The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched a new virtual digital literacy programme aimed at supporting the digital skills of health workers across the Americas and supporting the use of emerging technologies in health and care. PAHO notes all health workers are encouraged to register for the free course, […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate shares latest cohort of startups deploying AI
The Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has shared an update on its latest cohort of 15 health tech startups, who are utilising AI to solve health challenges from monitoring heart and lung conditions to detecting alcohol use, tracking disease progression, and predicting life-threatening complications. Startups are involved from across the globe, each […]
Ambient voice technology guidance launched by NHSE to support adoption
NHS England has issued guidance on the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products in health and care settings, to support chief information officers and chief clinical information officers introduce this technology. The guidance comes as part of series to support business case development, risk assessments, governance, data protection impact assessments, […]
Medway NHS, Dudley Group, Imprivata and Mid and South Essex and Essex Partnership discuss approaches to EPRs
For HTN Now, we were joined for a panel discussion on the topic of optimising and adding value to EPRs by an expert panel including Ciara Moore, unified EPR programme director at Mid and South Essex and Essex Partnership University; Neill Crump, digital strategy director at Dudley Group NHS Foundation […]
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB digital progress and plans for new digital strategy
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland board shared an insight into digital progress in the region, noting plans to publish a new digital strategy for 2025 – 2028 and work to date on the primary care access recovery plan. Ian Wakeford, CIO, noted the launch of its digital maternity scheme in […]
Interview: Dr Zafar Chaudry, senior vice president and CDIO at Seattle Children’s Hospital
In a recent interview we caught up with Dr Zafar Chaudry, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Seattle Children’s Hospital, to discuss recent digital projects, uses of data, and future priorities. Zafar shared insight into Seattle Children’s, which he described as a paediatric health system with […]
HTN ICS digital and data region series: North West
Digital and data across ICS regions: North West In this next instalment of our feature series exploring the digital and data landscape for each ICS region in England, we’re turning our attention to the North West, covering Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICSs. Insights from […]
HTN Now: How digital innovation is improving skin cancer pathways at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
A recent HTN Now webinar took an in-depth look at how technology is transforming skin cancer care at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, exploring successes in reducing two-week wait referral time from 57 days to 12 days, looking at challenges for implementing this approach, and sharing advice to other […]
NHS Devon ICB joint forward plan to 2030 focuses on data, EPRs, population health
NHS Devon’s five year Joint Forward Plan to 2030, published as part of the ICB’s March meeting, has highlighted the role of digital in achieving the system’s strategic aims, and noted the importance of progress on the Devon and Cornwall Care Record and the One Devon Dataset. For clinicians, the […]
NHS England issues recommendations and what good looks like framework for antimicrobial stewardship
NHS England has issued recommendations alongside a “what good looks like” framework for antimicrobial resistance (AMR), pointing to the use of clinical digital systems for prescribing, integrating the coding process and decision support tools into clinical workflows, displaying timely and relevant clinical information, and more. On prescribing, the recommendations outline […]
