NHS England (NHSE) has released a case study which shares the challenges, results and learnings from the implementation of video consultations in the North Tyneside Integrated Musculoskeletal Service (NTIMS). Part of the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the NTIMS delivers physiotherapy rehabilitation and advanced musculoskeletal (MSK) practitioner clinics, acting as […]
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In focus: NHSX delivery plan for digital transformation timelines
NHSX has released its ‘Delivery Plan’ for digital transformation within health and care, outlining how the organisation aims to digitise services, as well as connect the NHS and drive transformation. The plan, it states, is intended to describe what’s being commissioned, and ‘what is being delivered when’, to enable frontline […]
Wearable tech trial for cancer patients opens in Manchester
A new trial of wearable technologies has opened today for patients with cancer in Greater Manchester. Called, EMBRaCE, (Enhanced Monitoring for Better Recovery and Cancer Experience), the project is a collaboration between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, and The University of Manchester. The trial is […]
In focus: Humber, Coast & Vale ICS releases digital inclusion core principles
Humber, Coast & Vale Integrated Health and Care Partnership has created and released its own set of ‘Digital Inclusion Core Principles’. The short guide is intended to support organisations and health providers within the Humber, Coast and Vale Integrated Care System (ICS), with a checklist to help them when implementing […]
News in Brief: Airedale’s digital milestone, BCHC Shared Care Records, DHLondon Accelerator announced
From Shared Care Records developments in Birmingham, through to digital health milestones in Airedale, and international industry announcements – HTN reports on the heartbeat of health technology news, throughout the sector. Our latest news in brief covers AI cancer tools, DigitalHealth.London’s new Accelerator intake, and much more. Dive into to […]
IBM sells healthcare data and analytics assets to Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners, a global investment firm, has acquired a selection of tech giants IBM’s healthcare data and analytics assets. The two companies have penned an agreement that will see Francisco Partners snap up a number of data sets and products for its portfolio, including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social […]
Imperial to create heat map of loneliness in London
Imperial College London’s School of Public Health, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Hammersmith and Fulham Council, are working together on a new project to map loneliness in London. The aim of the work is to ‘highlight the scale of the issue’ and to help better target services. Imperial is […]
HTN Now Awards 2022 – meet the winners!
HTN Now Awards – meet the winners After another fantastic evening at the HTN Now Awards 2022, we wrap up the celebrations by sharing a feature all about the winners. Earlier today, we announced the winning and highly commended entries across all 10 of our awards categories, sharing in the […]
Video: EPR implementations – five critical paths and a cutover
Ideal Health helped us to get our first full-length HTN Now event of the year underway by presenting a live webcast on Electronic Patient Record (EPR) implementations. Hosted by Andi Taylor, EPR Implementation Programme Director and Consultant, the session – entitled ‘five critical paths and a cutover’ – covered a […]
Exclusive: Huma announces acquisition of iPLATO Healthcare to expand remote monitoring reach
Global digital technology company Huma Therapeutics has acquired patient engagement software specialists, iPLATO Healthcare, HTN can reveal. The move will see the two health tech giants join forces to advance their remote patient monitoring offering for the UK primary care sector. Huma, which uses its technology to power ‘hospitals at […]
