A blog post by Neil Taylor, senior intelligence manger at Derbyshire ICB, has shared insight around the “changing role” of analysts in health and social care, along with the vast opportunities for the use of tech and data in supporting the move from reactive to proactive care. “For a long […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Kent and Medway primary care strategy focuses on access and digital front door
NHS Kent and Medway’s five-year primary care strategy has been published, with a focus on improving access through digital front doors, increased use of the NHS app, and digital appointment systems. It highlights same day access hubs, online consultations, cloud telephony, care navigation and triage, and access to self-care, with […]
WHO digital transformation handbook offers guidance on developing a person-centred point of service system
The World Health Organisation has published a handbook for digital transformation in primary care, discussing the digitalisation of paper records and the broader move toward digitalisation “which can ultimately lead to digital transformation, fundamentally changing how health services are delivered and accessed”. Presenting an overview of process optimisation from paper […]
87 acute hospital trusts and 28 ICBs sign up to Federated Data Platform, one year on
An update from NHS England has highlighted the number of acute hospital trusts and ICBs to have signed up to the Federated Data Platform (FDP), one year after its introduction. According to the update, a total of 87 acute hospital trusts and 28 ICBs in England have signed up so […]
Cleveland Clinic London awarded HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 for “significant level” of digitisation and integration of EMR
The Cleveland Clinic in London has been awarded HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 accreditation in recognition of the “significant level” of digitisation and integration of its MyPractice Community EMR. The electronic medial record is based on “an integrated suite of software modules created by Epic® Systems”, said to offer clinicians access […]
NHS DigiTrials initiative to recruit 150,000 volunteers for research on cancer and children’s surgery
The NHS DigiTrials initiative is looking to recruit 150,000 volunteers for four research projects around cancer diagnosis and treatment, and children’s surgery. 120,000 of those volunteers will be recruited for the BEST4 Heartburn Health trial, involving the testing of a new screening technique for oesophageal cancer which sees patients swallow […]
Launching HTN’s cyber security professional network!
HTN is delighted to announce the launch of the HTN cyber security professional network, designed to facilitate the sharing of best practice and ideas, and discuss challenges, approaches, learning, reflections, and more around cyber security in the NHS. The network will be an extension of our current programmes on cyber […]
NHS England highlights ICBs to assess information, digital maturity across sectors, progress on system wide digital plans, virtual ward capacity and usage
NHS England has published guidance for integrated care boards around assessing the effectiveness of information and using it insightfully to streamline performance and support continuous improvement. The guidance highlights the role of using information in this way to enable ICBs to meet statutory duties, detect early warning signs around quality […]
October 2024 virtual wards share insight into occupancy and capacity across the NHS
NHS England has published the latest figures for the capacity and occupancy of virtual wards across integrated care boards in October 2024, sharing data on capacity, occupancy percentage and capacity per 100,000 of the GP registered population whilst also noting that the stats are “experimental” and “undergoing evaluation”. Regarding the […]
Wes Streeting calls for modernisation of public services, citing opportunities offered by tech and data
Addressing the audience at the NHS Providers annual conference 2024, Wes Streeting spoke on ambitions to reform the NHS, citing “the Darzi diagnosis” of the health service, highlighting long waiting times as the “biggest barrier” to accessing care, and voicing the need to modernise to meet the needs of citizens […]
