In our latest interview in the series, we sat down virtually with Dr Tamara Everington, Haematology Consultant and Chief Clinical Information Officer at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Can you give me a brief introduction of your role and background? I’m a Haematology Consultant and my role involves conducting medical […]
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News in Brief: Boots, funding for healthy ageing start-ups, Alder Hey, ADASS, Patient Access, and acquisition news
As well as rain, the May Bank Holiday also brought us plenty of a health tech news – from Nottingham University Hospital’s aim to achieve HIMSS level 7, through to our report on digital hybrid plans from the House of Lords, and plenty of NHS recruitment announcements. It’s been a […]
Interview Series: Mark Johnson, Chief Information Officer, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
In April, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust announced its plans to start its EPR journey, following a contract agreement with Cerner for its electronic patient record system. HTN sat down, virtually, with Mark Johnson, Chief Information Officer at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to talk about the work on the […]
Nottingham University Hospitals targets HIMSS level 7 with Nervecentre
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has announced its plans to introduce a range of new modules in partnership with Nervecentre to achieve HIMSS EMRAM level 7 in the next 12 months. The trust is set to adopt new modules into inpatient and ED areas, including EPMA, structured clinical documentation, discharge summaries, […]
HTN launch Digital Primary Care Conference 2021
HTN is delighted to launch Digital Primary Care 2021, a one-day conference to support a digital general practice. HTN have teamed-up with Dr Hussain Gandhi and Dr Andrew Foster, two Nottingham-based GPs, to curate a one-day conference, taking place on Wednesday 4th August 2021. The agenda will provide practical, educational […]
Sue Tranka appointed new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales
Sue Tanka, the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England & Improvement, has been appointed as the new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales. Sue will take over the role following the retirement of Dr Jean White, who held the CNO role for 10 years. She’s set to join the Welsh […]
NHS Digital appoints interim CEO
Following the news last month of Sarah Wilkinson stepping down as the chief executive of NHS Digital, Simon Bolton has now been appointed as the interim CEO. Simon joins NHS Digital from his role as Chief Information Officer at Test and Trace, a position held since August 2020. Prior to this role, […]
East Sussex Healthcare starts journey to refresh 5-year digital strategy
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, one of the trusts selected in the latest Digital Aspirant programme, has launched a campaign across its community to support the development of its five-year digital strategy. In March 2021, 32 trusts joined the latest phase of the NHS Digital Aspirant initiative, with seven to receive […]
HTN Awards 2021, further judges announced!
HTN is delighted to announce a further group of confirmed judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2021. The expert judging panel this year includes professionals from NHS England, Health Education England, to Whittington Health NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital. We welcome a range of […]
EPRs in the frame: Ideal Health talks implementation
HTN recently sat down virtually with Jennifer Dunne, Mobilisation and Implementation Practice Director at Ideal Health to talk all about the world of implementing electronic patient record systems, change management and how to get it right. As well as answering our questions about implementation, the expert – who has seen […]
