In Moray, North East Scotland, a new health data pilot project led by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre’s (DHI) Rural Centre of Excellence, is focusing on citizen data ownership and a proactive approach to early intervention, working with industry partners to develop digital tools to enable citizens to […]
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Interview: “What’s come out in all of the research that I’ve done is the convenience factor” Helen Atherton, professor of primary care research at the University of Southampton
We recently caught up with Helen Atherton, professor in primary care research at the University of Southampton, to talk about her research findings and insights into digital in primary care. Helen first shared with us a brief introduction to her role and how she first got into research in the […]
ICBs to pilot new ways of optimising primary care and further deliver on the Fuller Stocktake vision
A letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, national director of primary care and community services at NHS England, and Ed Garratt, chief executive of NHS Suffolk and North Essex ICB to integrated care boards, proposes plans to test new ways of working to ‘optimise the general practice operating model’ across urgent and […]
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust launches pilot utilising tech to reduce ward noise levels
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has launched ‘The Silent Hospital Pilot Project’, seeking to reduce levels of noise on a postnatal ward by introducing technology capable of silencing patient call bells and driving the audible alerts to staff mobile phones instead. To evaluate the pilot’s success, the trust aims to […]
South West Yorkshire Partnership and Leeds Beckett collaborate to digitise ADHD and autism service
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Leeds Beckett University are collaborating on a project aiming to digitise the trust’s adult ADHD and autism service, to support with diagnosis and prioritisation of services. With professor of computer science Grigoris Antoniou leading the team, the partnership will examine how computing […]
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust launches new digital data centre
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust has shared the launch of a new digital data centre at its Dewsbury and District Hospital site, designed to “support the 24/7 operation of a vast range of digital systems” underpinning clinical and non-clinical activities. The trust states that the new centre will house around […]
HTN Now in May: live discussions on empowering the digital workforce to adding value to your EPR
Here at HTN we are gearing up for a busy month in May – take a look at our upcoming events schedule below, and don’t forget to complete this form if you would like to attend any of the sessions. 7 May: how to leverage the Microsoft national tenant and […]
NHS National Services Scotland to adopt cloud workflow solution across all GP practices
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has contracted OneAdvanced Health and Care’s cloud-based software to serve as an enhanced document workflow solution across all GP practices in Scotland. The platform, which will replace the company’s previous version used by over 950 general practices, will support organisations in processing, sharing and storing electronic […]
North East London NHS Foundation Trust deploys e-discharge module to support virtual ward delivery
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has deployed the e-discharge module of the Portasana patient communication platform, as part of efforts to support virtual wards, handle patient discharge and support patient flow. Through Portasana’s e-discharge capabilities, staff at the trust will be able to digitally discharge patients into several […]
Two new EPR functionalities deployed at Medway Hospital
Two deployments of new EPR functionality have been made at Medway Hospital, with Sunrise Order Comms integrated across all inpatient areas and emergency care documentation introduced within the trust’s paediatric Penguin Assessment Unit. The news was shared by the Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s EPR project manager, Kate Wimble, in a […]
