£300 million of new capital investment has been outlined by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget for NHS tech and digital tools, with aims to improve productivity by automating administrative tasks and providing “swifter access” to patient information. The announcement comes alongside news of planned investment in 250 neighbourhood health […]
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HTN Now panel discuss how digital and data is supporting population health management
For our most recent HTN Now webinar on the role of data and digital in supporting population health management (PHM), we were joined by a panel including Victoria Townshend, portfolio director (associate) with the GIRFT Elective Team; Mayur Vibhuti, CCIO and GP clinical lead for digital at Kent and Medway […]
Welsh Ambulance Services board updates on digital KPIs, IG, and risks around unchecked AI use
The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST) board has shared its digital KPIs, work on information governance, and discussed the risks surrounding unauthorised or inappropriate use of AI. Granted a high risk status, the unauthorised or inappropriate use of AI tech such as ChatGPT “outside of approved organisational channels […]
GE HealthCare acquires Intelerad for $2.3 billion
GE HealthCare has announced its acquisition of medical imaging software provider Intelerad at a cost of $2.3 billion, as part of wider aims to create a fully-connected, cloud-first imaging ecosystem and to triple its cloud-enabled product offering by 2028. According to GE HealthCare, the move brings AI and workflow orchestration, […]
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals highlight EPR implementation and digital plans
The board of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals (Y&S) NHS Foundation Trust has shared an update on progress around EPR implementation, next steps, and future focuses for digital. Overall progress is reported as “in line with plan”, with go-live of the first tranche due to begin on 27 February 2026, […]
Mid Yorkshire Teaching reports on virtual wards hospital admissions avoided and bed days saved
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has shared statistics on its Hospital at Home – Virtual Ward programme, highlighting a saving of 1,422 hospital admissions since the service began, with 318 of these in 2025/26. Overall, the virtual ward has saved 987 bed days in Q1 – Q2 of 2025/26. In […]
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde plans to develop 1000 virtual beds by 2026 and introduce patient flow navigation centre
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) has shared plans to develop its virtual hospital, with the aim of having 1000 virtual beds and remote monitoring in place by July 2026. An investment of £20 million has been made to support the delivery of the NHS Renewal Urgent and Unscheduled Care and […]
HTN Now: A deep dive into ambient scribe technology in NHS trusts with Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Royal Devon and Tortus AI
HTN was joined by a panel of experts from across the health sector for a focused webinar on the use of ambient scribe technology in NHS trusts. Panellists included Lauren Riddle, transformation programme manager at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (HIoW); Ynez Symonds, CNIO at HIoW; Dom Pimenta, co-founder […]
Humber Health Partnership vision for virtual hospital and upcoming EPR procurement
The Humber Health Partnership (HHP) has outlined a vision for its virtual hospital model as part of its Clinical Services Strategy for 2025 – 2030, aiming to reduce the overall size of its physical estate and take advantage of new technologies to deliver care closer to communities. “One of the […]
DHSC updates NHS IP guidance and outlines actions to support innovation
The UK government has updated NHS intellectual property (IP) guidance for the first time since 2002, aiming to allow innovations to be scaled faster across the health system for technologies such as AI. “This refreshed guidance replaces the outdated 2002 framework that has left innovators and collaborators with the NHS […]
