A development offer from NHS Providers has been launched to support integrated care system (ICS) leaders “seize the digital opportunity and deliver their system ambitions”. The Digital ICS programme builds upon the existing Digital Board programme from NHS Providers. It is delivered in partnership with the NHS Confederation and Public […]
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48 suppliers apply for NHS England digital mental health programme
NHS England has launched a new programme with an aim to resolve an “historic treatment gap in mental health provision in England” and take “advantage of the role digital can play”. The programme aims to run investigatory pieces of work across priority pathways to help inform the development of support for […]
Health Education England awards funding to support digital health course
Health Education England (HEE) has awarded £52,000 in funding to the Baker Dearing Education Trust, to support a ‘new generation of health professionals’. The funding will enable the trust to develop a two-year course for 14-19 year olds taking place at University Technical Colleges across the country. It aims to […]
HTN at HETT part two: A day of digital healthcare innovation
Last month, HTN took a trip to London to attend The HETT Show: Healthcare Excellence Through Technology. With stands, speakers, panels and more on everything to do with digital health from apps to analytics to case studies, there was plenty to learn from. In this second part of a two-part […]
Health Education England launches robotic process automation elearning programme
Health Education England and NHS Transformation Directorate have launched an online learning programme on robotic process automation (RPA). Led by Health Education England’s elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh) team, the programme has been design to support health and social care organisations develop, procure and implement robotic process automation technology. It […]
Direction for a new NHS England outlined in operating framework
NHS England has published a new framework that sets out how the organisation will operate in the new structure created by the 2022 Health and Care Act, and to outline how the direction at a national level will support integrated care systems (ICS). It focuses on transformation, change, culture, partnership working, […]
Industry view: how does the new Plan for Patients contribute to a positive digital health future?
We recently covered the Plan for Patients from newly appointed Health and Care Secretary Thérèse Coffey, which outlines measures to tackle “the priorities that matter the most to patients”. You can read our coverage of the plan here. To explore thoughts and reflections from across the health tech industry, we […]
London Health Data Strategy programme invites applications for Improvement Projects
The London Health Data Strategy (LDHS) programme has announced that NHS organisations, academia and the healthcare industry are invited to apply to lead “pioneering Improvement Projects that will improve the health of Londoners using the power of data”. The LHDS will support up to ten new ‘data at scale’ projects […]
HTN Awards 2022: meet the winners
HTN Awards 2022: meet the winners After months of reading, judging and the very difficult job of deciding who among our finalists should take the crown, we have finally announced the winners of the Health Tech Awards 2022! The Health Tech Awards are a fantastic showcase of the breadth of […]
Free-text analytics platform CogStack deployed at University College London Hospitals
A paper entitled ‘Deployment of a Free-Text Analytics Platform at a UK National Health Service Research Hospital: CogStack at University College London Hospitals’ has been published in JMIR Publications, detailing the implementation of the technology and how it has been used to facilitate clinical research and service evaluation projects. The […]