A new app is set to support nurses considering a career in adult prisons by allowing them to experience what their role may be like using immersive virtual reality. The app enables nurses to learn more about prison healthcare through a series of interviews with a mental health nurse, healthcare […]
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HTN Now: System-wide access to records
Joining us for HTN Now in late October, Vijay Magon, Managing Director at CCube Solutions, led a discussion on electronic document and records management (EDRM) for patient records. Vijay began by supplying some content about CCube Solutions; they have been in business for over 20 years, with 98 percent of […]
NHS Tayside publishes new digital strategy for 2022-27
NHS Tayside has released a new Digital Health and Social Care Strategy for 2022-2027, aiming to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives using digital health technology. The strategy opens with a foreword breaking down the rationale of developing a digital strategy. It explains: “Digital strategy isn’t just about building […]
CQC publishes report on state of care in 2021/2022
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published their annual assessment entitled ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2021/22’. The report explores trends in healthcare, highlights areas for improvement and shares examples of best practice. Here, we will take a look at the role of digital […]
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NICE makes conditional recommendations for digital CBT tools for children and young people
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has conditionally recommended using digital cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) tools for children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety symptoms. The five self-guided products offer the use of games, videos and quizzes based on CBT principles and aim to help […]
AI tool supports cancer diagnosis across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) has adopted artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support its process of diagnosing suspected skin cancers and to prioritise patients. Working alongside health tech company Skin Analytics, the hospitals’ dermatology services are using a tool called DERM to analyse high quality images of suspected […]
Cyber security, EPR, digital programmes, virtual wards, EPMA, social prescribing in focus at HTN Now 8-9 November
This week at HTN our health tech for the now online event series continues, taking place 8-9 November discussing current and topical health tech topics, open to all to attend. We welcome speakers from across the industry to discuss a number of topics such as: cyber security, women in digital transformation, […]
Video relay service enables British Sign Language users to contact 999
British Sign Language (BSL) users in the UK can now make calls to 999 services via a video relay service. BSL users can download the 999 BSL app on IOS or Android devices, or use the 999 BSL website (available at 999bsl.co.uk) to contact the police, ambulance, fire brigade or […]
MHRA outlines roadmap for Software and AI as a Medical Device Change Programme
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has updated its ‘Software and AI as a Medical Device Change Programme’. The programme, originally published last year, aims to ensure regulatory requirements for software and AI are clear and that patients are protected. A new roadmap has been added including deliverables […]
