Digital Health and Care Wales has opened an opportunity seeking a cloud-based electronic referral solution for eye care with a total value of £197,000. The procurement follows evidence given to the Health and Social Care Committee in June about the importance of the digital eye care programme electronic referral service, […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
£85 million investment to expand Hospital at Home and A&E frailty services in Scotland
The Scottish Government is set to make an £85 million investment in frontline frailty services, with plans to expand the Hospital at Home service to 2,000 beds by December 2026 and introduce frailty services in every A&E department by the end of summer 2025. The planned expansion of the service […]
£75 million funding to hospices to deliver “major upgrades” across facilities, tech, and outreach services
The government has announced £75 million of funding to more than 170 hospices to support the delivery of “major upgrades” across facilities, tech, and outreach services, as part of the Plan for Change’s promises to improve care in the community where people need it most. £25 million was granted to hospices […]
NHS England board on the NHS App, EPR programmes and digital operating model
NHS England’s board met last week, offering updates on key performance metrics, and to discuss the NHS App, the future operating model for NHSE’s digital priorities, and to maximise EPRs following implementation. On opportunities for maximising productivity following EPR implementation, the board discussed the potential to create a blueprint to […]
HTN ICS digital and data region series: London
Digital and data across ICS regions: London In this latest edition of our feature series exploring the digital and data landscape of each ICS region in England, we’re turning our attention to London. There are five ICSs in total within the London region: North Central London, North East London, North […]
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals and Altera Digital Health on how digital can support emergency and unplanned care
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 […]
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 […]
