The Digitising Social Care programme, a unit within the NHS Transformation Directorate, is making £25 million available to Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in 2022/23 to support adult social care in digitising. The investment forms part of the Plan for Digital Health and Care and funding announced in June to support digital […]
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Virtual reality project at Chelsea and Westminster to support pregnancy loss
CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has announced a new addition to their innovation programme with the launch of Eirene, a virtual reality project set to support women who experience loss in the early stage of pregnancy. Eirene was conceptualised by Natalie Nunes, Consultant […]
HSC Northern Ireland publish digital strategy for 2022-2030
Health and Social Care (HSC) Northern Ireland have published their digital strategy for the next eight years, sharing their vision of “making lives better for the people of Northern Ireland, using digital to transform the way we deliver health, care and wellbeing services.” HSC published the strategy this week and […]
Norfolk Community Health expands remote monitoring service
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is to expand its remote monitoring service for heart failure patients across south, west and north Norfolk. The community trust, working with health tech supplier Inhealthcare, has supported patients in Norwich, and now plans to widen the service, with funding provided by Norfolk […]
techUK explores results of NHS EPR usability survey
In 2021 the NHS Transformation Directorate initiated the first national electronic patient record (EPR) usability survey, to gather a complete view of how effectively clinical IT systems are supporting frontline healthcare professionals across the NHS. The NHS partnered with Ethical Healthcare Consulting and KLAS Research to conduct the survey. The […]
Join us 18-20 July for HTN Festival
Next week we host the very first HTN Festival, a free online event open to everyone, where you can participate live during the event or at any point afterwards. Taking place 18-20 July, HTN and colleagues will cover a variety of health tech related topics, to lead and progress the […]
Association of Optometrists publishes five-year strategy in response to reforms and new tech
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) has published its new five-year strategy, responding to the “profound changes” in UK eye care driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. With “proposed health reforms and new technology set to transform the way eye care services are commissioned and delivered”, the strategy begins by noting that […]
Cancer Research UK publishes new data research strategy
Cancer Research UK has published a new research data strategy which aims to “build the foundations of a thriving data science community with the support, trust and involvement of patients and the public, and unimpeded by issues of data access, quality [and] linkage.” “The whole driving force of this strategy […]
Cancer Research UK joins UK Health Data Research Alliance to support innovation against cancer
Cancer Research UK has joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance to support research and innovation in the discovery, prevention, detection and treatment of cancer through use of health data. 70 health and research organisations make up the UK Health Data Research Alliance, working together to create consistent standards, create […]
Hampshire Hospitals releases seven-year strategic plan with focus on digital
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its strategic plan focusing on priorities for the trust over the next seven years. The strategy is intended to help the trust achieve its vision “to provide outstanding care for every patient and is guided by its inclusive CARE values – compassionate and […]
