Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital inclusion team with the aim of improving access to healthcare and increasing patient comfort and confidence through provision of one-on-one support. The team of patient access navigators will provide bespoke support for patients, such as helping an individual to […]
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North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust utilises livestreaming tech to support maternity training
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has implemented livestreaming technology to support maternity care, enabling student midwives, student nurses and resident doctors to observe caesarean section surgery in real time. The initiative sees a surgeon, wearing a camera and microphone headset during a real c-section, livestreaming the process to […]
Norfolk Community Health and Care shares progress on community virtual ward, one year on
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust has reported on the progress of its community virtual ward service a year after launch, with the trust highlighting how the service has admitted and discharged 1,315 patients in that time. Since its launch in September 2023, the virtual ward has reportedly helped […]
Budget 2024: what does it mean for the NHS?
With Labour delivering its budget for 2024, HTN takes a look at what the latest measures mean for the NHS, as chancellor Rachel Reeves announces an increase in day-to-day spending for public services by 3.3 percent on average in real terms over this year with an increase of £22.6 billion in […]
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust launches immersive simulation suite
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has launched an immersive simulation suite designed to support training for multi-disciplinary staff in the development of a range of clinical and non-clinical skills, with technology utilised to “create lifelike visual surroundings, sounds and smells”. The suite includes a high fidelity manikin capable of […]
AI use cases in the NHS: supporting diagnosis, personalising treatment, predicting disease
Let’s take a look at some of the latest use cases and research around artificial intelligence (AI) across the NHS. Predicting disease development at Imperial College An AI model designed to help predict the risk of developing disease using an electrocardiogram (ECG) has been developed by researchers from Imperial College […]
Princess Alexandra Hospital electronic health record to go live first week of November
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has shared that its new electronic health record ‘Alex Health’ is to go live on 2-3 November 2024, offering an integrated digital record of patient care which will draw information from “all health systems that currently store patient information/data”. The trust refers to the […]
NHS England publishes £13.3 million expansion for “Tiger Teams” to support EPR delivery
NHS England has published a contract notice with an estimated total value of £13.3 million for an “experienced, multi-skilled, rapid response intervention service also known as a Tiger Teams service” to support EPR delivery across England. The service is said to be an expansion to an existing support offer available […]
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board opens expression of interest for digital clinical audit platform
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has issued a prior information notice seeking expressions of interest from suppliers for a digital clinical audit platform to support the health board in completing “circa 10,000 annual audits to support quality assurance, improvement projects and ward accreditation incentives”. The health board outlines a […]
CQC reports on the state of health and adult social care in England for 2023/24 highlighting digital access, data quality and reporting, and the role of tech
The CQC has published its report on the state of health and adult social care in England for 2023/24, highlighting concerns around digital access and exclusion, issues with data quality and reporting, and the potential for tech to help promote independence, personalise support, and uphold dignity. Following “over 250 targeted […]
