Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has published its draft organisational strategy 2024-2030, setting out strategic objectives for digital across health and care, including infrastructure, data platform, open architecture, digital services, digital health and care records, research, innovation and workforce, along with a request for views from partners and stakeholders. The strategy […]
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Interview: “We need to push for more collaborative working” Dr Osman Bhatti, GP and CCIO at North East London ICB
We sat down for a chat with Dr Osman Bhatti, GP and chief clinical information officer at North East London ICB, to catch up on programmes and priorities from the region. Osman kindly shared with us some of the progress updates and insights from NE London. Access to patient records: […]
Crown Commercial Service opens G-Cloud 14 framework
Crown Commercial Service has published procurement opportunities for a new framework agreement around the latest iteration of G-Cloud, a UK government initiative aiming to ease procurement of cloud-based computing services including hosting, software and support. G-Cloud is designed to help public sector organisations in finding affiliated technology suppliers and purchase […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield goes live on NPIC digital pathology platform
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the national pathology imaging co-operative (NPIC) digital pathology platform, the “high-capacity pathology image repository and exchange system”. By joining the platform the trust aims to improve pathology services and outcomes, develop AI in pathology, and create a platform for research […]
Digital Academy launched in North London offering digital skills training to staff
North London Mental Health Partnership has announced the launch of a new Digital Academy, looking to enhance the digital capabilities of staff and upskilling with an emphasis on “intelligent use of data” to drive improvements in patient outcomes. The academy, delivered by Multiverse, has seen a total of 50 members […]
Digital Health and Care Wales seeks to procure £1.4 million medicines information solution and drugs tool
Digital Health and Care Wales has opened an opportunity stating its intention to procure a medicines information solution and drugs tool, at an estimated value of more than £1.4 million. The procured solution will be a single application interface, aiming to be easily accessible to staff, which will help bring […]
Key regulators asked to share update on AI strategy by April 2024
In a letter to the MHRA, the secretaries of state for health and social care and science, innovation and technology comment on plans to establish a regulatory framework for AI and note that a key area of feedback was “the need to ensure that regulators were taking the risks and […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals virtual wards supports A&E performance
Barking, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) University Hospitals NHS Trust has shared an update on the impact of its frailty virtual ward playing a role in helping to keep frail older people out of A&E. The trust notes how the latest national A&E figures, released this month, demonstrate “continued improvement” with 50.6 […]
Humber Teaching NHS plans redesign of mental health crisis referral pathways
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is participating in NHSE’s 26-week Clinically-Led workforce and Activity Redesign (CLEAR) project, which will see the “revamp” of mental health crisis referral pathways, building on existing CLEAR work on developing new models of care and aiming to reduce waiting times for CAMHS in Hull and […]
£10m funding from DHSC to support health tech companies in bringing innovations to UK market
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced the launch of £10 million in funding to be used in part to support eight selected health tech companies in bringing innovative solutions to market, including a device to identify liver cancer tumours; a portable blood test to identify stroke patients; […]
