Norfolk and Waveney ICB has awarded a two-year contract worth £250,000 for a social prescribing digital platform to tech supplier Pungo. Utilising the Health Systems Support Framework, the ICB aimed to realise improvements in care for the local community by using the digital platform to “support resilience and maturity of […]
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Pilot utilises tech to support access and health education for kidney patients in South Tyneside and Sunderland
A pilot project launched at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is utilising technology to support digital access for kidney patients, helping them to get online and find health information, with an aim to improve their confidence and skills in using digital tools. The launch provides a patient hub […]
HTN Now webinar discusses early preparation for EPR implementation and avoiding the pitfalls
For a recent HTN Now webinar focusing on the importance of baselining current position to inform EPR implementation, we were joined by Tara Athanasiou and Nick Robertson, director of advisory & strategic, and director of training & change at Ideal Health. Tara and Nick took us through a presentation discussing how […]
£126 million in funding for DHSC’s “biggest investment into hospices in a generation” to overhaul IT systems
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £126 million in funding to help support hospices in making improvements to IT systems and facilities, in what it has termed the “biggest investment into hospices in a generation”. The funding is part of the government’s Plan for Change, aiming to […]
Scotland notes progress toward its NHS recovery plan, an updated data strategy for 2025 and work to develop AI policy
The Scottish Government’s annual update on progress toward the NHS Recovery Plan has been published, highlighting the role of digital innovation in empowering patients, supporting preventative care, managing demand, and addressing inequalities; and noting specifically the progress made around developing a digital front door, enabling remote monitoring, and enhancing scheduling. […]
Digital Health and Care Wales seeks support for planning and delivery of cloud transition programme
A future opportunity published by Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has shared ambitions to plan and deliver a cloud transition programme for national digital services in Wales, seeking “one or more suppliers” to support work to migrate “circa 90 services” across “approximately 1,600 servers”. The contract is split into […]
News in brief: Medical imaging tech boosts diagnosis in Sandwell and West Birmingham, new “more precise” radiotherapy machine in Lancashire, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the latest news on digital and data to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Medical imaging tech boosts diagnosis in Sandwell and West Birmingham The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, part of Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, has introduced three […]
Digital clinical safety standards review launched by NHS England
NHS England has commenced a review of digital clinical safety standards, seeking input from a range of stakeholders across the NHS, as well as IT manufacturers and those involved in digital risk assessment. The review is of the DCB0129 and DCB0160 digital clinical safety standards for manufacturers of health IT […]
International news in brief: Sarasota Memorial invests $160 million in new EHR, digital roles to be reduced at Health NZ, and more
Welcome to HTN’s international news in brief, where we round up some of the health tech headlines to have caught our eye from around the world over the last couple of weeks. Sarasota Memorial invests $160 million in new EHR Sarasota Memorial Health Care System announced at the end of […]
AI foundation model developed by Moorfields Eye Hospital supports mobile AI service for diabetic retinopathy in outback Australia
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, along with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Google, Topcon, and the INSIGHT Health Data Research Hub, is supporting the rollout of a mobile AI service for diabetic retinopathy in outback Australia, aiming to tackle inequalities in eye health for rural and Indigenous Australians. Following […]
