In a move to drive outpatient transformation, a proposal is in process for the digital teams from NHSX and clinical transformation teams at NHS England to work closer together. The new proposal aims to bring the Improvement directorate within NHSE leading on outpatient transformation programmes, together with digital teams from […]
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Sheffield Hallam researching intelligent social robots for patient wellbeing and independence
A Sheffield Hallam University academic is researching intelligent social robots, which it’s hoped can have a range of positive impacts on patient health and wellbeing in the future. HTN recently attended the HETT Show 2021, where Alessandro Di Nuovo, Professor of Machine Intelligence at the South Yorkshire university, gave a […]
Report: Healthcare providers and systems brace for a third recovery wave; 6,100 monthly cancer patients, and 2.5m elective patient gap
Feature by Draper & Dash, view the insight report here > As far as intensity goes, this has been one of the most extreme and challenging months in history for the healthcare sector. As a I write this, we are simultaneously experiencing one of the most transformative periods in healthcare, […]
PRSB launches supplier scheme to drive standards
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB), a non-profit organisation responsible for the development of standards for digital health and care records, has launched a new vendor scheme to support integrated care. The ‘Standards Partnership Scheme’ has been launched to visibly recognise and support vendors that are implementing endorsed record standards, in a bid […]
A week in health tech: a summary of HETT Reset
This week, the HTN team joined the health tech community for a very interesting virtual HETT Show. During the week we attended the panel discussions and covered some of the themes and key discussion points: NHS digitalisation and the future role of NHS Digital; an interview with Sarah Wilkinson Integration […]
Whizz-Kidz charity and Somo launch new accessible website
The UK charity Whizz-Kidz, which supports young wheelchair users, has partnered with digital product agency Somo to launch a new accessible website. Hoping to achieve a ‘best-in-class digital experience’, the charity’s expanded online offering will include more content, such as 30 new videos and 30 audio interviews with wheelchair users. […]
Driving pathways to innovation; funding, standards and guidance
Thursday morning at the HETT Show took us onto the topic of ‘driving pathways to innovation’. This took the form of a panel discussion, which featured Piers Ricketts, Chief Executive of the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Eastern AHSN, as host. He was joined by: Chris Sawyer, Innovation Lead at […]
UCL report suggests online search activity can help predict COVID peaks
Online search data can help predict COVID-19 peaks and inform public health responses, according to experts from University College London (UCL). The report from UCL says web search activity data may help form predictions of peaks and surges in COVID-19 cases as far as 17 days in advance, on average. […]
Integration and interoperability; putting in place the mechanisms for sharing
On day three of the virtual HETT Show, a late morning panel focused on ‘Emerging Clinical Pathways in Integrated Care’. Topics on the table ranged from discussions on what it means to have structured data and how this can enable better care and continuity, through to implementing standards. The session […]
New review launched into use of health data for research and analysis
A new review into the safe use of health data for research and analysis has been launched by the Government. The review will support the development of a new Data Strategy for Health and Social Care, that was announced in November 2020. Following a report ‘Busting bureaucracy: empowering frontline staff […]
