The newly launched Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) joined us recently to deliver a webinar session on the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) All-Wales Regional Implementation of WellSky Pharmacy and to share their experiences of being the first to go live with the system. Chatting to us were: […]
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Diagnostics is the most popular AI area, NHS AI Lab survey finds in latest review
The NHS AI Lab has provided a progress review for 2020 – 2021, including sharing key findings from its AI survey, as well as case studies and its plans for the future. Focusing on AI technologies and AI-driven tools, the NHSX-hosted lab recently surveyed the UK’s AI community, before comparing […]
News in Brief: Boots, funding for healthy ageing start-ups, Alder Hey, ADASS, Patient Access, and acquisition news
As well as rain, the May Bank Holiday also brought us plenty of a health tech news – from Nottingham University Hospital’s aim to achieve HIMSS level 7, through to our report on digital hybrid plans from the House of Lords, and plenty of NHS recruitment announcements. It’s been a […]
“The future was always going to be hybrid” – House of Lords releases report on the digital way forward
The House of Lords has released a report following a COVID-19 Committee session, entitled ‘Beyond Digital: Planning for a Hybrid World’. Published on 21 April, the report covers ideas for what it calls a ‘hybrid strategy’ to balance a best of both approach to online and offline living, as well […]
Video: NHS clinicians and IT experts debate ICS digitisation and EPRs
Our electronic patient record (EPR) theme this week continues, following exploring EPR implementation with Ideal Health and the EPR programme at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, here we focus on different strategies and models. The largest panel at HTN Now April 2021 saw seven presenters join the debate on all things digital, including […]
HTN launch Digital Primary Care Conference 2021
HTN is delighted to launch Digital Primary Care 2021, a one-day conference to support a digital general practice. HTN have teamed-up with Dr Hussain Gandhi and Dr Andrew Foster, two Nottingham-based GPs, to curate a one-day conference, taking place on Wednesday 4th August 2021. The agenda will provide practical, educational […]
Sue Tranka appointed new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales
Sue Tanka, the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England & Improvement, has been appointed as the new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales. Sue will take over the role following the retirement of Dr Jean White, who held the CNO role for 10 years. She’s set to join the Welsh […]
NHS Digital appoints interim CEO
Following the news last month of Sarah Wilkinson stepping down as the chief executive of NHS Digital, Simon Bolton has now been appointed as the interim CEO. Simon joins NHS Digital from his role as Chief Information Officer at Test and Trace, a position held since August 2020. Prior to this role, […]
Coordinate My Care goes live with National Record Locator
Coordinate My Care (CMC), a digital urgent care planning service, has gone live with integration with the NHS National Record Locator (NRL), connecting 72,000 Londoners with CMC plans to services across England. The move means that when patients with existing CMC urgent care plans travel across the country, emergency services […]
Pharmatech AI company lands investment of up to $525M
Exscientia, a pharmatech company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to design patient-based drugs, has announced the completion of a $225 million Series D funding round – with an additional $300 million equity commitment available. The company uses AI in a number of ways across its platform – from target identification […]
