NICE has announced proposals to “shake-up” its health tech programme, to change how medical devices, diagnostics and digital and AI health technologies are evaluated. Said to enable more products to be evaluated, the proposals suggest a process that involves “multi-tech assessments of products”, with an aim to support purchasing decision […]
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North Central London ICB awards Kooth Digital Health online counselling and support service contract
NHS North Central London ICB has awarded a contract valued at £386,600 to Kooth Digital Health for the procurement of an online counselling and support service for children and young people. The ICB will use the service to provide people aged 11-18 years and vulnerable people up to 25 years, […]
Surrey Heartlands ICB opens early engagement for digital patient engagement and inbound communication workflows
Surrey Heartlands integrated care board has opened an early engagement for potential providers to gauge the level of interest and explore the market for patient portal engagement and inbound communication workflows. According to the notice, the exercise will include the “development of testbeds and/or pilots for some products and functionalities”, […]
NHS England board on productivity, genomics, ICB delegated vaccination and screening services
The NHS England board meeting in February shared updates and outlooks on operational performance and productivity, the NHS Genomic Medicine Service, children and young people’s health, and vaccination and screening services. On digital, the update noted the continued focus for digital to drive productivity, including improving processes, optimising system capacity, […]
News in brief: University Hospitals Dorset collaborates on portable diagnostic device for skin cancer, robotics for “smart biopsies” at The Royal Marsden NHS FT
Here for HTN’s latest news in brief, we take a look at some of the latest news around digital and data from across the health service. University Hospitals Dorset collaborates on portable diagnostic device for skin cancer A collaboration between University Hospitals Dorset and Bournemouth University is aiming to identify […]
DHSC appoints Tom Kibasi to support drafting of 10 Year Health Plan
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced its direct ministerial appointment of Tom Kibasi, joint chair of three mental health and community NHS trusts, to provide “expert advice and support” on the reform agenda, including the upcoming 10 Year Health Plan. Kibasi acted as senior policy advisor to […]
Somerset ICS outlines regional cyber security strategy
Somerset ICS has published its latest board papers, offering key updates on their cyber security strategy, with the aim to fulfil five objectives surrounding the reduction of cyber risks within digital healthcare. The strategy aims to ensure all organisations within the ICS are “compliant with the Network and Information Security Regulations […]
£3 million awarded to innovations in children’s health including digital biomarker and digital passport for epilepsy
SBRI Healthcare has awarded £3 million to four innovations for children and young people’s health, including a handheld CO2 sensor for asthma, a digital biomarker for epilepsy, a digital health passport for epilepsy, and a non-invasive continuous glucose monitor for diabetes. Initially awarded funding for Phase 1 of the SBRI […]
Digital messaging platform Alertive secures £3.7 million investment to drive UK expansion
London and Derby-based digital messaging platform Alertive has secured £3.7 million from private investors to drive its UK expansion, announcing plans to “continue breaking down communication barriers within healthcare teams by integrating more third-party systems and enhancing workflows”. The platform has been developed to meet requirements for task management and […]
NHS Dorset board assurance framework explores risk around digital maturity
NHS Dorset’s board assurance framework, part of the ICB’s January board meeting, has explored risks around digital maturity as part of the strategic objective to improve outcomes to population healthcare, including insufficient resources, challenges around EHR, and a lack of progress on research and innovation. The risk, according to the […]
