The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust’s latest board meetings in January and March, to see what insight they offered on ongoing digital transformation projects, digital priorities, innovations, challenges, and more. Approving NCA’s EPR business readiness and business plan is listed in the trust’s objectives for the year, as part […]
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DHSC seeks feedback on emerging ideas for change and NHS App
The Department of Health & Social has opened a call for feedback on emerging ideas for change, as part of the Change NHS initiative launched in October 2024. The NHS App and a single digital care record for patients, are in focus. Following more than 175,000 change idea submissions, a […]
Great Western Hospitals NHS FT introduces patient communication toolkit
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a patient communication toolkit, with the aim to support patients with additional communication needs. The trust highlights the toolkit provides “a diverse collection of pictures and icons” to cover a range of everyday topics, designed to help patients when it comes to explaining […]
Over £1.7m in funding awarded for tackling workplace barriers for people with poor mental health
SBRI Healthcare and the Health Innovation Network have awarded more than £1.7m to nine digital innovation projects designed to offer workplace support for individuals with poor mental health. The initiative comes as a result of SBRI Healthcare’s Competition 27: Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health, which saw […]
HTN AI and Data Awards finalists revealed…
The Reveal… HTN AI and Data Awards Finalists The HTN AI and Data Awards share and celebrate how these technologies are making an impact across health and care. From health promotion, personalisation, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, interventions, and system efficiency, we highlight how AI and data tools are supporting health and […]
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill focuses on supply chain security and enhancing cyber oversight
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has outlined plans for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, noting measures to enhance oversight, regulating the supply chain, and progressing CAF’s basic and enhanced profiles. It first looks to bring more entities under the scope of the regulatory framework, to “better recognise […]
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare awards £102,000 deal for solution to support Talking Therapies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has announced a contract award of £102,000 for a one-year deal to London-based Dr Julian Medical Group Ltd for Talking Therapies third party provision. The notice shares that the trust required an “innovative, efficient, and effective solution to support and enhance […]
HEALWELL acquires Orion Health for £77.6m
Healthcare technology company, HEALWELL has acquired Orion Health, in hopes of providing “new opportunities for global health systems” when it comes to accessing AI technology. The company noted the acquisition brings “large enterprise customers, recurring revenues, strong operating margins and free cashflow conversion to HEALWELL”, adding that it creates a […]
Alzheimer’s Society announces support for 12 innovations
The Alzheimer’s Society has announced the first cohort of innovations selected for its launchpad programme, supporting tools such as an immersive reminiscence platform, an interactive memory playback app, and a tool to predict and prevent people experiencing distress. Aiming to address challenges connected to hospitalisation for those living with dementia, […]
AI tool tested to automate biopsy analysis for coeliac diagnosis in Cambridge
A research programme in Cambridge, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, is supporting Lyzeum Ltd, a spinout from the University of Cambridge, to commercialise its AI tool that aims to accelerate coeliac diagnosis. Led by Professor Liz Soilleux, honorary consultant pathologist at CUH and professor of […]