11 new innovators have joined The NHS Innovation Accelerator, a national programme from NHS England in partnership with England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks. The initiative supports fellows develop evidence-based innovation with a commitment to share their learnings. Since 2015, £134.8m has been raised to support innovators reach healthcare organisations in […]
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First team of judges for Health Tech Awards 2020 announced
HTN is delighted to announce the first team of judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2020 judging process. The innovative Health Tech Awards 2020, supported by CCube Soltuions and Highland Marketing, celebrate great technology and innovation making a difference across health and care. The first team of judges includes: Cindy Fedell, […]
NHS introduces online coronavirus advice tool
A new online tool has be launched to support people get quick, reliable advice about coronavirus, following a surge in enquiries. NHS England said more than 35,000 people used the NHS 111 site in a single day over the weekend to get help and advice and the new online tool has […]
Intechnology announces new people-centred tech project wins
Intechnology has announced a series of new business wins, including a digital service to increase school-age vaccinations across the Humber and a digital service to support anticipatory care at care homes in Northern Ireland. The company behind Inhealthcare and Insmartcities, focuses on transformation and the delivery of people-centred services that span health and social […]
Middlesex Uni invests in VR to train student nurses
Middlesex University has opted to use virtual reality headsets from Oxford Medical Simulation to recreate real-life scenarios that nurses would face. The software recreate scenarios in a digital environment to help train and develop nurses. There are 20 different scenarios, including patients who have difficulty breathing, diabetes, COPD and severe allergies. […]
NHSX appoints Sonia Patel as new national chief information officer
NHSX has today announced a new national chief information officer, Sonia Patel. Sonia Patel was previously CIO at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and will now take up the role working with Matthew Gould, CEO and CCIO Simon Eccles. The role was advertised at just over £130,000, and Sonia is […]
NHSX publishes draft Digital Health Technology Standard
NHSX has published a draft Digital Health Technology Standard, and is seeking feedback on the drafted 10 components of the standard. The draft standard outlines what the NHS expects. It’s based on existing standards and will support a process for reviewing, assessing and evaluating digital health technologies that meet the […]
NHSX launches Tech Plan call for engagement
NHSX has launched a call for engagement on its Tech Plan for health and care today. The unit has launched a programme called ‘Have your say on the Tech Plan for health and care’ as the first phase of five phases in its engagement programme. The next stage will look at […]
Matthew Gould ‘We want to do some important things differently’
July marked the official launch of NHSX, a new organisation to oversee digital, data and technology. The industry responded positively to the new unit and its initial announcement to focus on interoperability, standards and platforms. This week Matthew Gould published a blog to provide an update on what progress the […]
Government announces new digital pharmacy referral service
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new digital pharmacy referral service aimed to avoid hospital readmission. Announced as part of the community pharmacy contractual framework, the new service to be launched as a pilot in July will see hospitals refer patients to pharmacy after discharge. The […]
