Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) has published its first digital strategy, setting out plans up to 2030 for the future of digital within the organisation in areas in areas including self-care, remote monitoring and access to records, designed to help NCA “keep up with the ever-changing needs of […]
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EPRs: contracts, market analysis, go-lives, insights from digital leaders, usability and system alerts…
Following on from the latest addition to our feature series exploring electronic patient records and how to add value – an exploration of the current and future value of EPR solutions, available to read here – we’re taking a look at recent news, views and research in this area. Firstly, we […]
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn 2024-2030 strategy highlights plans for EPR and ‘digital first new hospital’
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) has published its new strategy for 2024-2030, with digital and data highlighted as one of nine “essential focus areas”. The strategy sets out an aim to improve care access and efficiency through use of technology and enhancement of overall digital […]
Spotlight on the Darzi Report: industry reactions from leaders across the health sector
Following the publication of the report from Lord Darzi exploring the state of the NHS, HTN sought comments and reactions from a range of stakeholders from across the health and technology sector. We asked for thoughts on the report’s findings and the “missed opportunities” Lord Darzi highlights from analysis of […]
Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS: digital in focus
The government has published its independent investigation into the NHS in England, following health and social care secretary Wes Streeting’s order of a full independent investigation earlier in the summer with the aim of exposing the “extent of the issues” facing the NHS. Professor Lord Darzi was selected to lead […]
Ireland HSE’s Digital Health Roadmap in focus, with aim for digital budget between 4% – 6% of overall healthcare expenditure
Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has published its Digital Health Roadmap, setting out a vision to create better health outcomes through a digitally enabled environment around six core principles: the patient as an empowered partner; workforce and workplace; digitally enabled and connected care; data-driven services; digital health ecosystem and innovation; […]
Jersey’s Health and Community Services updates on electronic patient records, e-referrals, e-prescribing
The Gouvèrnément d’Jèrr (Government of Jersey) Health and Community Services have shared the 2024 annual report for quarter two, providing an overview of the department’s improvement plans and performance reporting for the year in key areas including its electronic patient records programme, e-referrals, e-prescribing, and progress on waiting times and […]
South Yorkshire ICS publishes data and insights strategy for 2024-2026, sharing plans for data platform and alliance
South Yorkshire has published its data and insights strategy for 2024-2026, setting out ambitions to build an intelligence-led system using data to improve health and wellbeing outcomes and experiences, with focus on evaluating care pathways, improving population understanding and tackling health inequalities. The strategy sets out a number of key […]
NHSE’s July board meeting highlights data around waiting lists, cancer care, mental health and more
NHS England’s board met last week to discuss data insights into the health system’s performance, the implications for digital with regards to the financial state of the NHS, how technology relates to productivity, and more. Key statistics were shared at the board meeting, including a largely consistent rate of A&E […]
Study highlights limitations of large language models around clinical diagnosis, interpretation of results and integration
A study published this month in Nature Medicine journal evaluates the limitations of large language models (LLM) in clinical decision-making by exploring their accuracy, with the research team highlighting reported challenges with diagnosis, interpretation of laboratory results and safe integration into existing workflows. For the purposes of the study a […]
