For the lunchtime session of our final HTN Now Focus event of 2021, we were joined by a panel of guests from across the NHS, who shared their experiences of digital transformation in social care and care in the community. As well as discussing learnings, best practice and practical approaches […]
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Interview Series: Dr Osman Bhatti, GP and Chief Clinical Information Officer
For the latest instalment of our interview series, Dr Osman Bhatti, a GP and the Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) for the North East London Clinical Commissioning Group, chats to HTN about upcoming projects, how tech and digital can be utilised across winter, and what’s on his wish list for […]
Video: the challenges of implementing community diagnostic centres and connecting clinicians
Our last HTN Now Focus event of the year included a live, interactive webcast from the team at Feedback, who are also the brains behind innovations such as Bleepa, an app which connects clinicians securely, and CareLocker, a patient-centric way of storing data. The discussion panel was comprised of: Professor […]
Leeds Hospitals creates app for liver transplant patients
Clinicians from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have created a new mobile app to help transplant patients better manage their health after operations. Called TAPP, the app has so far received positive feedback from patients in Leeds, and the team are now looking to roll-out the tech both nationally […]
News in Brief: Feedback gets funding from Amazon, Somerset CCG milestone, 3D printed medicine
Our final HTN Now event of the year takes place Tuesday (14 December), following a year where we have welcomed teams from across the country and beyond to share their work, learnings and more. If you have presented, attended, or explored our articles or recordings of the sessions, the team […]
Health Innovation Manchester’s latest £150k funding round opens
Health Innovation Manchester has put out a call for healthcare companies and projects to apply for a share of its latest £150,000 funding opportunity. The organisation, an academic health science centre which works with innovators to ‘discover, develop and deploy’ health solutions across Greater Manchester, is offering applicants the chance […]
Video: Hampshire Hospitals share learnings from their digital journey
As part of our latest HTN Now event series, we were joined by a team from Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who shared learnings and experiences from their digital journey, which included the implementation of virtual wards and new digital systems for their maternity and ITU [Intensive Therapy Unit] wards. […]
Video: Empowering the patient; digital tools, data and patient flow
The final session of our latest HTN Now Focus event, which tackled a number of topics related to electronic patient records, saw Vijay Magon of CCube Solutions conclude the day with a presentation on empowering patients to help with the growing NHS backlog. The webcast explored challenges such as managing […]
UK specialist cancer trusts announce Digital Star Awards 2021 winners
The Digital Stars Awards 2021, an event which showcases the achievements by staff at three of the UK’s specialist cancer trusts and centres, has announced this year’s winners at an online celebration. Bringing together digital, data, research and tech teams from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, The Clatterbridge […]
Digital tool trial to provide remote monitoring for stroke patients
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced the trial of a new remote care tool called FibriCheck, which allows stroke patients to test themselves for a common heart condition, from the comfort of their own homes. CW Innovation – led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT and […]
