A new online mental health platform that acts as a “one stop shop” for children, young people, parents and professionals to make referrals into partnership mental health services in Liverpool and Sefton has gone live. The all-in-one nature of the app means users can get access to a wide range […]
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New £2 million UK data hub to support mental health research and innovation
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have announced that a new £2 million hub – called DATAMIND – will provide expert data resources, services, tools and expertise to support mental health research and innovation. Led by academics from Swansea University and King’s College London, […]
NHS announces £160m to combat waiting lists and elective care
The NHS has announced £160m will be made available to ‘accelerator sites’ that support elective care, to speed up recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment will help develop a blueprint for elective care going forward and NHS England is also seeking to trial new ways of working in a […]
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust expands use of virtual wards
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is expanding its virtual wards service to support heart failure and pneumonia patients. The decision to open the service to other suitable patients follows its use of a remote monitoring platform and tools for COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. HTC has already been working with […]
HTN Now June, sessions in preview…
HTN Now April may have come to a close, and if you missed anything check out our session reviews here, but now is the time to announce the details for our sessions taking place in June! The third HTN Now event in the series is set to take place 14 […]
NHS Digital launches new and improved GP data collection service
NHS Digital has announced a new primary care data collection service, which will make near-real-time information and data available with a purpose to support healthcare planning and medical research. For over a decade, the organisation has been collecting data from GPs to meet bespoke data requests, through its trusted General […]
NHS Birmingham and Solihull picks workforce tool for 162 practices
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group has selected the workforce management solution from Lantum. The day-to-day, cloud based tool will be used as a new multi-disciplinary staff bank across 162 GP practices in the area. The programme has been supported by NHS England funding for Integrated Care Systems to […]
ORCHA reports rise in searches for apps to help with anger, fear and anxiety
A new report by ORCHA – the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps – which explores trends in mental health app usage during the pandemic, has found a surge in searches to find apps related to anger, fear and anxiety. Entitled ‘Digital & Mental Health Recovery Action […]
Digital Health and Care Wales appoints CEO
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 […]
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 […]
