Digital Social Care, part of NHS Digital, has published a draft framework to provide structure for learning and development in digital skills, as part of the Digitising Social Care programme. The framework was developed in response to a recommendation from the Technology and Digital Skills Review, with support from Skills for […]
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Northern Care Alliance relying on robust contingency plans following IT system difficulties
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has been experiencing disruption and instabilities in some of its digital IT clinical systems since Wednesday 18 May. The Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital in Bury and Rochdale Infirmary (run by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust), as well as North […]
NHS innovator workshop on digital mental health: what were the key messages?
Last week HTN attended an NHS workshop, “the future of digital in mental health and wellbeing”, in which NHS teams, innovators and suppliers gathered to discuss the current digital landscape for mental health within the NHS and what the future looks like. Here we will take a look at some […]
NHS Resolution publishes 2022-2025 strategy with a focus on data and insights
NHS Resolution has published ‘Advise, Resolve and Learn: Our strategy to 2025’, laying out strategic priorities over the next three years, including a new focus to improve maternity care. The strategy sets out four main priorities: to deliver fair resolution, to share data and insights as a catalyst for improvement, […]
West Midlands Ambulance Service receives Global Digital Exemplar accreditation
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has received accreditation from NHS England and NHS Improvement as part of its Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) programme. In 2018 the GDE programme, to support improvements in patient care through digital technology and information, opened to three ambulance trusts: South Central Ambulance Service NHS FT, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS […]
Two funding competitions open to support learning disabilities and maternity care
SBRI Healthcare, funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement, has launched two new competitions to support digital solutions relating to tackling health inequalities in maternity care, and supporting autism and learning disabilities. Applications are now open for both competitions for single companies or organisations from the private, public, and third sectors. […]
HTN’s Digital Playbook is here…
We are delighted to share our latest Digital Playbook with you all. Following on from our November edition, which focused on the concept of digital Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), our May 2022 edition explores a range of topics from electronic patient records, data privacy, governance, to practical solutions for communication […]
Plymouth to digitise emergency department
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is set to implement tech from Nervecentre to digitise its emergency department. The trust will introduce two modules of the Nervecentre modular electronic patient record system, its emergency department and patient safety modules, aiming to support staff with mobile working. All nursing and medical documentation; […]
Northern Care Alliance to introduce 500 bed virtual ward
The Northern Care Alliance is to introduce a new virtual ward, working with remote monitoring specialist Dignio, to support up to ‘500 beds’. Set to cover a large part of Greater Manchester, the project aims to support 500 people from their own homes for a variety of conditions. Patients will be provided […]
MPs launch inquiry into government progress on digital transformation within NHS
A new inquiry into the government’s progress in achieving a digitally-enabled health system across the NHS has been launched by MPs, to assess progress to-date and the further steps required. The Health and Social Care Committee has set out 11 key questions to be addressed, that include ‘how the government […]
