HTN recently caught up with Fay Johnstone, acute virtual ward matron at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust, and Christopher Malone (Chris), commercial growth at Luscii, to discuss how tech is supporting neighbourhood health. Chris shared his background, from his decade of experience as a medical negligence lawyer, to […]
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Humber Teaching receives NHSE funding to lead on roll-out of NHS App functionality
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has received funding from NHS England to lead on the roll-out of functionality allowing patients to manage their appointments and visits directly from the NHS App. The trust’s implementation will be shared with 11 NHS trusts using SystmOne across the country. Once live, information from […]
Ambient scribe technology guidance for healthcare and information governance professionals launches
Guidance for healthcare and information governance professionals on the use of ambient scribe technology has launched, covering checks to be made before use, consent, transparency, checking for accuracy, the lawful basis for processing of data, record retention and storage, and more. It notes that healthcare professionals should check whether the […]
Digital Maturity Assessment report for 2025 highlights trust progress and rankings for overall digital maturity
NHS England has published the latest Digital Maturity Assessment report for 2024 and 2025, offering a system-wide view of digital maturity by trust and ICB. By including 2024 data alongside latest 2025 scores, it offers further insight into progress for each organisation. The CIO or a nominated deputy for each […]
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire three year digital strategy, single EPR, cloud by default, community digital front door
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) ICB’s latest digital strategy to 2029 has been published, based on five strategic themes. These cover digitally empowering the population, supporting the workforce through digital innovation, using data to focus decision making, delivering strong digital and data foundations, and protecting patients […]
North London shares work to improve efficiency and eliminate non-value adding tasks using digital and AI
The board of North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) has shared details of work to improve efficiency, reduce running costs, and eliminate non-value adding tasks with the use of digital tools and AI. Mobilising AI solutions to free-up time to care through a ten percent reduction in time spent on […]
NHS England board on cyber resilience, no clear vision for neighbourhood technology, single patient record
In its most recent meeting, the NHS England board offered a series of updates around cyber resilience, single patient record, neighbourhood technology, the genomics programme, and 10-Year Plan acceleration programmes, citing “a number of concerns” that need to be addressed prior to investment commitments. On the single patient record and […]
Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire ICB shares five-year strategic commissioning and population health improvement plan
The Derby & Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire (DLN) ICB cluster has published a five-year strategic commissioning and population health improvement plan, detailing the role of digital in supporting system ambitions to 2031. DLN notes a “decisive shift” from traditional commissioning to a “should cost/should deliver” model with focuses […]
Robotic process automation supports prostate cancer pathway at Airedale NHS
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is using robotic process automation (RPA) to support the prostate cancer pathway, sending a text to patients due to come in for blood tests and then updating them with results via text, removing the need for a clinical appointment. RPA identifies from waiting lists when patients […]
News in brief: Royal Orthopaedic EPR contract, digital podiatry service in Derbyshire, Amazon launches Agentic AI solution
Welcome to our latest news in brief, where we take a look at some of the health tech news stories to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Royal Orthopaedic Hospital signs new EPR contract The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has shared that it has signed […]
