The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £126 million in funding to help support hospices in making improvements to IT systems and facilities, in what it has termed the “biggest investment into hospices in a generation”. The funding is part of the government’s Plan for Change, aiming to […]
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Imperial College London and Edinburgh University develop brain scanning AI software
Imperial College London and Edinburgh University have developed an AI software said to read the brain scans of patients who have had a stroke, to understand when the stroke happened and whether it can be successfully treated. The AI algorithm was trained on a dataset of 800 brain scans where […]
Scotland notes progress toward its NHS recovery plan, an updated data strategy for 2025 and work to develop AI policy
The Scottish Government’s annual update on progress toward the NHS Recovery Plan has been published, highlighting the role of digital innovation in empowering patients, supporting preventative care, managing demand, and addressing inequalities; and noting specifically the progress made around developing a digital front door, enabling remote monitoring, and enhancing scheduling. […]
The health tech home for sharing best practices, learnings and approaches; join the HTN Now 2025 panel discussions
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 challenges collectively. For each HTN Now webinar we aim to share learnings, best practices and approaches; reflecting and sharing the journey up to where organisations are […]
Digital Health and Care Wales seeks support for planning and delivery of cloud transition programme
A future opportunity published by Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has shared ambitions to plan and deliver a cloud transition programme for national digital services in Wales, seeking “one or more suppliers” to support work to migrate “circa 90 services” across “approximately 1,600 servers”. The contract is split into […]
Virtual ward in Hull to introduce AI tech to identify trends
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS has shared the impact of its virtual wards to support patients with chronic respiratory illnesses including COPD, and notes the service will introduce AI technology to help identify trends. Since introducing the virtual ward over a year ago, the trust reports “a 40% reduction in […]
News in brief: Medical imaging tech boosts diagnosis in Sandwell and West Birmingham, new “more precise” radiotherapy machine in Lancashire, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the latest news on digital and data to have caught our eye over the last few weeks. Medical imaging tech boosts diagnosis in Sandwell and West Birmingham The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, part of Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, has introduced three […]
Digital clinical safety standards review launched by NHS England
NHS England has commenced a review of digital clinical safety standards, seeking input from a range of stakeholders across the NHS, as well as IT manufacturers and those involved in digital risk assessment. The review is of the DCB0129 and DCB0160 digital clinical safety standards for manufacturers of health IT […]
International news in brief: Sarasota Memorial invests $160 million in new EHR, digital roles to be reduced at Health NZ, and more
Welcome to HTN’s international news in brief, where we round up some of the health tech headlines to have caught our eye from around the world over the last couple of weeks. Sarasota Memorial invests $160 million in new EHR Sarasota Memorial Health Care System announced at the end of […]
Greater Manchester shared care record to be shared with 60+ pharmacies
Health Innovation Manchester has announced that over 60 Well Pharmacy sites plan to have access to the region’s shared care record. By having access to the shared cared record, pharmacies across the Manchester region can view health and social care data, including “medication history, blood pressure records, lifestyle notes, and […]
