The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has updated its personalised care planning standard for adults in the community living with severe mental health conditions. Produced to support community mental health care, the standard provides a model for person-centred care, supporting planning and the information that should form part of the […]
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Interview Series: Kam Sidhu, Interim CIO, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT
In our latest interview in the series we sat down with Kam Sidhu, Interim CIO at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We talk about the various digital programmes in-flight at the trust, digital literacy, digital inclusion, strategy, learnings and lots more. Can you tell me about your […]
27 trusts to introduce app to support patients coping with Long COVID
The University of Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trusts, and digital health company ELAROS, have developed an app to support patients with Long COVID. Developed to enable patients to self-report their symptoms, the app will track the impact their symptoms are having on their daily living and […]
HTN Now: 4 live sessions not to miss
With only 12 days until the next HTN Now event in the series, here we highlight four sessions to look out for. We recently made 2,000 free passes available for any NHS employed professional wishing to attend one session or more. To claim your ticket, please register here >. At […]
NHS Digital appoints new chief nurse
NHS Digital has announced the appointment of Jo Dickson as its new Chief Nurse. Jo joins NHS Digital from Nuffield Health, where she held the role of Clinical Informatics Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer. Previously she held roles at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as the Lead Nurse Informatics […]
Feature: a data-driven future for healthcare?
The NHS, academics and industry professionals have been relying on data more than ever, to help shape COVID-19 responses, research studies, predict patient demand, identify stranded patients, develop new modernised pathways and improve patient outcomes. Here, we take a look at one of the solutions available to healthcare providers – […]
Further suppliers approved for online and video consultation framework
A further 5 solutions have been added to the new Digital First Online Consultation and Video Consultation (DFOCVC) framework, forming 26 solutions now listed. The DFOCVC framework primarily focuses on supporting CCGs and GP practices purchase online consultation and video consultation systems, with the longer-term intention to become a route to procurement […]
News in Brief: Hampshire Hospitals maternity service goes digital, Dartford adopts VR
As the end of the week approaches, we round-up any news stories that we may have missed. The past seven days have included reports of a new Google AI tool, eConsult Health’s acquisition of Q doctor, Sussex Partnership NHS FT’s five-year deal with Civica, and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s new […]
PRSB expands pharmacy standards to cover more services
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has updated and expanded its community pharmacy information standard, to reflect a growing range of services offered by community pharmacies. Originally developed in 2018, the standards have recently been updated this year to cover services such as: Services to quit smoking Hypertension testing in the […]
Funding extended to support primary care adopt digital staff pools
NHS England has announced an extension to a funding programme for Integrated Care Systems to adopt digital staff banks. Initially, each ICS was entitled to funding to select a digital solution before March 2021. However, the funding opportunity has now been extended to 30 September 2021. As part of an […]
