Cheshire & Merseyside ICS, along with four acute trusts in Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire, have launched an initiative aiming to reduce pressure on primary and secondary care services through a suite of new teledermatology technology. Made possible by National Teledermatology Investment Programme (NTIP) funding alongside a partnership with Cinapsis, the solution […]
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Phase two funding winners announced for Digital Health Partnership Award
A funding initiative by NHS England’s Transformation Directorate (formerly NHSX), called the Digital Health Partnership Award, has announced the winners of phase two of the programme. The Award helps NHS organisations in England bid for funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies that support patients at home. In the […]
Feature: Sussex ICS community diagnostic centres
As we’ve launched our new Integrated Care Systems (ICS) channel, we wanted to explore some practical digital solutions and programmes that are supporting new pathways and models of working, across a local healthcare system. Here we focus on community diagnostic centres (CDCs), delving into what this model looks like and the opportunities […]
Liverpool Heart and Chest awarded HIMSS stage 6
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS FT (LHCH) has achieved the HIMSS (Health Information and Management System Society) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6 rating. The HIMSS EMRAM system, an international quality standard, measures the adoption and maturity of a health facility’s inpatient EMR (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection) capabilities […]
NHS Scotland announces national remote patient monitoring programme
NHS Scotland has awarded a contract to Inhealthcare to support the scaling up of remote monitoring services across Scotland, bringing them into mainstream use. The award supports the Scottish Government’s Digital Health and Care Strategy, which details how the country’s services and public can ‘adapt to change’ and ‘thrive in a […]
GM Care Record study published on ethnic inequalities in vaccine uptake
A study using data from the Greater Manchester Care Record to explore vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups has been published. The study, entitled ‘Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake and comparison to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester, UK: A cohort study‘ was published on 3 March 2022. […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2022, we would love to hear from you!
HTN’s Health Tech Trends Series, sponsored by InterSystems, is back for the first round of questions for 2022! At HTN, our aim for the series is to produce a range of features and insight articles, seeking a wide range of views and opinions – and we would love your help […]
12 health tech start-ups join Amazon Web Services accelerator
Amazon Web Services has announced 12 health tech start-ups to join its first healthcare accelerator programme. The 12 start-ups have been selected following 117 applications from 13 countries, by a panel from Amazon Web Services and PUBLIC. The tech firms will now join a four-week programme aimed to provide ‘technical, […]
Sajid Javid sets out vision for the NHS underpinned by digital
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech (8 March 2022) at the Royal College of Physicians, London, setting our his vision for the NHS. The speech set out priorities for health reform, including underlying principles, as well as the role of digital, and themes including the right to choose, […]
Dumfries and Galloway completes GP data sharing pilot
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has completed a pilot project using the Medical Interoperability Gateway to connect health providers with GP data in the region. The Health Board is the first in Scotland to roll-out the technology, which provides access to patient data from 31 GP practices, through the Orion patient portal. […]
