Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is to expand its remote monitoring service for heart failure patients across south, west and north Norfolk. The community trust, working with health tech supplier Inhealthcare, has supported patients in Norwich, and now plans to widen the service, with funding provided by Norfolk […]
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techUK explores results of NHS EPR usability survey
In 2021 the NHS Transformation Directorate initiated the first national electronic patient record (EPR) usability survey, to gather a complete view of how effectively clinical IT systems are supporting frontline healthcare professionals across the NHS. The NHS partnered with Ethical Healthcare Consulting and KLAS Research to conduct the survey. The […]
Join us 18-20 July for HTN Festival
Next week we host the very first HTN Festival, a free online event open to everyone, where you can participate live during the event or at any point afterwards. Taking place 18-20 July, HTN and colleagues will cover a variety of health tech related topics, to lead and progress the […]
Association of Optometrists publishes five-year strategy in response to reforms and new tech
The Association of Optometrists (AOP) has published its new five-year strategy, responding to the “profound changes” in UK eye care driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. With “proposed health reforms and new technology set to transform the way eye care services are commissioned and delivered”, the strategy begins by noting that […]
Cancer Research UK publishes new data research strategy
Cancer Research UK has published a new research data strategy which aims to “build the foundations of a thriving data science community with the support, trust and involvement of patients and the public, and unimpeded by issues of data access, quality [and] linkage.” “The whole driving force of this strategy […]
Cancer Research UK joins UK Health Data Research Alliance to support innovation against cancer
Cancer Research UK has joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance to support research and innovation in the discovery, prevention, detection and treatment of cancer through use of health data. 70 health and research organisations make up the UK Health Data Research Alliance, working together to create consistent standards, create […]
Hampshire Hospitals releases seven-year strategic plan with focus on digital
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its strategic plan focusing on priorities for the trust over the next seven years. The strategy is intended to help the trust achieve its vision “to provide outstanding care for every patient and is guided by its inclusive CARE values – compassionate and […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital pilots digital twin tech
Earlier this year, Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) partnered with digital pioneer Haltian in order to pilot their Empathic Building Smart Hospital solution, an innovative platform using data-driven insights to improve productivity and efficiency. The hospital is currently running a pilot within their Cancer Centre, which sees the Empathic Building solution […]
Industry View: healthcare professionals react to the new digital health plan
Last week at HTN we focused on the Department of Health and Social Care’s new digital health plan. You can read our summary of the plan here. We wanted to know what healthcare experts thought of the plan, so we sent out a call for comment to share some of […]
NHS England opens Adoption Fund for ICSs
NHS England has opened the latest round of its Adoption Fund to support integrated care systems (ICS) introduce or scale digital innovations that support people at home. Across three clinical work workstreams including gastroenterology, musculoskeletal and respiratory, ICSs can bid for up to £200,000 per ICS, per priority area. Projects must […]
