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 […]
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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 […]
HTN Now panel discuss digital leadership, culture, change, and the role of a digital leader now and in the future
For a recent panel discussion on what it means to be a leader of digital change, HTN was joined by digital leaders from the health sector, including Julia Lake, associate director for digital (data) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Penny Kechagioglou, senior clinical oncology consultant, CCIO, and deputy chief medical officer at […]
Draft budget 2025/26 for Wales: £600m “extra revenue and capital funding” for health and social care with promise for investment in digital tech
The Welsh Government has published its draft budget for 2025/26, with the headline for health and social care being “more than £600 million in extra revenue and capital funding” to help reduce long waiting times, make improvements in mental health services, and improve women’s health services. According to the budget’s […]
GP software supplier INPS “voluntarily places itself under administration”
INPS, a software supplier for general practice and the British subsidiary of Cegedim, has decided to “voluntarily place itself under administration” with effect from 10 December 2024, according to a press release. The release shares that the decision to enter administration has been made in view of “financial difficulties”, adding […]
Interview: Andrew Robertshaw, implementation manager at Restore Information Management, on the benefits of auto-ordering solutions for records management
HTN was joined for a recent interview by Andrew Robertshaw, implementation manager at Restore Information Management, who talked us though the implementation of their auto-ordering solution and its benefits for healthcare organisations. “My role involves looking for efficient and cost-effective solutions to help our customers resolve challenges around records management,” […]
Mid and South Essex FT and Essex Partnership FT announce £65 million EPR contract
Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust have announced their partnership for a £65 million contract agreement with Oracle Health. The agreement is for an EPR system aiming to improve clinician access to real-time patient information and enhance patient experience by preventing them “having […]
