University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with electronic system and app Badger Notes with the aim of providing users with “more access to and control” of maternity records during pregnancy. The trust highlights how use of Badger Notes will allow patients to view their […]
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Birmingham Community Healthcare shares plans for becoming “more digitally-enabled and information-driven”
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published its annual plan for 2024/25, with a key priority to become “a more digitally-enabled and information-driven organisation”. Looking firstly at the delivery of safe, high quality care, the trust highlights an overarching aim around “equitable clinical prioritisation, influenced by active use of […]
NHS Dumfries & Galloway CEO updates local citizens on cyber attack published data
NHS Dumfries & Galloway chief executive Julie White has shared an update with every citizen in Dumfries and Galloway on the cyber attack earlier this year, stating to residents to “assume that some data relating to you is likely to have been copied and published”. The letter adds that “the criminals […]
Digital Health and Care Wales publishes organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting need for “a digital and data revolution”
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has published its organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting the need for “a digital and data revolution” which will enable innovation and new ways of delivering services to empower patients and health professionals, in turn improving outcomes “by providing safe, responsive and prudent health and […]
Annual report for Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative highlights key digital projects and outcomes
The latest annual report for Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative has been published, highlighting some of the key digital projects and initiatives to have impacted on health and care in the region over the last 12 months, which have focused on the digitalisation of processes and enhancing the way […]
MHRA issues new guidance on transparency for machine learning medical devices
The MHRA has issued new guidance relating to transparency principles for machine learning medical devices (MLMDs), to help ensure that information is clearly communicated to relevant audiences. The guidance sets out the guiding principles of transparency for who, why, what, where, when, and how. The ‘who’ explores relevant audiences, looking […]
Election 2024: what might the upcoming election mean for the future of healthcare and health technology?
With the election fast approaching, we take a look at four of the major political parties with published manifestos, and what those manifestos mean for the future of healthcare and health technology. The Labour party The Labour party’s manifesto places cutting NHS waiting times one of six central commitments, with […]
Scottish Government commits £3.6 million to Hospital at Home programme
The Scottish Government has announced an additional £3.6 million in funding for 2024/25 to support the Hospital at Home service for older people. This latest announcement brings the total funding allocated to Hospital at Home to more than £15 million since 2020, with the health secretary, Neil Gray, commenting on […]
Innovate UK Launchpad programme offers a share of £500k in funding for innovation in West Yorkshire
Innovate UK is working with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to offer a share of up to £500,000 for innovation projects, with the funding to support small and micro businesses grow their innovation activities in the health technologies cluster in West Yorkshire, both during and after the programme. As part of the […]
AI skin cancer pilot launched in Tameside and Glossop
A new skin cancer pilot has been launched in Tameside and Glossop, featuring an AI platform to help triage and assess skin lesions for suspected cancer. The trust is one of nine chosen by NHS England to take part in piloting the solution, which was launched last week in preparation […]
