The board of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has highlighted its focus on scoping a business case for an integrated health record, and has set out work on its new digital and data strategy. Board approval was granted back in July of 2024 to proceed with the preparation of […]
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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS moves to “full mobilisation” for EPR programme with 2027 planned go live
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has progressed its EPR programme, moving to “full mobilisation” following confirmation from NHS England. The trust board reported delivering a full business case to NHS England for its SystmOne EPR, with implementation plans “well underway”. At that time, it shared that six Listening into […]
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB expansion of data dashboard with inclusion of new metrics
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has announced the expansion of a data dashboard developed in partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, aiming to support a “more coordinated approach” to improving health and helping people into work. The People Story Dashboard aligns data with the boundaries of York and […]
AI enabled breast cancer screening supports Harrogate and District NHS
AI enabled breast cancer screening is reportedly helping patients at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT), thanks to the introduction of a new scanner funded by £40,000 from the Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity. The AI enabled HER2 tissue scanning system works by capturing high resolution digital images of […]
Health Service Executive Ireland shares virtual care initiatives and future plans
As part of its new innovation framework to guide innovation in Ireland, HSE has reflected on its virtual care initiatives exemplifying successful innovation following local adoption with the potential to be scaled nationally. These include a virtual obstructive sleep apnoea identifier pathway, the community and acute respiratory excellence virtual ward, […]
News in brief: £343 million expansion of community mental health, Somerset ICB £1 million digital mental health tender
Welcome to our latest news in brief, where we take a closer look at some of the news stories to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. £343 million plan to expand community mental health support across England The UK government has designated £343 million to the expansion […]
HTN Now webinar explores emerging pilot projects and innovations
HTN was joined for an interactive webinar on emerging pilot projects and innovations by Shanker Vijayadeva, GP lead – digital transformation in primary care, London Region, NHS England. With the expert help of Shanker, we explored examples of innovation, emerging technologies, opportunities, challenges, and the process of scaling successful innovations […]
TidalSense raises £16 million to scale its AI diagnostic device for COPD
TidalSense, a Cambridge-based AI respiratory diagnostics company, has shared that it has successfully raised £16 million in funding to accelerate the European and US commercialisation of its AI diagnostic device for COPD. This latest announcement means that TidalSense has now raised £34 million to date, including a reported £9 million […]
Google Health to launch insulin resistance trends and breathing monitoring features
A series of upcoming “Health Guardian” features will soon be launched on the Google Health app for Pixel watch and Fitbit Air, tracking indicators such as insulin resistance trends to deliver key health insights to users. Based on reported evidence that identifying fluctuations in insulin resistance early can offer the […]
First chief executive for NHS Online Trust named as Dame Caroline Clarke
The first chief executive for the Online NHS Trust has been named as Dame Caroline Clarke, current regional director for London at NHS England. Plans for the new “online hospital” were first announced last year, with a go-live date set for 2027 and an aim to deliver up to 8.5 […]
