Health Education England has published a digital competency framework for Allied Health Professionals, developed as part of the Topol Digital Health Fellowship programme. With 223,991 Allied Health Professionals (AHP) registered, the framework has been developed to support the enhancement of digital competence; the knowledge and skills associated with digital technology […]
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NHS Digital chief executive to step down
Sarah Wilkinson, the chief executive of NHS Digital, is to leave the organisation this summer. In a statement released today, NHS Digital said Sarah has resigned as CEO of NHS Digital. The digital unit is now seeking an interim CEO for the months ahead, with a plan to run an open […]
News in brief: Liverpool Women’s Hospital receives robotic help, Manchester innovation fund announces winners
Top news stories covered by HTN this week include the publication of Wales’ new digital strategy, the launch of a new national digital midwife role and the celebration of digital stars at the Our Health Heroes awards. But there’s been even more going on across the health tech sector – […]
Sunderland City Council connects to Great North Care Record
Sunderland City Council is the first local authority in the North East and North Cumbria area to connect to the health information exchange across the region. 400 GP practices, five NHS trusts and the North East Ambulance Service are connected to the system, with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust being […]
NHS appoints Transformation Directorate lead
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed Dr Timothy Ferris as director of transformation, to lead the organisation’s new Transformation Directorate. The new directorate brings the Improvement programme within NHSE, leading on outpatient transformation programmes, together with digital teams from NHSX. One of the reasons behind the two units joining […]
Radar Healthcare achieves compliance with national Patient Safety Incident Management system
A new national Patient Safety Incident Management system (PSIMS) is planned to be introduced in Spring 2021. Ahead of the launch of the system, Radar Healthcare has passed compliance testing with NHS Improvement. The new system from NHS Improvement will be introduced to replace the current National Reporting and Learning […]
New digital strategy for Wales launched
A new policy and strategy document for Wales has been published to provide a direction and vision for the country to fully embrace digital. The strategy outlines how the country will use digital, data and technology to improve the lives of people in Wales. It is aimed at anyone creating, designing, providing […]
Wales to invest over £8.5m in new national digital eye care patient record
Wales is set to invest over £8.5 million in its first national Electronic Patient Record and digital Electronic Referral system for eye care. As part of wider plans surrounding Wales’ future approach to optometry services, the nation is focusing on preventative measures, along with management and treatment by primary care […]
Digital innovation and online COVID learning celebrated at Our Health Heroes
Our Health Heroes, the health awards led by Skills for Health, celebrated nationwide achievements at their fifth awards ceremony last night. It took place on the National Day of Reflection, which marked a year since the first UK COVID-19 lockdown. Award winners included many ‘unsung heroes’ in the healthcare sector, […]
New tech to detect COVID mutations being trialled by UK Gov
The UK Government is trialling new technology to help ‘rapidly detect’ COVID mutations and shorten the time between identification and tracing. Taking place in NHS Test and Trace laboratories, the technology – called ‘genotype assay testing’ – could help with: Identifying mutations Rapid turnaround times to help trace contacts of […]
