January always brings the HTN team a few belated presents – in the form of several exciting events to keep us busy. First up to unwrap is our latest edition of HTN Now, which began on Monday and runs until 20 Jan, offering digital gift bags full to the brim […]
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The Reveal: HTN Now Awards Finalists
Over the past few weeks the HTN team has worked with a fantastic team of judges, and we’re now delighted to share with you the finalists in the HTN Now Awards! Following 1,000 hours of judging and the HTN team working on a series of features – you can now […]
Royal College of Occupational Therapists publishes data and innovation strategy
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has published a data and innovation strategy to support occupational therapists with data management. As well as guidance and instruction, RCOT is providing its therapists with resources and links, and the opportunity to share their ‘data literacy learning and development needs’ through a […]
Feature: Medicines, sickle cell, blood pressure, respiratory conditions and COPD remote monitoring
This time last year, HTN discussed the rapid rise of remote monitoring, reflecting on the surge of adoption of technologies that had allowed patients to be monitored at home, or outside of traditional hospital settings, during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Although the innovations and […]
NHS Digital publishes sustainability report and future direction
In December 2021, NHS Digital released its Sustainability Annual Report for the period 2020 – 2021, ahead of the publication of a five-year strategy exploring processes and frameworks and possible new ways of working. The publication highlights the impact of technologies such as MS Teams and communication tools as part […]
Video: the challenges and benefits of validating data in mental health
Our first HTN Now Focus event of 2022 took place on 10 January, with sessions focused on how to support digital mental health. The first of our two live presentations of the day featured the specialist digital transformation consultancy, Ideal Health, and focused on the challenges and benefits of validating […]
Video: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust’s EPR journey
Towards the end of last year, Graham King, Chief Information Officer at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust delivered a live webcast on the trust’s Electronic Patient Record (EPR) journey. Part of our HTN Now Focus event on EPR systems, Graham’s presentation focused on the implementation and project ‘Paperlite’, […]
CNWL launches new local apps library with ORCHA
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) has created a new local apps library for patients, in partnership with ORCHA (the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications). The Health and Wellbeing App Library is a joint effort from both organisations to provide patients with a […]
Health and Social Care Committee’s latest report calls for tech and digital roadmap
The UK’s Health and Social Care Committee has released its latest report on tackling the healthcare backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes publishing further recommendations related to health tech and digital developments. Entitled ‘Clearing the Backlog caused by the pandemic’, the 46-page document looks at the scale and […]
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole switch to digital letters
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) is using digital letters for its Outpatients services, with Inpatient letters due to go live in early 2022. The move means that patients are able to view appointment letters on their smartphones – providing the ability to confirm, cancel or rebook appointments […]
