Helen Thomas has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the newly rebranded Digital Health and Care Wales. Helen has been the interim CEO since January 2021, and has now been appointed to the position. She heads the new health authority formed to take forward digital transformation, technology and […]
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NHS England and Improvement opens ‘Digital Staff Passports’ tender
NHS England and Improvement have launched a new £1.25 million tender to develop ‘Digital Staff Passports’ for permanent use, building on from the interim COVID-19 Digital Staff Passport. The invitation to tender for the service focuses on designing and developing an alpha version of the digital staff passport for permanent staff […]
Case study: Australia’s Northern Territory implements single digital medical record for all Territorians
Case Study: Australia’s Northern Territory implements single digital medical record for all Territorians The Northern Territory Government (NTG) is using InterSystems TrakCare® for its Core Clinical Systems Renewal Program (CCSRP), following an open, competitive tender that was managed by the NTG Department of Corporate and Information Services. The Northern Territory […]
Aberdeen scientists working on tech to improve COVID-19 masks
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are developing a new type of protective face mask that may be more effective against the spread of COVID-19. A team from the Scottish higher education institute’s School of Engineering and Institute of Medical Sciences are working with microfluidics technology – also called ‘lab-on-a-chip’ […]
NHS England and HEE call for staff input to shape digital training in primary care
NHS England and Improvement and Health Education England (HEE) are asking GP practice staff to take part in research and provide their views and opinions on digital services in primary care. The NHS and HEE are collaborating with Nightingale Design Research – a Nottingham-based research consultancy – to find out […]
Insource completes acquisition of capacity planning company
Insource Ltd – a data management provider to the NHS – has announced the acquisition of Gooroo, a company which specialises in capacity planning. The deal is set to strengthen Insource’s offering of Elective Care Recovery data management solutions to the NHS and private UK healthcare providers, as well as […]
Video: Digital Health and Care Wales share their pharmacy system implementation experience
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: […]
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 […]
