Amazon this week has announced the launch of Amazon Pharmacy, a new store on Amazon and App for users to purchase their prescription medications. The company said Amazon Prime members are eligible for free two-day delivery and discounts of up to 80% on medicines and 40% on branded medicines. In July […]
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In Focus: HTN Awards 2020 Part Two
In this article we cover the projects that were announced as highly commended in the Health Tech Awards 2020. HTN would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone involved! If you missed the evening, you can watch the video announcements here. We would love to hear your thoughts on the awards […]
PRSB publishes report on digital lessons learned from the pandemic
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published a new report on lessons learned from the pandemic to support the future of digital change in health and care. Following a consultation process with 100 of its members, PRSB has published the report examining the digital transformation of services during the pandemic and […]
Ideal Health extends partnership with HIMSS for digital maturity models
Ideal Health, a digital consultancy specialising in healthcare, has extended its partnership with HIMSS for three years to support organisations assess and prioritise digital maturity. Phil Sinclair, Consulting Director and HIMSS Lead at Ideal Health Consultants, said: “In the past year, Ideal has been an extremely active HIMSS Certified Organisation in […]
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS FT goes live with TPP SystmOne
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS FT has gone live with a new electronic patient record from TPP as part of its digital transformation strategy. The trust worked with Channel 3 consulting to deliver a remote implementation plan, with the system recently going live across children’s services. The implementation was delivered through 223 virtual […]
National Record Locator programme; a feature by NHS Digital
By Jon Calpin, Programme Manager for the National Record Locator, NHS Digital NHS Digital’s Programme Manager for the National Record Locator, Jon Calpin, discusses how a pilot with London Ambulance Service has proven that interoperability of NHS systems can be achieved and how this benefits organisations, with Jo Clark from […]
Online clinic launched for patients living with persistent pain
A group of healthcare professionals within the NHS are launching the UK’s first Care Quality Commission registered online clinic, Leva Clinic, for patients living with persistent pain. A three-month trial is expected to start this year with a London-based NHS Trust to support adults access a multi-disciplinary team of clinical psychologists, doctors, […]
The London Clinic adopts artificial intelligence for colonoscopy
The London Clinic has introduced an artificial intelligence device to act as a second observer during colonoscopies. The GI Genius™ device uses artificial intelligence to analyse the video stream during colonoscopy to highlight the presence of pre-cancerous lesions. The Clinic said they introduced the tool to help to assist doctors identify lesions and […]
Moorfields launches tender to develop user-first digital service
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has opened a new tender to find a partner to develop its user-first digital service. £457,000 is being made available over 2 years to re-structure and re-build Moorfield’s digital landscape using a user-first, content-first approach. The specialist eye hospital plans to develop its digital offering, […]
Video: Sussex Partnership NHS FT digital journey
As part of the HTN Health Tech for the Now Series, we welcomed Beth Lawton, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The session shares the digital journey and strategy for the Trust, one of the Global Digital Exemplar Fast Followers. As part of the programme, the […]
