For HTN’s latest interview, we caught up with Doron Dreyer, VP of international sales at Cynerio, for a chat about the future of cyber security in the NHS. Doron began by sharing his thoughts on the current landscape of cyber security within the NHS, and the key challenges that the […]
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London independent hospital signs contract for web-based EPR
Private hospital, the New Victoria Hospital, London, has signed a contract with MEDITECH to provide its web-based electronic health record, Expanse. The company noted the EHR will be hosted on the Google Cloud Platform through MEDITECH UK, provided as a “subscription-based solution”. They added that this means “predictable costs by eliminating […]
SBRI Healthcare and the Health Innovation Network award £885,000 to nine innovations around young people’s health
SBRI Healthcare and the Health Innovation Network have awarded £885,000 to nine innovations with a focus on improving children and young people’s health. Projects awarded funding include a device to assess wheeze and asthma in children using machine learning; a smart inhaler for asthma patients; a solution to help diagnose […]
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust opens early engagement for digital tech for clinical management of low back pain
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has published an open early engagement notice for the procurement of digital tech for the clinical management of lower back pain, seeking ideas and applications from providers under the Crown Commercial Service RM6200 Artificial Intelligence DPS. With a closing date of 8 April 2024, the […]
Interview: “It’s about opening up opportunities to get to the grassroots and bring people on that journey with us” Sarah Hanbridge, CCIO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
For a recent interview, we spoke to Sarah Hanbridge, chief clinical information officer for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, about some of her recent projects, plans and priorities for moving forward with digital in 2024 and beyond. Starting out with an introduction to her […]
Birmingham and Solihull ICS strategy highlights central role of data in service design
Birmingham and Solihull ICS’s 10-year strategy highlights the key role of data in tackling inequalities, identifying opportunities for intervention, and enhancing understanding of areas of shared priority. The strategy looks to the better use of data and analysis as a means of achieving shared objectives such as delivering on integration, […]
Study explores potential for 999 calls to be “video live streamed” to aid response decision-making
A study led by the University of Surrey and funded by the NIHR has looked at the potential for technology to enable “video live streaming” of trauma incidents, with the aim of helping to support decision-making from the emergency services around response. Enabled by 999 callers’ smartphones, the study explored […]
Teledermatology service supporting waiting list reductions in Cornwall
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has partnered with Isla Health to offer dermatology services remotely to patients across community hospitals in Cornwall. Patients can be referred-in by their GP to an imaging clinic, where a medical photographer will take photographs of areas identified for concern, before those images are […]
HTN at HETT North 2024: tackling AI risks and tips for virtual care
We rounded off our February with a visit to Healthcare Excellence Through Technology (HETT) North, bringing together professionals to discuss health tech topics. We attended a variety of sessions to hear views and discussions – here are some of our highlights. Artificial intelligence: how to mitigate risk and building trust […]
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital strategy highlights plans for digital and data to streamline operations
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s latest strategy, running until 2028, shares the role of digital and data across areas including culture, patient empowerment, and streamlining operations, with the trust’s digital, data and technology plan described as “a vital enabler” in transforming services, enhancing productivity, and offering “truly patient-centred […]
