Healthcare informatics company Alcidion has announced its acquisition of Silverlink Software, a specialist Patient Administration System (PAS) provider which works with the NHS. The move will provide Alcidion with PAS capabilities, which the company hopes will complement the existing clinical capacity offered by its Miya Precision product. It’s expected that […]
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Video: Ideal Health panel on improving data and analytics to enhance patient experience
Ideal Health, a digital healthcare and transformation consultancy company, took part in our recent HTN Now Focus day on Analytics, AI and Data. A panel, consisting of four members from the Ideal Health team, hosted a live webcast to discuss how improving data and analytics can enhance practice and patient […]
Interview Series: Royal Cornwall Hospitals team talks website accessibility tips
Our latest Interview Series segment talks to not just one health tech professional but a full panel’s worth. The Web Development team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust recently joined HTN for a virtual chat about the importance of website accessibility. Royal Cornwall Hospitals was ranked first in the web governance platform […]
Video: Using data to generate insight and interventions across North East and North Cumbria ICS
As part of our HTN Now Focus event on AI, Analytics and Data, we welcomed North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) to share their experiences of using data to generate insight and interventions, and discuss their work around population health management. Joining us for the live chat and webcast was […]
New NHS Race & Health Observatory strategy considers technologies and inequalities
The NHS Race & Health Observatory, an independent body which works to identify and tackle ethnic inequalities in health and care, has released a new strategy for the next three years, covering 2021 – 2024. Titled ‘Driving Race Equity in Health and Care’, the document covers a number of areas and […]
News in brief: innovations to tackle patient backlog and cancer care, first clinical use of accessible incubator
The snow is falling at HTN HQ, which means it’s a good excuse to wrap up warm, grab a cuppa, stay indoors, and read all about the latest health tech news in our round-up. Last week, the headlines were all about the plans to merge NHS Digital and NHSX into […]
Free digital tool released to help GPs calculate practice carbon footprints
A new free digital tool has been launched to help GPs calculate the carbon footprints and environmental impact of their primary care practices. An online tool, the GP Carbon Calculator, is now available for all UK general practitioners to use and is intended to support practices to reduce their emissions, […]
Industry View: health tech experts react to NHSX/D merger with NHS England
News of plans for NHS Digital and NHSX to merge into NHS England and NHS Improvement, bringing all of the National Healthcare System’s tech, digital and data expertise together under ‘one roof’, has dominated the headlines this week. As well as covering the latest developments, following the release of the […]
London NHS trusts reveal new platform and tools to support young people’s mental health
Three NHS trusts in London, and the charity CW+, have partnered to launch a ‘new patient-centred model of care’ for young people who require urgent mental health support. Created by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and West London NHS Trust, […]
“Let me share why I think this change is important” – NHSD CEO takes to Twitter to discuss the merger
Simon Bolton, the current CEO of NHS Digital, has taken to Twitter to address the reaction to proposed plans that will see the organisation merged into NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI), along with NHSX, as part of a wider set of reforms announced by the UK Government for digital, […]
