NHS England has published a letter to ICBs from NHSE’s national director for primary care and community services Dr Amanda Doyle, setting out the requirement for practices to get contracts for digital telephony signed before the 15 December 2023 in order to avoid adjustment of funding allocation. The letter highlights […]
Author: Jennifer Turton
Interview: “No-one’s got a magic formula, but what we do have is learning” Cara Afzal, Health Innovation Manchester
For our latest interview, we spoke with Cara Afzal, programme director for data and digital at Health Innovation Manchester, about her journey and experiences with digital in healthcare. We started by asking Cara how she got into digital and data and how this journey had brought her to where she […]
Poll: which area in health tech would you prioritise this year?
As part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, we asked our HTN audience: which area would you prioritise this year? We received 80 votes from our audience, with participants from a range of settings and specialties, with options to choose from including improve digital culture/skills, infrastructure and […]
New research and innovation strategy from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new research and innovation strategy for 2023-2028, setting out plans for digital to play a role in helping the trust to meet environmental goals in their processes along with aims to widen access to new technologies and treatments through system working. Principles […]
Journal shares recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation
A journal article published in The Lancet Digital Health has set out recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation, with the authors also producing a website intended to “promote transparency and showcase NHS data assets” following a mapping exercise involving “all electronic patient data flows across England, from providers to more […]
NHS England publishes roadmap designed to support roll-out of teledermatology
NHS England has published a roadmap with the aim of accelerating the roll-out of teledermatology, by setting out practical steps that systems can take to ensure implementation of a “efficient, safe and effective” teletermatology service, including opportunities to improve integration and prepare for the introduction of artificial intelligence in skin […]
“We need to get to a point where we can deliver the level of seamless care that patients expect” – panel discussion on the primary and secondary interface
For our recent panel, we spoke with Max Carter, programme director in outpatient transformation at North West London ICB; Dr Paul Wright, GP and deputy clinical director/IT clinical lead at NHS Greater Manchester and CCIO at Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisation; David Ezra, managing director at integrated patient referral […]
Midlands and Lancashire CSU procures £400,000 eating disorder app
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has awarded a contract with a value of £400,000 for an eating disorder app, to charitable organisation First Steps ED. Based in Derby, First Steps ED provides digital support to children who are either waiting for or stepping down from eating disorder treatment from […]
2023 Essential Diagnostics List from WHO published, with inclusion of personal glucose monitoring devices
The World Health Organisation has published its 2023 Essential Diagnostics List (EDL) – an “evidence-based register of in vitro diagnostics (IVD) that supports countries to make national diagnostic choices” – which for the first time incorporates advice on the inclusion of personal use glucose monitoring devices for diabetes. The WHO […]
Patient portal launches today at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s new patient portal is set to launch today, 30 October, providing patients the ability to manage their own hospital appointments from a range of devices at any time. Maidstone is the third hospital trust in Kent and Medway to launch the Patients Know Best […]
