NHS Shared Business Services is to launch a Digital Healthcare Advisory services framework for health and care providers, worth an estimated £500 million. The framework intends to provide specialist digital consultancy and advisory services, to include design, application, delivery and management of digital technologies. Acting on behalf of approved organisations, NHS […]
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NHSE publishes Who Does What framework on maximising benefits of digital
NHS England has published Who Does What, a framework designed to support NHS and integrated care system leaders on how to move forward together to maximise benefits of IT infrastructure, with the aim of ultimately enhancing provision of care and achieving optimal value for money. “We will support ICSs in […]
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AI and digital tech regulations service launches
NHS England has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital regulations service for health and social care. Through a multi-agency service, funded by the NHS AI Lab, it involves the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Health Research Authority (HRA), and […]
NHS Business Services Authority launches carbon impact dashboard for inhalers
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has launched a new dashboard with the aim of helping prescribers to reduce the carbon impact from inhalers. With input from clinicians from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, ‘Respiratory – Carbon Impact Dashboard’ is designed to help […]
Guide published to support introduction of technologies into adult social care
A new guide to help councils and social care providers avoid common issues when introducing technologies into adult social care has been published by the University of Birmingham and RAND Europe. The guide has been developed through the BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre and co-badged by Digital Social Care and NHS […]
Frontiers study explores electronic patient-reported outcomes within routine clinical care
A study has been published in Frontiers entitled ‘A novel electronic patient-reported outcome delivery system to implement health-related quality of life measures in routine clinical care: an analysis of five years of experience’. The study sought to develop a simple and secure technological solution to incorporate electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) […]
Mid and South Essex ICS digital plans and strategy in focus
Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership has published its digital strategy entitled ‘Setting the North Star: our shared direction for digital services’. “As an ICS we are committed to taking a ‘digital-first’ approach and to realising the benefits that data and digital technology can deliver for our residents,” […]
NHSE case studies focus on partnerships and innovation across ICSs
NHS England has shared a series of case studies, co-developed between the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) and partners, on the implementation approaches of local integrated care systems to promote the adoption and expansion of successful innovation strategies. The studies explore the various ways in which ICSs can facilitate innovation through […]
Digital pharmacy platform raises £10 million in Series A funding
Phlo, a digital pharmacy specialist, has raised £10 million in a Series A funding round, led by Thairm Bio. The company plans to use the investment to support its growth plans, develop partnerships and to scale operations. Its platform, Digital Pharmacy, offers same-day private and NHS prescription delivery to patients in London […]