A new report into telecare services across Wales has been published, which outlines service levels, costs and future plans for councils across the area. Commissioned by TEC Cymru, a programme responsible for technology enabled care in Wales, and supported by NHS Wales, the aim was to conduct in-depth analysis into […]
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Leeds Hospitals creates app for liver transplant patients
Clinicians from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have created a new mobile app to help transplant patients better manage their health after operations. Called TAPP, the app has so far received positive feedback from patients in Leeds, and the team are now looking to roll-out the tech both nationally […]
UK Health Data Alliance publishes principles for forming Trusted Research Environments
The UK Health Data Alliance has published its principles and best practices for forming Trusted Research Environments (TRE), setting out an approach for data access for health research. The paper, entitled: ‘Building Trusted Research Environments – Principles and Best Practices; Towards TRE ecosystems’ outlines five principles to follow, each with itemised best practices. […]
News in Brief: Feedback gets funding from Amazon, Somerset CCG milestone, 3D printed medicine
Our final HTN Now event of the year takes place Tuesday (14 December), following a year where we have welcomed teams from across the country and beyond to share their work, learnings and more. If you have presented, attended, or explored our articles or recordings of the sessions, the team […]
Research study explores use of AI chatbots for health conditions
Researchers from the University of Westminster, with support from University College London (UCL), have published a new paper that explores the use of chatbots and virtual assistants for health conditions. The paper – entitled ‘Health chatbots acceptability moderated by perceived stigma and severity: a cross-sectional survey’ was published 8 December in […]
Health Innovation Manchester’s latest £150k funding round opens
Health Innovation Manchester has put out a call for healthcare companies and projects to apply for a share of its latest £150,000 funding opportunity. The organisation, an academic health science centre which works with innovators to ‘discover, develop and deploy’ health solutions across Greater Manchester, is offering applicants the chance […]
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership goes live with EPR
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the mental health module of SystmOne. Last year the trust signed a five-year deal with TPP to deploy the electronic patient record across its mental health and disability services, including the provision of the partnership’s three GP practices. The […]
Video: Hampshire Hospitals share learnings from their digital journey
As part of our latest HTN Now event series, we were joined by a team from Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who shared learnings and experiences from their digital journey, which included the implementation of virtual wards and new digital systems for their maternity and ITU [Intensive Therapy Unit] wards. […]
Join us for HTN Now Digital Strategy, Transformation and Change
The final HTN Now Focus edition of the year is just a few days away! Join HTN and colleagues virtually for our next one-day online event, specifically on digital strategy, transformation and change, set to take place 14 December 2021. We hope you can join us! To register for the event, […]
New study shows animated video coaching could help children with severe allergies
A new study by Cardiff University has shown ‘promising results’ around how animated video coaching can help children with severe allergies to understand their condition or treatment. The work was based around an ‘avatar-led, interactive, information video for children’ who were using an auto-injector device for anaphylaxis. The aim of […]
