Chemotherapy patients at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust are being offered “immersive calming visuals” using VR headsets with the intention of helping to calm anxiety and pass time whilst having their treatment. The Eden virtual reality system with handheld VR headsets are being used at Chase Farm Hospital and […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Barnsley Hospital launches smartphone app offering animated tour for children having surgery
Barnsley Hospital has launched a smartphone app which offers children waiting for surgery a virtual tour of the hospital from the waiting room to the operating theatre, featuring characters such a koala nurse and a rhinoceros doctor to help children feel “comfortable” before their procedure. The Little Journey app has […]
Panel discussion: engaging your board and workforce with digital buy-in
For our latest HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by Sarah Hanbridge, chief clinical information officer (nursing, midwifery & AHP) at Leeds Teaching Hospital, and Ciara Moore, unified EPR programme director at Mid & South Essex and Essex Partnerships University Trust, for a conversation focused on engaging boards and […]
Panel discussion: how to confidently deliver remote care at scale
For HTN Now, we were joined by panellists including Ricardo Pereira, associate director of transformation at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Dr Gorana Kovacevic, clinical lead for Hospital at Home at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; and Chris Taylor, director of partnerships at Isla Health. Our panel shared their insight […]
Golden Jubilee University National Hospital introduces new accessibility tool across clinical services
The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital has introduced the WelcoMe accessibility tool to allow patients to create and manage their own accessibility profile, detailing any specific needs and helping to put people with disabilities “in control of their service experience”. Features of the WelcoMe tool include the ability for patients […]
Sussex ICS launches digital discharge planner to improve information sharing across teams
Sussex ICS has launched a new digital discharge planner to provide multidisciplinary teams with “immediate access to health information” regarding patients leaving hospital, offering a single source of truth and enabling all providers and organisations involved in a patient’s care to input updates to their care record. The Transfer of […]
Microsoft AI to launch new AI hub in London
Microsoft AI has announced that it will shortly be launching a new Microsoft AI hub in London, marking “significant, long-term investment” in the region and a push to hire “the best AI scientists and engineers” in the field. The hub builds on Microsoft’s recent commitment to upskilling the UK workforce […]
Applications open for latest round of NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call for earlier cancer detection
Applications have opened for round three of the NHS Cancer Programme Innovation Open Call, which aims to “fast-track high-quality, proven, late-stage innovations into front-line settings and address implementation evidence gaps” in early cancer detection. Led by the NHS Cancer Programme and supported by SBRI Healthcare and the Accelerated Access Collaborative, […]
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS launches digital pilot to support COPD patients in their own homes
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICS has launched a digital scheme designed to support patients with COPD in their own homes, with the Living Well with COPD pilot programme aiming to support remote monitoring of the condition alongside providing health coaching to improve education. The programme utilises remote monitoring […]
Interview: “To be able to predict and understand where we’ll get the best impact for people is gold” Deborah El-Sayed, director of transformation and CDIO at BNSSG ICB
We recently had the opportunity to interview Deborah El-Sayed, director of transformation and chief digital information officer at Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB. We asked Deborah some questions about her role, current and past projects, and her insights from a career which has spanned local, regional and […]
