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 […]
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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, […]
The Christie exploring potential of VR to reduce anxiety for children undergoing radiotherapy
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has launched a two year project to explore whether using virtual reality can help to reduce anxiety for children undergoing cancer treatment, using a headset classed as a grade 1 medical device specially designed for young people aged seven to 16. The project will see […]
Royal Oldham Hospital goes live with digital images for biopsies
The roll-out of digital pathology in Greater Manchester has begun, with the Royal Oldham Hospital becoming the first to use digital images for biopsies, and further plans to see all seven laboratories in the region implement digital pathology by 2025. Allowing traditional glass slides to be scanned in order for […]
Panel discussion: new models of care and pathway transformation
For our latest HTN Now webinar on new models of care and pathway transformation, we were joined by a panel including James Driver, digital innovation manager at BOB ICB; Kalle Conneryd Lundgren, chief operating officer for Livi; and Lyndsey Reeves, UK operations director for Livi. The panel discussed some of […]
NHS Dumfries & Galloway CEO updates local citizens on cyber attack published data
NHS Dumfries & Galloway chief executive Julie White has shared an update with every citizen in Dumfries and Galloway on the cyber attack earlier this year, stating to residents to “assume that some data relating to you is likely to have been copied and published”. The letter adds that “the criminals […]
Digital Health and Care Wales publishes organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting need for “a digital and data revolution”
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has published its organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting the need for “a digital and data revolution” which will enable innovation and new ways of delivering services to empower patients and health professionals, in turn improving outcomes “by providing safe, responsive and prudent health and […]
Annual report for Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative highlights key digital projects and outcomes
The latest annual report for Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative has been published, highlighting some of the key digital projects and initiatives to have impacted on health and care in the region over the last 12 months, which have focused on the digitalisation of processes and enhancing the way […]
MHRA issues new guidance on transparency for machine learning medical devices
The MHRA has issued new guidance relating to transparency principles for machine learning medical devices (MLMDs), to help ensure that information is clearly communicated to relevant audiences. The guidance sets out the guiding principles of transparency for who, why, what, where, when, and how. The ‘who’ explores relevant audiences, looking […]
Election 2024: what might the upcoming election mean for the future of healthcare and health technology?
With the election fast approaching, we take a look at four of the major political parties with published manifestos, and what those manifestos mean for the future of healthcare and health technology. The Labour party The Labour party’s manifesto places cutting NHS waiting times one of six central commitments, with […]
