The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have worked in collaboration to identify priorities over the next five years. Their joint vision is to “deliver exceptional care together to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities”, with four strategic aims to excel in the delivery of […]
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Live: HTN Now Digital Mental Health and Social Care
Join HTN and colleagues live today for our one-day online event to support digital mental health and digital social care! Follow below to keep updated on some of the discussions from our online event, or jump in live by registering here.
NHS Transformation Directorate share rise in use of extended reality tech and future work
A team from the NHS Transformation Directorate including Neesa Mangalaparathy, Extended Reality Programme Delivery Lead, and Peter Treeby, the programme’s Extended Reality Project Manager, have shared their learnings about the current state of immersive technology use in healthcare in a new blog. The digital productivity programme aims to identify the […]
Sunderland Royal Hospital trials 24/7 prescription vending machine
Sunderland Royal Hospital has introduced a vending machine that allows patients access to their prescriptions 24/7 at the touch of a button. The device, called Pharmaself24, was piloted with 100 patients who have rheumatoid arthritis. Previously, they were given a quarterly supply of the immunosuppressant drug methotrexate, available only through […]
Five pilot sites announced to transform wound care
A new Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) programme has launched with an aim to transform wound care through data and digital tools. The programme aims to support data collection and provision of care through a new digital wound management system, support the delivery of training for staff and implement a new evidence-based […]
New framework released for virtual wards and urgent community response
New guidance entitled ‘Virtual Wards and Urgent Community Response Capabilities Framework’ has been published in order to support the expansion of virtual ward and urgent in-home service delivery across England. The guidance is said to be the first multi-professional framework of its kind. It was developed by Skills for Health […]
NIHR grant awarded for new ultra-long term epilepsy seizure recorder
A new study has been granted £1.8 million from the National Institute of Health & Care Research (NIHR) to explore how the “first ever ultra-long term seizure recorder” could be used to help improve outcomes and reduce risk of harm for epilepsy patients who cannot presently control their condition with […]
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme opens for applications
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme is now open for applications, seeking to support creative thinkers through a free year-long development programme. With an aim to support budding entrepreneurs stay in the NHS, the programme is open to clinical and non-clinical staff to develop commercial skills, knowledge and experience to successfully […]
Digital Health and Care Wales commits to digital inclusion
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has launched a digital inclusion charter, formed to support and champion organisations working in the public, private or third sector, who are willing to promote basic digital skills and help people get online. Announced at a DHCW event, Helen Herklots, commissioner for older people […]
HTN Now digital mental health and digital social care agenda launched
Coming up at HTN we have a one-day online event taking place 11 October focusing on digital mental health and digital social care, that’s open to all to attend, with a front row seat! We welcome speakers from across the industry to cover a range of topics, including: using health […]
