Updated in October 2021, NHS Kernow CCG and NHS Doncaster CCG have now taken the top positions in a leaderboard for website accessibility, comparing all CCG websites in England. The top two positions were previously held by NHS Kent and Medway CCG and NHS North Cumbria CCG. Silktide, a company […]
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Scotland makes digital therapeutics for anxiety and insomnia available nationally
The Scottish Government has announced a new programme to introduce digital therapeutics for anxiety and insomnia available for free, nationally. All Scottish adults will now have access to Daylight and Sleepio by Big Health, which will be providing the opportunity for more than five million people in the nation to […]
Agenda released for HTN Now Digital ICS
Join HTN and colleagues on 21 October for the first in the HTN Now Focus series – five one-day online events to include: Supporting Digital Integrated Care Systems; AI, Cyber Security, Analytics and Data; Electronic Patient Records; Digital Strategy, Transformation and Change; and Digital Mental Health. There is a fantastic agenda ready for you for […]
Video: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FT’s learnings from its ‘big bang’ EPR roll-out
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) presented at our most recent HTN Now event in September, sharing the learnings and experiences that the trust gained from its Cerner ‘big bang’ Electronic Patient Record (EPR) roll-out. For this webcast we were joined by Mr Graham Walsh, CHFT’s Chief Clinical Information […]
Health Innovation Network shares new report into remote mental health consultations
Health Innovation Network, the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for South London, has released a new report into remote mental consultations. The report, produced by the Health Innovation Network, along with NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London and King’s Improvement Science, also included input from experts at South London and […]
Chelsea and Westminster milestone as trust uses thermal imaging to scan two million visitors
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust has hit a unique milestone – successfully scanning two million visitors for COVID-19 and other infections at its hospitals over the past year. As previously reported by HTN, the trust has been using thermal imaging technology to scan those entering its hospital sites for […]
New ‘digital ways of working’ at Leeds Children’s Hospital
Leeds Children’s Hospital has announced the launch of new ‘digital ways of working’ at the site, as it aims to improve data accuracy and the care it provides, as well as reduce manual workloads. The specialist hospital, which is part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, introduced ePAWS in July, […]
NHSX publishes update on its work around standards and interoperability
NHSX has published new information on its progress around standards and interoperability, sharing why these areas are important and what it’s working on with partners across the NHS. In the new update, attributed to Irina Bolychevsky, Director of Standards and Interoperability at NHSX, the post covers what interoperability and standards […]
News in brief: NHS App radiology letters for Sherwood Forest, first augmented reality neuromodulation spinal surgery at NNUH
Our news in brief this week is stuffed with stories – from digital letters, augmented reality surgery and virtual reality learning through to cancer-identifying software and a hospital simulation hub. As usual, we aim to feature a breadth of topics in health tech and this week’s round up covers plenty […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT introduces mobile monitoring
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is using mobile monitoring technology to support caregivers in two of its hospitals, the Royal Derby and Queen’s Burton. The technology – Mindray’s Mobile Viewer application – was trialled in both hospitals earlier this year, and has now gone live. […]
