An “AI nurse” is supporting Barts Health NHS Trust, said to conduct routine check-ins and collect information from patients before handing over to clinical teams.. The introduction of the Ovia AI-powered telephone monitoring service is part of the trust’s expansion of its virtual wards and remote monitoring, particularly focusing on […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
US legislation and funding to support nursing homes and home health providers adopt EHRs
New legislation has been introduced in the US to support nursing homes and home health providers adopt EHRs and modernise patient records, with ambitions of ensuring safer, more connected care for US seniors. The Connecting Health and Records Technology for Seniors Act’s sets an ambition to help overcome some of […]
EPR upgrade at University Hospitals of Leicester, VR tool to support breast screening at Gateshead Health, West Hertfordshire command centre
For our latest news in brief we take a look at some of the health tech news stories to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Major upgrade to EPR system and AVT roll out at University Hospitals of Leicester University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has made […]
NHSE seeks feedback on proposed contracting models for neighbourhood providers
NHS England is seeking feedback on its proposed contracting models for multi-neighbourhood provider (MNP) and single neighbourhood provider (SNP) contracts, aiming to promote joined up services, improve health and outcomes, better organise services around local population needs, and outline clearer responsibility for services or pathways. MNPs will plan and organise […]
East Cheshire ambition to increase direct care time by over ten percent by 2029 using digital
East Cheshire NHS Trust has published its latest quality and safety strategy to 2031, sharing ambitions to increase direct patient care time by more than ten percent, expand virtual appointments, reduce duplicate paper-digital documentation by 75 percent, and to support staff so that 90 percent achieve digital competency by 2028. […]
Welsh innovators invited to apply for European funding for digital health innovation
Wales has joined the UNITE European Digital Health Valleys project, opening up opportunities for Welsh innovators in the digital health and care space to apply for funding. The project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme, has ambitions to drive collaboration in Europe around testing, development, and scaling health innovations. £700,000 […]
RPA, ambient voice, PACS, and maternity EPR upgrades at Croydon Health Services
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has utilised a virtual work in ITU, improved discharge summaries, optimised its EPR and refreshed core infrastructure, its board discussed this month. The trust highlighted ambitions to identify and digitise paper-based processes, to make the best use of existing digital solutions, and to identify new […]
Independent national maternity and neonatal investigation recommends digital systems, AI and updated modern service framework
The final report from the Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation has pointed to challenges with fragmented digital systems, continued reliance on paper, and prolonged underinvestment in digital infrastructure, putting forward suggestions for capital investment, an updated modern service framework, AI, and data. The investigation conducted reviews of maternity and […]
NHS App AI triage tool pilot highlights benefits ahead of national roll out by 2028
The NHS Transformation Directorate has shared details of the initial pilot of an AI triage tool integrated in the NHS App. The tool, trialled at Wealden Ridge Medical Partnership in Sussex, is said to have reduced phone queue volumes by 29 percent, according to the directorate. It will be rolled […]
Digital delivery, digitally-enabled primary care, digital triage plans from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
A series of plans and commitments have been set out across digital delivery, digitally-enabled primary care, and digital triage by the board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. A delivery plan for 2026/27 promises “better use of digital and virtual tools”, a focus on digital innovation and infrastructure, and a […]
