£20 million in government funding is being made available in the form of grants for innovators tackling drug and alcohol addiction, looking to develop digital tools such as wearables, apps, and VR as part of the Addiction Healthcare Goals programme. The grants are being made available through Innovate UK, for […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
International news in brief: Bill passed on sharing of health information in Singapore; National EHR in Guyana, Spain to improve visibility of waiting list
Here, we round up some of the international health tech news that has caught our attention over the last few weeks. Singapore passes Bill to improve health information sharing with national EHR The Singaporean government has passed a Health Information Bill designed to improve the sharing of health information across […]
Strategic commissioning plan for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire ICBs notes digital to transform population health, neighbourhood health, and prevention
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB and Northamptonshire ICB’s latest five-year strategic commissioning plan to 2031 highlights the move from short-term recovery to longer-term transformation, outlining the role of digital and data in areas such as population health, neighbourhood health, and prevention. The ICBs also share that a new digital and […]
HTN Now: Tackling the challenge of legacy systems and technical and architectural debt
HTN and a panel of digital leaders hosted a webinar focusing on legacy systems, and the challenge of technical, architectural, and organisational debt. Panellists included Ben Attwood, CDIO at Oxford University Hospitals; David Reilly, director of digital at Countess of Chester Hospital; Mike Hardman, practice lead for development at Aire […]
MHRA launches consultation on access to medical devices approved in Europe
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a consultation on its proposals to extend existing transitional arrangements and continue to recognise medical devices approved in the EU “indefinitely”. The proposals put forward look to support the extension of measures put in place in 2023 to recognise CE […]
NHS trust productivity data published by NHS England
NHS England has published the latest data on productivity growth to October, data that compares the same period in the previous year, for activity (cost‑weighted), resource use (in real terms), and productivity. Coming out with the greatest increase in October’s figures for acute providers was The Princess Alexandra Hospital with […]
Royal Marsden shares success using treatment planning system for radiotherapy patients
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has successfully delivered online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) on an Elekta linear accelerator, potentially improving treatment precision and helping to minimise damage to healthy tissue. oART treatments usually require specialised machines, the trust shares, but using the Elekta tool shows how they can be delivered […]
HTN Now panel discusses best practices in building workforce digital literacy and skills
For a session exploring best practices around building workforce digital literacy and skills, HTN was joined by an expert panel from across the health sector, including Shanker Vijayadeva, GP lead – digital transformation in primary care, London Region, NHS England; Neill Crump, associate director for innovation and partnerships at The Dudley […]
£22 million awarded to TPXimpact for digital and data services to support vaccination pathways
NHS England has awarded a contract worth £22 million to TPXimpact as part of the Digital Prevention Services Portfolio, for digital transformation services relating to vaccinations. The contract, which is set to run for two years, will see TPXimpact working across maternity, neonatal, and school aged vaccinations, supporting vaccination pathways […]
Mid and South Essex awards £305,000 contract for RTT digital outpatient solution
Mid and South Essex NHS Trust has awarded a contract worth £305,000 to Nottingham-based Healthcare Business Solutions UK Ltd, for the provision of a referral to treatment digital outpatients solution. The solution was sought by the trust in order to support triage, review, and management of routine and urgent referrals […]
