The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland board shared an insight into digital progress in the region, noting plans to publish a new digital strategy for 2025 – 2028 and work to date on the primary care access recovery plan. Ian Wakeford, CIO, noted the launch of its digital maternity scheme in […]
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Interview: Dr Zafar Chaudry, senior vice president and CDIO at Seattle Children’s Hospital
In a recent interview we caught up with Dr Zafar Chaudry, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Seattle Children’s Hospital, to discuss recent digital projects, uses of data, and future priorities. Zafar shared insight into Seattle Children’s, which he described as a paediatric health system with […]
HTN ICS digital and data region series: North West
Digital and data across ICS regions: North West In this next instalment of our feature series exploring the digital and data landscape for each ICS region in England, we’re turning our attention to the North West, covering Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICSs. Insights from […]
HTN Now: How digital innovation is improving skin cancer pathways at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
A recent HTN Now webinar took an in-depth look at how technology is transforming skin cancer care at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, exploring successes in reducing two-week wait referral time from 57 days to 12 days, looking at challenges for implementing this approach, and sharing advice to other […]
NHS Devon ICB joint forward plan to 2030 focuses on data, EPRs, population health
NHS Devon’s five year Joint Forward Plan to 2030, published as part of the ICB’s March meeting, has highlighted the role of digital in achieving the system’s strategic aims, and noted the importance of progress on the Devon and Cornwall Care Record and the One Devon Dataset. For clinicians, the […]
NHS England issues recommendations and what good looks like framework for antimicrobial stewardship
NHS England has issued recommendations alongside a “what good looks like” framework for antimicrobial resistance (AMR), pointing to the use of clinical digital systems for prescribing, integrating the coding process and decision support tools into clinical workflows, displaying timely and relevant clinical information, and more. On prescribing, the recommendations outline […]
Barts Health highlights impact of virtual ward for children with cancer
The Royal London Hospital has highlighted the impact of the use of a virtual platform for its children’s cancer ward, reportedly enabling children deemed well enough to be monitored from home. Launched in 2023, the trust noted that children with cancer are at an increased risk of infection, and when […]
Two-year £36 million extension for national breast cancer screening system
NHS England has confirmed a two-year extension worth up to £36 million for its national breast screening system (NBSS) IT software platform, which has been delivered by Hitachi Digital Services UK Limited since 2015. The extension means the contract will now run to 31 May 2027. NHSE notes that the […]
NHS.net Connect roadmap published to outline functionality, Copilot adoption, technical release plan
The NHS.net Connect roadmap has been published, outlining plans for functionality, identity and security, Copilot adoption, Intune enhancements and more for 2025 and beyond. For 2025, the functionality strategy timeline focuses-in on Microsoft Fabric and Copilot, voice and face recognition, Unite, Intune device migration capabilities, attack simulation, unattended RPA, machine […]
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB on AI and robotic process automation, regional digital collaboration, the FDP, and more
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB board recently highlighted progress on its digital strategy, covering its shared care record, federated data platform, Microsoft 365 Co-pilot, and the launch of its strategic digital collaborative. The update from Chris Weiner, chief medical officer, and Andrew Fearn, joint CDIO, highlighted the launch of the […]
