a draft policy document, data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data, aiming to set out priorities and commitments on how data is used and shared, and the underlying standards and infrastructure. The strategy highlights ‘bold commitments’ […]
New data strategy to be published
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that a new data strategy is to be published. In an announcement made this week, the proposed strategy will be released ahead of public and stakeholder consultations. It’s said to propose how patients will view their digital medical records and ensure […]
RPA supplier reports 24% growth
Blue Prism, a supplier of robotic process automation tools, has reported revenue growth of 24% in its recently published half-year report. Published on 17 June, the report highlights revenues up to £80.4m, from £66.6m in the first half of 2020. The company has seen bookings in the first half of […]
Data and digital standards forms part of NHSE Integrated Care Systems design framework
NHS England has published a design framework for NHS leaders and organisations, to provide guidance and operational commitments from April 2022 – with a section also dedicated specifically to digital and data. Published 16 June, the document sets out the next steps for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to ‘seize opportunities […]
