Our 2021 online event series is almost coming to a close, but there are still three days of sessions remaining, as part of our HTN Now Focus series – and we would love for you to join us. For the next event in the series we take a closer look […]
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News in Brief: NHSX backs digital back pain pathway, home test for breast cancer patients, mental health videos
This week we’ve covered a range of health tech news, including nine projects being announced to support analytics research into COVID-19, a new tender put out for work on Equality Impact Assessments in innovation, and the publication of the first research paper to use data from the Greater Manchester Care […]
Invitation to tender for new research project into Equality Impact Assessments
The NHS Race and Health Observatory (RHO), an independent organisation which works to identify, explore and tackle ethnic inequalities in healthcare, has put out an invitation to tender for research into how tech, treatments and innovations are impacted by Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs). The Observatory, which is supported by NHS […]
Nine projects announced to support analytics research into COVID-19
Health Data Research UK and The Alan Turing Institute have announced nine new data projects, as part of a £2 million funding programme. The programmes will use large-scale linked data to address priority research questions, hoped to help improve understanding of the pandemic and inform the continued policy response. The researchers […]
Case Study: How a SilverCloud project saved Greater Manchester HSCP 29,070 hours of staff time
As part of our latest case study feature, the digital mental health provider SilverCloud has shared the outcomes of its work with Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP), which revolved around bridging the silos in mental health resource to meet increasing demand. Comprised of 10 CCGs, NHS trusts, […]
Video: Why training needs to be paired with change management
We continue our recap of HTN Now November with a look back at Ideal Health’s live webcast on why digital training needs to go-hand-in-hand with a change management programme. The presentation – which focused on how best to achieve good digital adoption – was given by the Ideal Health team […]
First research study published using GM Care Record
The first research paper to use data from the Greater Manchester Care Record has been published in The Lancet. The paper, entitled: ‘Temporal trends in primary care-recorded self-harm during and beyond the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Time series analysis of electronic healthcare records for 2.8 million patients in […]
Canadian health network addressing inequity by prescribing phones to patients
The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada, has taken a tech-based approach to tackling health inequity by prescribing mobile phones for patients who need better access to services. Entitled PHONE-CONNECT, the study and programme focuses on addressing issues such as poor COVID-19 outcomes for members of the public from […]
Closed Loop Medicine raises £13 million
Closed Loop Medicine, a health tech supplier developing a drug and digital combination product, has raised £13 million of new investment. The company aims to support dosing and medication regimens with its app, to provide a digital companion, support and a way to capture data to provide insight. This new investment […]
Case study published on Berkshire Healthcare NHS FT’s ‘digital first’ approach
Healthcare Communications has published a new case study on its work to craft a ‘digital first’ future with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHNFT). Focusing on patient engagement technology, the report details how BHNFT – a community and mental health trust which serves a population of around 900,000 – sought […]
