Four NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services recently piloted an AI-based self-referral platform. During the initial month-long trial, before being deployed permanently, the Limbic Access platform reportedly saved an average of 20 minutes per referral, which roughly equates to 430 weeks of patient waiting time and 86 hours […]
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No.10 Innovation Fellowships launched to attract top digital and tech talent
The UK Government has launched its No.10 Innovation Fellowships Programme to find the top talents working in digital and technology across academia, industry and civil society. The scheme, part of the UK’s National Data Strategy, means that 10 selected Fellows will enter government each year, to help ‘transform public services’, […]
13 trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside connect to National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database
A consortium comprising of 13 trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside has worked with Royal Philips to create a regional hub for the National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database (NCCID). Launched in January 2021, the regional hub has been used across the organisations to connect to the NCCID. The database is part of a programme […]
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh introduces digital letters
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has gone live with a digital appointment letters service. The trust has partnered with Dr Doctor and Synertec to launch a solution to send appointment letters to patients in a digital, and physical, format when suitable. Synertec, a company focused […]
Companies link up for BigCOVIData study to boost research with electronic health record data
Savana, a medical research company that works with ‘deep real-world evidence’, and BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health, have created a new partnership to boost the use of electronic health record (EHR) data in respiratory research. This new collaboration hopes to ‘accelerate the use of data […]
NHS pilots personalised videos to reach people at risk of Type 2 Diabetes
The Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) is working with Citizen Communications and the personalised video platform, Idomoo, to reach people identified as being at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. The short-term pilot, which began in February, takes the form of a personalised video campaign that can […]
Categories announced for the Health Tech Awards 2021
HTN is delighted to announce the categories in the Health Tech Awards 2021. The awards, now in the fifth year, aim to share and celebrate digital teams, programmes, innovations and health tech suppliers that have made a difference across health and care. Following an open invitation last month, we announced the first […]
12 innovations selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator
12 innovators have joined the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) for the year, a programme to support innovations scale across health and care. This year technologies range from tools to support the workforce, mental health and COVID-19 responses, including remote patient monitoring, to diagnostics and virtual clinical training for staff. The […]
Panel Discussion: Women leading collaboration in technology in health and social care
HTN recently attended the NHS and Health & Care Women Leaders Network’s joint virtual celebration of International Women’s Day 2021. There were a host of fantastic and informative sessions across the day – ranging from giggle-inducing wellbeing activities like Laughtercise, to thought-provoking fireside chats and panel discussions. As the “unconference” […]
HTN Feature: Healthcare teams share tips for coping with stress during pandemic
Over the past 12 months the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for each and everyone of us. So, we sent out an open invitation to hear some of your tips to help survive or manage the stresses at the moment. Like many, here at HTN, we have had our various […]
