The Scottish Government has published its ‘Health and social care: data strategy’, following the consultation analysis covered by HTN last week. The strategy is described as setting the Scottish government’s “vision and ambitions to ensure that the data landscape is best placed to support key priorities”, with these ambitions to […]
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£5 million awarded to 22 projects to support the healthcare of veterans
£5 million has been awarded to 22 projects to drive technology and treatments to support the healthcare of veterans. The Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ (OVA) Health Innovation Fund is delivered in collaboration with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), and aims to improve innovation to ensure that treatments are informed […]
Digital and data play key roles in Alder Hey Innovation’s new strategy
Alder Hey Innovation, a hospital-led innovation centre developed by Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust, has published a strategy entitled ‘Today’s Child, Tomorrow’s Healthier Adult’ that aims to address healthcare challenges faced by children and young people. The strategy shares the centre’s ambitions going forward, existing work and developments currently taking […]
NHSE shares guidance and toolkit on building ICS intelligence functions
NHS England has published guidance on building an integrated care system intelligence function, highlighting the opportunity for ICSs to “unlock the potential of integrated data and population health analytics to develop a deeper understanding into the extend and nature of the health inequalities within their populations.” NHSE describes an intelligence […]
Mid and South Essex pilots prediction tech to reduce did not attend rate
NHS England has highlighted a pilot at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used to predict likely missed appointments. The algorithm, created by Deep Medical, uses a range of external insights including the weather, traffic and jobs, to identify where and why a […]
University Hospitals Birmingham joins AI consortium
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT are joining the AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare consortium of clinical, research and industry partners. The AI Centre currently works with 9 trusts to provide support for AI applications with its AI Deployment Engine (AIDE). University Hospitals Birmingham becomes the first trust outside the South East […]
Contract awarded for national digital maturity assessments
A new contract has been awarded to a delivery partner to support NHS England’s Digital Maturity Assessments programme. Through a contract award notice, it states an aim to “deliver a baseline and an enhanced assessment” of the seven domains of NHS England’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework, to include all […]
NHS Wales develops digital dashboard for patients awaiting kidney transplants
A new digital dashboard has been created by several NHS Wales teams with the aim of making it easier for laboratory staff and clinicians to view information in south, west and mid Wales for patients who are awaiting kidney transplants. The dashboard has been designed to improve information sharing, and […]
Study suggests linking wearable tech to health records to boost insights
Health Data Research (HDR) UK has shared a study indicating that health insights gained from wearable devices and smart tech could be boosted by secure and safe access to electronic health records. Referencing an editorial entitled ‘Charting a Course for Smartphones and Wearables to Transform Population Health Research’, published in […]
Digital design and manufacturing facility underway at Kingston Hospital
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Kingston Hospital Charity are constructing a new digital clinical design and manufacturing facility within the trust’s Princess Alexandra Wing. The facility will be completed in March and will help Kingston Hospital to provide “onsite digital customised anatomical models and medical devices, using 3D […]
