A virtual wards operational framework has been published by NHS England, designed to help support consistency and the achievement of goals set out in the urgent and emergency care recovery plan and 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance around maintaining a virtual ward capacity of over 80 percent. The framework […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Digital Health and Care Wales issues notice for all Wales general practice data extraction and reporting solution
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has issued a prior information notice for a software solution to extract patient data from GP systems for secondary uses and direct care purposes. The solution will enable patient-level extractions of data for uses including research and auditing, as well the creation of “defined […]
£700,000 grant for research into digital health intervention in enhancing post-surgery recovery
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded a £700,000 research grant to a study seeking to explore the potential of digital health interventions in improving recovery and quality of life for patients following elective surgery. The funded study will be a three-year randomised controlled trial designed to […]
HTN Now: HTN and expert panellists discuss topics including interoperability, wearables and scaling health tech
We’ve got an exciting couple of months ahead at HTN, as we look forward to welcoming NHS leaders and health tech experts to discuss a wide range of important topics: from interoperability to the role of digital in going green, increasing engagement around patient portals to delivering innovation across organisations […]
Panel discussion: will the reality of AI live up to current hype and how do you manage bias in healthcare data?
For a HTN Now panel discussion this month we were joined by panellists including Puja Myles, director at MHRA Clinical Practice Research Datalink; Shanker Vijayadeva, GP lead and digital transformation for the London region at NHS England; and Ricardo Baptista Leite, M.D., CEO at HealthAI, the global agency for responsible […]
Report from South London Listens highlights digital in work with local communities to improve access
South London Listens, an initiative bringing together two integrated care systems across the capital as well as three NHS mental health trusts and a range of other partners, has recently published a report highlighting the role of digital in driving change to tackle health inequalities. Beginning as an initiative to […]
Interview: Martin Sadler, executive director of IT and digital, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
We caught up with Martin Sadler, executive director of information technology and digital at Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, for a chat about some of the trust’s recent digital projects and priorities, including considerations for launching a new hospital; how AI is used in radiology at the trust; and […]
HTN International: interviews with health tech experts, funding and procurement highlights, strategy developments and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news stories from across the world which have caught our eye over the last few weeks over on our sister site HTN International. Insights from our international interviews We’ve been speaking to a range of health tech professionals from across […]
HTN Now: learnings from virtual wards and where next?
Last week for a HTN Now panel we were joined by Heather Young, virtual ward programme manager at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Christina (Chris) Prada, virtual ward service lead at Northampton General Hospital, to discuss learnings and experiences around virtual wards. Chris explained that Northampton General Hospital is currently […]
NHS England issues pre-procurement notice for £18 million health and justice EPR
NHS England has issued a prior information notice worth £18 million, signalling the beginning of market engagement on an EPR system to capture health data and records across the health and justice area, covering prisons, detention centres, and more. The procurement will contribute to NHS England’s digital strategy, which seeks […]
