Chris Ibell, CDIO at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB, offered an update on the cyber security status at the ICB’s latest meeting, outlining the cyber risk to its organisations, and sharing plans to focus on an integrated care system approach to incident response planning. The update follows a cyber crisis simulation […]
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NHS Scotland’s operational improvement plan: health and social care app roll-out, national digital dermatology
NHS Scotland’s operational improvement plan has been published, focusing on the roll-out of its health and social care app, the “digital front door” to health and care, taking a “stronger digital first approach”, and “further harnessing the benefits” of digital tech and innovation. The operational plan notes the national roll-out […]
NHS Lanarkshire set to launch digital check-in and triage system in A&E
NHS Lanarkshire is to launch a digital check-in and triage system for patients arriving at its accident and emergency department, to gather key patient information at the point of arrival. Planned to roll-out over the upcoming weeks, first at University Hospital Monklands, and then followed by a phased roll-out to […]
Apple introduces clinical-grade hearing aid feature for AirPods Pro 2
Apple has introduced a clinical-grade hearing aid feature for the AirPods Pro 2, building on its hearing test feature to offer an “end-to-end hearing health experience focused on prevention, awareness, and assistance”. The feature, now available in the UK as a software update for AirPods Pro 2 users, uses a […]
HTN ICS digital and data region series: Midlands
Digital and data across ICS regions: Midlands For the first instalment of HTN’s feature series exploring the digital and data landscape across regions, we delve into digital strategies and programmes across the Midlands region. As well, we speak with leaders to gain insights, and hear from supplier, Rackspace Technology, on […]
NHS England board discuss EPR coverage, digital maturity, and tech and digital investment
NHS England’s board met earlier this month to discuss operational, performance, delivery, and digital, data and technology updates. The digital, data and technology transformation update noted the Frontline Digitisation programme is on track for 96 percent of trusts to have implemented an EPR by March 2026. As of March 2025, […]
Integration of oral health into EHRs called for by FDI World Dental Federation
A consensus statement issued by the FDI World Dental Federation has called for the global integration of oral health into EHRs, with the FDI’s president Greg Chadwick highlighting that although oral health indicators are “often excluded”, integrating them into EHRs can “significantly improve diagnoses, treatment coordination, medication management and patient […]
AI transcript tool tested at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
An AI transcript tool is being piloted at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, with hopes of reducing the administrative burden for clinicians by generating notes of doctor-patient conversations. The NHS England funded pilot is testing the use of the CLEARNotes tool, that reportedly generates a structured discussion summary from conversations, […]
Somerset ICS digital, data and technology strategy aims to build movement for change
Somerset ICS’s latest board meeting shared an update on the region’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) strategy, published with the intention of supporting communications and building a “movement for change”, offering stakeholders a “window” into system-wide work to “unblock delivery”. Outlining the historical work that has gone into the strategy’s […]
Two primary care innovation projects selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB test bed programme
Two primary care innovation projects have been selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB Test Bed Programme, which, supported by £1.3 million in non-recurrent funding, aims to deliver innovation in primary care, focusing on three key areas: inbound, outbound, and business processes. One of the projects set to be rolled out across […]
