The World Health Organisation has published new guidance on the regulation of artificial intelligence for health, highlighting the need for “establishing AI systems’ safety and effectiveness, rapidly making appropriate systems available to those who need them, and fostering dialogue among stakeholders”. The new guidance is released alongside the WHO’s recognition […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Central London Community Healthcare publishes annual review on technology use
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) has published its annual review on the use of digital technologies in health and care across London and Hertfordshire, in areas such as wound management, appointment management and hospital-at-home services. Here, we take a look at some of the feedback and figures shared by the […]
Draft guidance from NICE recommends digital technologies to help lower back pain
New NICE draft guidance has recommended seven digital technologies to help people with non-specific lower back pain, including apps to support communication with a multi-disciplinary team; to provide guided exercise advice with video demonstrations; ‘nudge functions’ to remind people to complete their exercises or fill in questionnaires on their progress; […]
Projects, progress and learning following five years of GOSH DRIVE
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has released a report which marks five years since the launch of its Data Research, Innovation and Virtual Environments (DRIVE) unit in 2018, highlighting how the unit has supported more than 300 data research projects over the last five years, and has “captured over 100 […]
London Care Record linked to neighbouring areas to support visibility of data
Work is underway to expand the London Care Record with the aim of supporting health and care staff in neighbouring areas with visibility of relevant information when people from outside London are referred for treatment and care in the capital. Records from Oxford University Hospitals and providers in Bedfordshire, Luton, […]
HTN Now: Integrated Care Northamptonshire’s Matthew Hutton on the benefits of a system-wide digital academy
For one of our most recent HTN Now webinars we spoke with Matthew Hutton, digital lead for Northamptonshire ICS (Integrated Care Northamptonshire), on the topic of developing data and digital skills in the workforce. Background Matthew explained: “I’m here today to make the case for setting up your own system-wide […]
Digital maternity app Badger Notes rolled out at three NHS trusts
Health tech updates in the maternity space have been seen at multiple NHS trusts in recent weeks, with digital maternity app Badger Notes rolled out at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, and North Bristol NHS Trust. Badger Notes allows users […]
NHS England plans “large-scale engagement events” to gather public views on digital and data
NHS England has shared plans to spend up to £2 million in funding on “large-scale engagement events” to gather public views on digital and data transformation in the NHS, with the feedback to help shape how health data is used to improve patient care. Expected to begin in 2024, topics […]
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust goes live with new secure digital messaging platform
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its new secure mobile digital messaging platform, Alertive, described as a secure digital platform “designed to empower healthcare staff, enabling them to seamlessly transfer critical information to the right person at the right time, every time”. Key features of the application […]
“Building a very low-friction data flow is key” – panel discussion on delivering remote care at scale
For our latest panel discussion on projects involving remote models of care, we were joined by Bruno Botelho, deputy chief operating officer and director of digital operations at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Becky Taylor, director for transformation and quality improvement at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group; […]
