Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has announced the launch of its five-year strategy, which recognises the role of new and emerging digital technologies such as artificial and robotics. With the trust emphasising its commitment to delivering “safe, accessible and effective care that is personalised and co-designed with patients”, one of […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Digital and data strategy for health and social care in Wales focuses on partnerships, new platforms and digital skills
The Welsh government has published its digital and data strategy for health and social care in Wales, welcoming “the opportunity to respond to challenges” including post-pandemic pressures and increasingly complex comorbidities, by using technology to optimise care provision and drive forward change. The new strategy follows the government’s 2015 digital […]
Health Inequalities Targeted Call seeks innovations targeting Core20PLUS5 healthcare inequalities across maternity, sickle cell and elective care
NHS England, the NHS Race and Health Observatory and the NHS Innovation Accelerator, have announced a targeted call for innovations addressing Core20PLUS5 health inequalities. The Health Inequalities Targeted Call is open to applicants including SMEs, clinical entrepreneurs and academics, and is looking for innovations targeting maternity, sickle cell and elective […]
NICE announces “ambitious” transformation with a key focus on data, implementation and the potential of digital health technologies
NICE has published its transformation plan, covering its intention to “evolve” over the next few years, to meet “the changing needs of the health and care system”, recognising the need to adapt to be able to effectively manage new digital technologies and the “exponential” increase in health and care data. […]
Northumbria University introduces interactive platform for health and care students
A proposal from Northumbria University seeking to establish a “pioneering immersive wellbeing environment for students” with the aim of reducing attrition rates amongst undergraduate students in the fields of health and care has received a grant of £40,000 from NHS England. Containing auditory experiences, videos and images with “advanced features” […]
New Value Sharing Framework to “simplify and accelerate” negotiation of terms in NHS data partnerships
NHS England’s newly-published Value Sharing Framework sets out guiding principles that NHS organisations and their partners should follow in order to help them negotiate fair terms for NHS data partnerships, to “simplify and accelerate” the process along with promoting innovation through alignment of incentives. The first of the four principles […]
New platform launched in Ireland shares insights into performance of the health service
The Department of Health in Ireland has announced the launch of a new online platform which will “monitor health outcomes and support continued improvements in Ireland’s health service”, as well as keeping the public informed about the state of public health and the performance of the health service overall. The […]
KCL report highlights “pockets of value” in longitudinal datasets to support mental health research
Research undertaken at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at Kings College London and commissioned by Wellcome has identified 19 “pockets of value” in data for transformative mental health research, with the aim of providing a resource for researchers to identify longitudinal data that may be of use to […]
New digital platform from Public Health Wales provides data and tools for tackling health inequalities
Public Health Wales has announced the launch of a new digital platform designed to tackle health inequalities in Wales, which will draw together information, case studies and past interventions to encourage the sharing of good practice. The Welsh Health Equity Solutions Platform is described as “a gateway to data, evidence, health […]
News in brief: Princess Alexandra launches EHR, Barts Health opens tender for secure data environment, researchers use AI to predict Parkinson’s development, and more
Let’s take a brief look at some of the stories that have caught our eye from the health tech industry over the last few days, from news from NHS trusts to recent health tech research from universities. Princess Alexandra Hospital launches new electronic health record The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS […]
