NHS Resolution, an arm’s-length body of the Department of Health and Social Care, has appointed its first Chief Information Officer. Following 26 years at Accenture, Niamh McKenna has been appointed NHS Resolution’s CIO. The organisation provides expertise to the NHS on resolving concerns and disputes fairly, sharing learning for improvement and preserving […]
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Research indicates digital mental health interventions long-term impact
A new research study undertaken by SilverCloud Health, with the School of Psychology at Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and health economics analysis from the University of Sheffield has suggested treating anxiety and depression with digital mental health therapy has a significant and long-term benefit for recovery. The study, published […]
NHSX launches national patient video library
As part of the NHSX COVID-19 response, a national video library has been launched in collaboration with healthcare video provider, Health and Care Innovations. The videos have been developed with NHS clinicians to work within care pathways to help patients; to help support a reduction in length of appointments, and […]
4 health tech projects awarded £50k through Health Innovation Manchester Momentum Fund
4 health tech projects will receive a share of £200,000 to support the COVID-19 response across Greater Manchester. Through the Health Innovation Manchester Momentum Fund the technologies will support priority areas in response to the pandemic. The fund focused on two themes, Urgent and Emergency Care and Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition or […]
Oxford University and NHS Digital collaborate on risk prediction tool
Oxford University and NHS Digital have developed a risk prediction tool to help identify patients who are at a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The new model has been developed from data analysis and uses algorithms that could be applied to support GPs and healthcare teams in consultations to […]
Health Tech Awards 2020 deadline extended
The deadline for the Health Tech Awards 2020 sponsored by CCube Solutions has been extended. You have until 23:59 24th July 2020 to enter our main awards, now in the fourth year. The Health Tech Awards 2020 celebrate and recognise great teams, projects, partnerships, collaborations, innovation, technology, programmes and initivives that have made […]
HTN Digital Week June 2020: Day Five
Our final day of HTN Digital Week, and what a fantastic week we had, we kicked off with Paul Charnley, Director of IT and Information at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Paul took us through an update on the digital transformation programme in the Wirral region. Paul started the presentation […]
HTN Digital Week June 2020: Day Four
Our penultimate day of HTN Digital Week we welcomed and opened with Beth Lawton on Keeping Digital Human. Beth is Chief Digital and Information Officer for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. She begins by telling us how they have responded to Covid-19 through digitising, virtualising and mobilising. Beth explained how […]
Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020 Winners Revealed
Following a fantastic digital awards evening HTN is delighted to reveal the highly commended entries and winners in the Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020, sponsored by CCube Solutions. Key to the awards, the HTN team will be writing about the entries to feature across our channels over the upcoming weeks, […]
Live from 7:30pm Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020
We are live at 7:30pm tonight for the HTN Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020, sponsored by CCube Solutions. Follow us on Twitter here or follow the awards using #HTNDigitalWeek Or view our live feed on our website to hear about the entries, and we reveal the winners and highly commended here: […]
