NHS England has published a best practice guide for NHS frailty pathways, intended to inform ICBs and providers on the actions that should be taken to commission and drive improvements in performance, ahead of the publication of the modern service framework for frailty and dementia later in 2026. Key enablers […]
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National funding opportunity to open for digital medicines management
NHS England has published a new funding opportunity building on the digital medicines first of type schemes, focusing on scalable technical capability across EPR and ePMA workflows, and GP Connect. The revenue stream is focused across two themes, in medicines on admission, looking for EPR and ePMA capability to “consume […]
New model of care uses video calls to bring specialist rheumatology input into primary care
A pilot of the Connected Health Network model at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is using video call functionality to bring specialist rheumatology input into primary care, with the ambition of reducing “unnecessary referrals to secondary care”. The model includes a GP with a special interest in rheumatology […]
Join us in June for HTN Now and hear from inspiring panellists sharing their insights, projects, learnings, and perspectives
Join us in June for our online webinar series where we welcome an inspiring group of panellists to share their insights, projects, learnings, and perspectives. At HTN we regularly host an expertly produced series of online panel discussions and webinars, providing an opportunity to share best practices, learnings and tackle […]
DHSC publishes equality impact assessment for the single patient record
The DHSC has conducted an impact assessment designed to support proposed legislation for the Single Patient Record (SPR) contained in the recent Health Bill, and assess impact across nine protected characteristics including disability, sex, race, and sexual orientation. The department reiterates current policy aims for the SPR around giving patients […]
University Hospitals Sussex 2026/27 digital workplan highlights AI, patient communications, cloud, research
The 2026/27 digital workplan for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has been published noting the appetite for AI with the challenge of safe implementation, setting an aim for “rapid progress” to be made. Most digital programmes are on track, the trust notes, with there being a “technical change freeze” […]
South Tyneside and Sunderland highlights RPA for GP referrals
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has noted the impact of robotic process automation to process GP referrals. According to the latest national figures for March 2026, 77 percent of people at the trust are now receiving planned treatment within 18 weeks following a GP referral, South Tyneside and […]
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals shares latest on AI projects, UTC integration, EPR optimisation
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has shared an update on digital progress covering EPR optimisation, AI workflow improvements, AVT deployment, and urgent treatment centre integration as part of its latest board meeting. In January, the trust detailed progress on EPR optimisation including improvements to handover documentation, the launch of […]
East of England Adult Critical Care Network partners with Mela Solutions on analytics project
East of England Adult Critical Care Network is partnering with Mela Solutions on a shared analytics project to deepen data-driven understanding of the region’s critical care services which has already, according to the company, helped to highlight a “significant improvement in admission delay” from the 2024 to 2025 time period. […]
Government call for evidence to inform mental health strategy for England
The government has launched a call for evidence to inform the development and implementation of a new mental health strategy for England as the next phase in the 10-Year Health Plan programme of reform. “This review, chaired by Professor Peter Fonagy, will make recommendations on how we can shift from […]
