Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, covering four acute trusts, has contracted Patients Know Best for a digital patient portal to March 2027. The programme will span York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and […]
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HTN Now: The Dudley Group and Essex Partnership on best practices with EPMA
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we explored the impact of EMPA, taking a closer look at its role in increasing efficiency and accuracy in prescribing, in improving patient safety, and some of the challenges with introducing and implementing EPMA systems. Our expert panellists, Fhezan Ashraf, senior pharmacist clinical configuration […]
News in Brief: University College London cyber security incident, Northamptonshire ICB referral system, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICS remote monitoring pilot
Here we cover some of the latest stories in health tech that have caught our eye recently. Let’s take a look at what’s been going on over the past week. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust responds to cyber security incident University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has […]
Cancer tool built into federated data platform announced
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a centralised system for cancer patients, built into the Federated Data Platform, the tool is said to bring cancer patient information together. The Cancer 360 tool collates data points across tests, appointments and treatments, displayed via a dashboard. DHSC highlights how […]
Help judge the esteemed Health Tech Awards!
Our favourite event of the year is here, where we hear about health tech projects and programmes from across health and care in the Health Tech Awards 2025 that have made an impact! We’re looking for a fantastic group of NHS employees from across care settings and specialities or independent […]
NHS service standard updated to improve responsiveness of online services to risks of domestic abuse
Updates have been made to the NHS service standard to improve the responsiveness of NHS online services to the risks of domestic abuse and coercive control, after the need for new guidance “became clear” during work to support patients with proxy access. “As we consider the future of proxy access,” […]
NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICB opens £10m opportunity for the delivery of a digital front door
NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board have published a tender notice looking for a new partner to help with optimising workflows and patient health management through the delivery of a digital front door. By introducing a digital front door, the ICB aims to make services more efficient while providing […]
National ADHD data improvement plan sets out roadmap for reporting and use of data
NHS England has published an ADHD data improvement plan, with a roadmap setting out planned actions to improve data quality and introduce regular reporting. “We know our ADHD service provision has not kept pace with demand and there is a need to improve access, experience and outcomes,” the plan states, […]
£5.5 million funding for regulators and local authorities to support innovation
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has launched a new round of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund, offering up to £5.5 million in total funding for innovation in critical sectors and helping support the delivery of the Plan for Change. The latest round of funding is open to regulators and […]
A new event concept. HTNLive 12 November, launched.
A new event concept. Participate. Challenge. Discuss. We are delighted to launch HTNLive, a new approach to an event, where we aim to pose challenge questions, facilitate discussion and participation, and share in-focus deep dives into digital projects at NHS organisations. The event will focus on transformation now and in […]
