Author: Jennifer Turton

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Applications open for latest round of NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call for earlier cancer detection

Applications have opened for round three of the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call, which aims to “fast-track high-quality, proven, late-stage innovations into front-line settings and address implementation evidence gaps” in early cancer detection. Led by the NHS Cancer Programme and supported by SBRI Healthcare and the Accelerated Access Collaborative, […]

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Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS launches digital pilot to support COPD patients in their own homes

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS has launched a digital scheme designed to support patients with COPD in their own homes, with the Living Well with COPD pilot programme aiming to support remote monitoring of the condition alongside providing health coaching to improve education. The programme utilises remote monitoring […]

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Interview: “To be able to predict and understand where we’ll get the best impact for people is gold” Deborah El-Sayed, director of transformation and CDIO at BNSSG ICB

We recently had the opportunity to interview Deborah El-Sayed, director of transformation and chief digital information officer at Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB. We asked Deborah some questions about her role, current and past projects, and her insights from a career which has spanned local, regional and […]

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NHSE guidance on access to diagnostics on virtual wards recommends priority tests, measures and assessments

NHS England’s recently published guidance on access to diagnostics on virtual wards highlights the main requirements “for the delivery of effective virtual wards” and shares recommended priority tests, measures and assessments that “all virtual wards should consider making available to their patients”. The guidance notes that all patients on virtual wards […]

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Lincolnshire Partnership launches Virtual Autism Hub with up to £100,000 in grants for autism support groups

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new Virtual Autism Hub to offer non-clinical advice, with the aim of bolstering support for autistic people and their families across Lincolnshire. The hub employs specialist autism navigators, whose role includes providing information and guidance by email, phone, video call or face-to-face […]

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Pilot scheme trials VR training for medical students at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

A pilot scheme at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has trialled the use of VR training for medical students, using a computer-generated scenario in which participants can virtually interact with patients, administer tests, ask patients questions, interact with other medical professionals, diagnose and provide medication. The VR pilot makes […]

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HTN Now: optimising referral management with NEC Rego

For a recent webinar, we were joined by David Ezra, managing director of NEC Rego, to discuss the ways in which the platform can help NHS organisations in optimising their referral management process. David started by offering a brief introduction to the Rego platform and the challenges that it was […]