Innovate UK has recognised 100 female founders in its latest Women in Innovation cohort, focusing on manufacturing, digital tech, and life sciences, with innovations spanning wearable tech, diagnostics, and AI. 61 of those selected will be receiving a £75,000 grant, along with 12 months of business support and training, Innovate […]
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Health Service Executive Ireland publishes vision and implementation pathway for health innovation
The Health Service Executive in Ireland has published a framework for health innovation, outlining its vision, along with plans for governance, lifecycle, and implementation pathways. Reportedly co-designed by staff and leaders from across the health system, HSE shares requirements to enable and sustain innovation, with an aim to provide the […]
Central London Community Healthcare sets out delivery model for population health and neighbourhoods
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has published a plan of action for population health and neighbourhood infrastructure, outlining a shared outcomes framework to support collective leadership, along with four proposed neighbourhood health aims aligned with the National Neighbourhood Health Framework. Sharing an ambition to develop neighbourhood infrastructure as a […]
Humber Teaching launches enabling digital strategy noting an ambitious roadmap for digital
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has set out plans for 2026/27 in its annual digital plan, with an “ambitious roadmap” intended to help the trust leverage digital technology as a primary enabler to achieve its wider goals. Ambitions for the next year, it says, include delivering a single trust-wide digital […]
ICB funding to support community waiting times opens
The NHS England Getting It Right First Time programme has opened a call for integrated care boards to apply for funding to support community waiting times. ICBs can apply for a share of £450,000 in funding to support locally delivered interventions and initiatives that reduce waiting time for community services. […]
University Hospital Southampton progresses automation programme, AVT and EPR
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has shared plans for its intelligent automation programme, noting progress around outpatient admin automation, ambient voice tech, Copilot, robotic process automation, and the development of a trust automation support offer. A market engagement has been completed with potential suppliers for the automation of outpatients administration, the […]
Integration, consolidation, and automation in digital and data strategy from St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Group
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group has published its digital and data strategy to 2030, covering what it refers to as “a critical point in its development as a single, integrated organisation”. It outlines six strategic priorities, covering safe and secure digital foundations, becoming a […]
Radar Healthcare acquires patient-reported outcomes platform
Radar Healthcare has acquired patient experience and patient-reported outcomes platform, Cemplicity. Cemplicity, founded in 2013, supports over 3,000 health and care facilities with patient-reported experience measures, patient-reported outcome measures, real-time patient feedback, and shared decision-making insights. The deal follows the acquisition of EIDO Healthcare, a provider of digital consent and […]
Leeds and York Partnership plans upcoming EPR tender and progresses AVT pilots
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted a targeted EPR tender publication in September, ahead of business case approval in 2027, as well progress on ambient voice pilots and its patient portal programme. The partnership is running two pilots of AVT tools, with Heidi and Anatham, set to […]
Berkshire Healthcare launches £400k digital MSK service procurement
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened a procurement valued up to £400k for a fully managed digital MSK service, to offer a “complete alternative” to traditional community physio pathways. The solution is to incorporate 24/7 digital triage and remote treatment, according to the trust, to deliver personalised, preventative, and […]
