HTN recently caught up with Mark Hutchinson, executive vice president at Altera Digital Health UK & EMEA; Jackie Edwards, chief clinical digital engagement officer at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; and Marc Tarrant, digital matron at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; to learn more about the organisation’s current EPR programme […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Data published under elective care reform plan highlights waiting list size and inequalities
NHS England has published new data, as part of plans to reform elective care and tackle health inequalities, noting at 29 June 2025, 7,321,879 patients were on the waiting list, with trauma and orthopaedics, ear nose and throat, gynaecology, and ophthalmology, having the highest wait lists. The Waiting List Minimum […]
NHS Oversight Framework for 2025/26 sets out changes to assessment, capability, system performance, financial override, and metrics
NHS England’s latest board meeting included an update on the NHS Oversight Framework for 2025/26 following a consultation which attracted more than 150 responses, including from ICBs, trusts, and key stakeholders. “Over 70 percent of respondents either agreed with or were neutral on the proposals outlined in the consultation documentation,” […]
Lincolnshire Health and Care digital inclusion strategy focuses on access, skills, trust and partnerships
Lincolnshire’s Health and Care Digital Inclusion Strategy was presented to the ICB for approval, outlining priorities for 2025 – 2028 covering access to devices and data, accessibility and ease of using tech, access to services, skills and capability, beliefs and trust, and leadership and partnerships. It shares results from the […]
Innovate UK growth catalyst offers share of £10m to high potential startups
Innovate UK is offering a share of £10 million to micro and small businesses developing “affordable, adoptable and investable innovations” across five “critical technologies” including AI. For projects focusing on AI, Innovate UK is looking to support the development of novel AI tools, technologies or services, and to deliver interventions […]
HTN Now panel on how digital tools are transforming community care delivery and expanding workforce capacity
For HTN Now we welcomed a group of experts for a discussion on how digital tools are transforming community care delivery and expanding workforce capacity. Panellists included Peter Cumpstone, head of digital clinical systems, safety and transformation at Sirona care & health; Sara Lowe, CHS business and transformation clinical team […]
CQC shares assessment criteria for use of AI in GP services
The CQC has issued guidance on the use of AI in GP services, sharing what it looks at when assessing safety and compliance across areas including procurement, governance, human oversight, learning from errors, data protection, and staff training. Assessors will check AI tools have been procured in line with relevant […]
West London NHS Trust on transformation, cyber remediation, digital productivity, and ambient voice
West London NHS Trust has shared progress on transformation and digital, with highlights including cyber remediation, digital productivity, and ambient voice pilots. The trust shares progress including a current review of IT estates, systems, and processes, to inform a coproduced digital strategy focusing on robust infrastructure, cyber security, effective EPR […]
William Lumb, Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s CCIO discussion paper on how to meaningfully transform health and social care through digitisation
William Lumb, Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s CCIO, has shared a discussion paper on LinkedIn, providing thought on how to meaningfully transform health and social care through digitisation of whole system patient flow in two to three years. In a 10-page piece, the CCIO discusses some of the key challenges […]
Home Office 2030 Digital Strategy outlines eight strategic shifts around AI, automation, data, digital skills
The Home Office has outlined eight strategic shifts to guide efforts to transform digital services and deliver improved outcomes over the next five years in its 2030 Digital Strategy. In particular, its focus is on using AI and automation, investing in systems and platforms, cyber security, use of data, and […]
