A patient app in Rotherham is allowing residents to access both primary and secondary care services through one integrated platform. The Rotherham Health App displays both hospital and GP information to service users, via the application, and allows them to access a service directory, self refer, book assessments, and amend […]
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Report highlights five recommendations for interoperable health records
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published a new report that focuses on interoperability of health and care records. The document – entitled ‘The Digital Advantage – Realising the benefits of interoperability for health and social care in England’ – highlights five new recommendations needed for a new, […]
Innovate UK fund £7m programme to support UK health tech SMEs with regulation
A new £7 million health tech programme, funded by Innovate UK, has been launched to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with regulation. The Health Technology Regulatory and Innovation Programme has been announced as a joint initiative by CPI and the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), and will help […]
NHSE opens staff awareness sessions on new patient access to GP records
Primary care patients will be able to access new entries in their own GP records from April 2022, with NHS England (NHSE) now opening information and awareness sessions to help staff adapt to the changes. As HTN originally reported in November 2021, patients who use online accounts – such as […]
New £15m NHS cancer innovation call to open in April
NHS England and NHS improvement (NHSEI) will soon open applications to a £15 million call for new and existing cancer care innovations. The NHS Cancer Programme is to officially open its second call for technologies and ideas that can be taken to the frontline, following the ‘success from the first […]
Health Tech Awards 2022: First group of judges revealed
HTN is delighted to announce the first group of judges confirmed to support the Health Tech Awards 2022. Following an open invitation, we were overwhelmed with the response to support the awards judging process this year. We wanted to bring together a wide group of people from different organisations, healthcare […]
DHSC publishes new proposals for health and care integration
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new set of government proposals for health and social care integration, including dedicated sections on digital and data. Entitled, ‘Health and social care integration: joining up care for people, places and populations‘, the white paper sets out wide ranging […]
Remote health pathway evaluated for roll-out in Scotland
A remote health pathway for people with COVID-19 in Scotland has been evaluated for roll-out by a clinical advisory group. Inhealthcare’s pathway, which was designed to detect and manage early deterioration among COVID-19 patients, was found to have ‘improved access to NHS services’ for those with symptoms and can now […]
NHS to trial framework for assessing the impact of AI
NHS England is set to pilot a new framework, which will help assess the impact of medical artificial intelligence (AI). The Ada Lovelace Institute has designed and published a new proposal for the use of algorithmic impact assessments (AIAs), which will be used to ‘maximise the benefits’ and ‘mitigate the […]
NHSE shares ICS case study on Population Health Management
NHS England (NHSE) has shared a new case study about how a Population Health Management (PHM) approach was able to help a primary care network offer extra support for a high-risk patient group with heart failure and social isolation. The Titan Primary Care Network (PCN), which is part of the […]
