Welcome to our latest news in brief, where we round-up some of the most interesting news stories impacting the health tech sector at the moment. It’s set to be a busy few days, as our HTN Now September 2021 event, which takes place over four days from 20 to 23 […]
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4 days of health tech, HTN Now takes place next week
We’re only a few days away from the next edition in the HTN Health Tech for the Now series, when we welcome a fantastic group of people joining us to share their learnings and advice, as we delve into their digital programmes. There’s still time to register, with tickets free […]
Video: Eva Health explain co-admin eVacc software at HTN Digital Primary Care 2021
At our Digital Primary Care conference last month, we hosted a variety of live webcasts and discussion sessions from healthcare providers, NHS representatives and industry experts. We’ve been recapping some of the sessions over the past month, with one of the most topical for September being Eva Health’s talk on […]
Interview Series: Insource discuss how a unified data platform can support ICSs and target the NHS backlog
HTN caught up with the team at Insource to discuss the company’s data platform and what it can offer to NHS trusts. As reported by HTN, Insource announced the acquisition of Gooroo earlier this year. The company – which specialises in advanced capacity planning with particular expertise in elective waiting times and […]
Gloucestershire Hospitals picks new content services platform from Hyland Healthcare
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) has chosen Hyland Healthcare’s OnBase content services platform to boost its IT infrastructure. The move is part of Gloucestershire’s wider digital transformation strategy. The trust is set to switch a ‘core element’ of its electronic medical records system to OnBase, with the aim of […]
Royal Colleges, charities and patient groups form new coalition for AI, data and digital
Royal Colleges, UK medical charities, patient groups and industry representatives are collaborating to launch a new patient coalition for health technology. Called the Patient Coalition for AI, Data and Digital Tech in Health, the partnership features prominent members from the charity sector, such as the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, […]
National Data Guardian responds to DHSC’s data saves lives strategy
The National Data Guardian has submitted a response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for views on its draft data strategy, Data Saves Lives: Reshaping health and social care with data. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX Data Saves Lives policy paper aims to set out […]
Four innovation sessions not to miss at HTN Now September
The next edition of the HTN Now health tech tour series kicks-off next week. Across four days we welcome innovators, digital leaders and teams, chief executive officers and the health tech community. Each session focuses on a unique topic across the industry and, hopefully, there’s a session that fits with […]
Industry Opinion: health tech experts have their say on NHSX’s ‘What Good Looks Like’
At the end of August, NHSX published its long-awaited ‘What Good Looks Like‘ framework, to provide guidance and support for NHS trusts on their digital transformation journeys. After covering the release of the new guidelines, focusing on the ‘seven measures of success‘ and the new Unified Tech Fund and prospectus […]
National pilot explores Microsoft HoloLens 2
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, and a small group of trusts, have worked with NHS Digital as part of a national pilot to test Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Dynamics 365 Remote Assist. The technology, a mixed reality headset, uses multiple sensors, advanced optics, and holographic processing to provide healthcare […]
