Four NHS boards in the North of Scotland have now gone live with a new health and care portal from Orion. NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, and NHS Shetland staff now have a single view of patient information held in different IT systems across the boards. The portal covers […]
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Matt Hancock: email must replace paper in the NHS
Matt Hancock during a speech at an NHS England conference has outlined an ambition for healthcare staff to email patients directly with information on appointments to reduce delays, boost cyber security and cut wastage. In the speech Hancock said “Email is as secure and cheaper than communicating through paper and fax […]
Health Tech Awards 2019: New Categories Added
HTN is delighted to announce the finalised categories for the Health Tech Awards 2019. Early in the month we asked the HTN community for their ideas and suggestions for new categories for the Awards. We would like to thank everyone who provided input in to this process and we are […]
AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer
A research team led by investigators from the National Institutes of Health and Global Good has developed a computer algorithm that can analyze digital images of a woman’s cervix and accurately identify precancerous changes that require medical attention. This artificial intelligence (AI) approach, called automated visual evaluation, has the potential […]
Pilot launches to develop NHS Login services
NHS Digital has launched a pilot to support partner services connect and use NHS login. The pilot process is taking place with 5 selected organisations and they will help NHS Digital ensure that NHS login can support future demand and enable a simple, single and consistent way for individuals to prove who […]
NHS Scotland awards contracts for new GP IT Systems
A new framework contract to supply IT software to GPs across NHSScotland was awarded on 1 February 2019 to EMIS Health (Egton Medical Information Systems Limited), Microtest Ltd and Vision (InPractice Systems Ltd). The three successful suppliers will now develop their systems to meet the IT requirements of Scottish GPs […]
NHS Digital announces £1m fund for social care digital innovation
NHS Digital has announced £1m in funding to support local authorities developing digital social care projects. The Social Care Digital Innovation Programme (SCDIP) fund will support innovative uses of digital technology in the design and delivery of adult social care. Ten authorities will receive up to £30,000 to design a digital […]
New general practice contract highlights importance of tech
A new five-year contract for general practice across England will see billions of extra investment for improved access to family doctors, expanded services at local practices and longer appointments for patients who need them. NHS England will also fund an addition of 20,000 more staff to help GP practices work […]
HTN Awards 2019 launched!
HTN is delighted to launch and announce the HTN Awards 2019! The Health Tech Awards 2019 will celebrate great technology and innovation across health and care. The HTN Awards 2019 are in association with CCube Solutions, an award-winning provider of enterprise content management solutions, comprising electronic document and records management, workflow, electronic […]
5G tech to triage patients as they travel to hospital
Kingston University and Pangea have teamed up to develop enriched video compression and data transfer techniques over 4G+ and 5G networks. The technology will allow clinicians to triage patients as they are being transported to hospital in ambulances. The company said “Ambulance trusts could save up to £90m if response times […]
