Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) has opened an early engagement opportunity for a gamified scenario based cyber security exercise, designed to enhance preparedness for cyber events amongst senior leaders in health and social care. Engagement is sought to tackle what HI NENC refers to as the […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Health Tech Awards 2024: deadline to enter approaching on 9 July!
The deadline for entering the Health Tech Awards 2024 is fast approaching, and we’ve already received some fantastic entries showcasing innovative ideas and projects in digital health and care. With over 150 NHS leaders from a variety of care settings and backgrounds lined up to select the winners, join us […]
West Yorkshire ICB appoints new chief digital and information officer
West Yorkshire ICB has announced the appointment of a new chief digital and information officer (director of digital), with Shaukat Ali Khan joining the ICB’s leadership team from autumn 2024. Shaukat has had an international career “across strategic and operational IT disciplines” in the healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, humanitarian, hospitality and […]
Panel discussion: David Hammond, deputy chief strategy officer at Wirral Community and Julia Lake, associate director for digital (data) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals on bringing data to life
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by David Hammond, deputy chief strategy officer at Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, and Julia Lake, associate director for digital (data) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, to talk about how their organisations are currently using data, […]
Video game launched to boost recruitment for pharmacy roles at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole and Hull University Teaching Hospitals
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have launched a new video game designed to help boost recruitment for pharmacy roles. The game features virtual patients who must be given the right medication as prescribed by a virtual doctor, in a race against […]
HTN Now: developing a blueprint for an online mental health support programme
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we were joined by members of the NHS England Blueprinting Programme to explore good practice around implementing digital healthcare solutions, with a case study from the Support Hope and Recovery Online Network (SHaRON) programme, which offers online mental health support. Paul Charnley, chair of […]
Applications open for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s innovation fellowship
Applications have opened for the latest round of the CW Innovation Horizon Fellowship programme, designed to encourage staff across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to share innovative project ideas around improving patient care and experience. The fellowship offers a range of support for staff, including provision for peer-to-peer […]
Royal Free London clinical strategy highlights plans around population health data, AI in imaging and diagnostics, and more
Royal Free London (RFL) NHS Foundation Trust has launched its new clinical strategy, highlighting the role of new technologies, EPR and improved data and digital services in helping to create a “blueprint to deliver world-leading healthcare”. The strategy is centred around three group clinical priorities: cancer, cardiovascular, and organ failure […]
Jas Purewal, cyber consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital: “getting board and senior management buy-in has been key”
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS partnered with cyber security specialist Cynerio to introduce its healthcare cyber security platform, to provide visibility, meet Data Security and Protection Toolkit targets and other requirements, and support network segmentation. HTN spoke with Jas Purewal, cyber consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, to […]
Planning approval for new digital and net zero hospital in NHS Lanarkshire
Planning permission has been granted for a new digital and sustianable hospital in Airdrie, Scotland, following a meeting of North Lanarkshire Council. The fully digital hospital is viewed as an opportunity to create a hospital fit for challenges now and in the future, using digital tech to “assist in clinical, […]
