The My Planned Care platform – which provides patients with the latest waiting times for hospital appointments, treatments and procedures – is expected to be launched by NHS England today. The online resource has been developed specifically to support those waiting for elective surgeries, as HTN reported earlier this month, […]
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Central and North West London NHS to trial chatbot tech
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has launched a trial of an AI chatbot to support mental health services for Londoners – including those who have been referred for support and are waiting for an appointment. The aim of the trial is to explore if the chatbot, which […]
NHS Borders launches virtual ward for Covid patients
NHS Borders has launched a new virtual ward for three types of patients with COVID-19. The Health Board has opened a trial to run to from 31 March 2022, with patients who have had a face-to-face assessment with a clinician then being referred to a virtual ward. Patients referred to […]
NHS Wales launch recovery app to support people with long COVID
NHS Wales has launched an app to aid the recovery process of people suffering with long COVID. The bilingual COVID recovery app, which contains more than 100 videos and links to advice, will allow users to record their symptoms, track their progress and learn to manage their condition at home. […]
NHS Lanarkshire tests digital system for detecting patient deterioration
NHS Lanarkshire is testing a digital platform which can alert staff to patients who are getting sicker, as part of wider plans for the Scottish healthcare provider’s new digital hospital. As well as letting staff know when patients are becoming more unwell or deteriorating, the organisation says the technology has […]
RLDatix acquires 365 Response
RLDatix has announced the acquisition of 365 Response, a technology business supporting NHS, local authorities and private transport providers. The move to acquire the SaaS provider for ‘mission critical transport management’ is said to ‘strengthen RLDatix’s capabilities across governance, risk and compliance’. The 365 Response platform supports healthcare organisations to manage patient and […]
Connected Nottinghamshire launches new digital health campaign for carers
Connected Nottinghamshire and a health innovation company called Healthwave have partnered to launch a new digital health campaign in the county. The aim of the #DigitalCarers campaign is to help people ‘access and utilise digital channels to support their healthcare needs’ and, ultimately, to empower digital carers. Connected Nottinghamshire, a […]
New tech platform to tackle eyecare backlogs in Cambridgeshire
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of two trusts currently piloting a new digital optometry platform which aims to help accelerate patient treatment and reduce wait times. It’s hoped that optometrists in Cambridgeshire will be able to use the technology – which has been designed by an NHS […]
News in Brief: tender opens for digital nursing data, call for GPs to share remote triage experiences
At HTN this week we’ve covered a range of stories – from a report into interoperable health records and AI research for children’s mental health, through to a health app in Rotherham – but we’re not done yet. Here’s our round-up of the rest of the headlines from across health […]
Video: North East and North Cumbria ICS share their digital strategy
North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care System (ICS) joined us at one of our HTN Now Focus events last year, sharing insights into how digital innovations and ideas can support ICSs, as the 42 new organisations develop across England and await their formal creation. As their example, the […]
