NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has awarded a contract to the digital mental wellness programme myHappymind, an online educational resource aimed at supporting children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing. The procurement of the myHappymind platform, aims to provide children aged 3-11 with “interactive and pre-prepared […]
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NHS England announces Epic EPR integration with NHS App
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s Emily Rodwell, senior writer, attended a panel discussion on the question, ‘can the NHS App finally become the digital front door?’. Talking as part of the digital transformation stage was Professor Joe Harrison, national director of NHS digital channels at NHS England and chief […]
£3.9 million funding awarded to innovations supporting urgent & emergency care
£3.9 million has been awarded to nine innovations that support the delivery of urgent & emergency care, through a SBRI Healthcare, an Accelerated Access Collaborative initiative, in partnership with the Health Innovation Network, funding programme. The funding aims to support innovations that scope health and care outside of hospitals, support […]
NHS transformation executive team announced to lead transition into DHSC
An NHS transformation executive team has been announced to help lead the transition of NHS England into the DHSC and “support ongoing business priorities, statutory functions and day to day delivery”. With all colleagues except for the deputy CEO expected to be in post on 1 April, the team has […]
Cambridge University Hospitals introduces tool enabling EHR data to be transferred to research databases
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has introduced a tool for EHR data to be transferred to research databases or electronic data capture software for use in clinical trials, in a move the trust hopes will allow researchers to spend “more time on clinical research rather than data entry”. The Archer […]
£6 million investment in innovation for diabetes, stroke, and genetic testing for babies in Scotland
The Scottish Government has shared details of a £6 million investment to be made as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme, supporting innovation across conditions including type 2 diabetes and stroke, and for babies born with rare genetic conditions. £4.5 million will be invested over three years […]
Salisbury NHS FT quarterly strategy focuses on EPR, large agenda of digital projects, resource challenges
A quarterly strategy update from Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has shared progress on delivering digital care, highlighting progress around EPR, developing digital skills, upgrading infrastructure and connectivity, as well noting a large agenda of projects involving digital which are “not resourced, funded or prioritised”. Associate director of strategy Tony Mears, […]
Plans for new HealthTech campus progress in West Midlands
A collaboration between the University of Warwick, Arden Cross Ltd and Muse on a HealthTech campus for the West Midlands region has now entered in to Head of Terms. According to an update from West Midlands Combined Authority, the campus is hoped to bring together the NHS, private providers, the […]
DHSC seeks input on new national standards for care technology
The Department Health and Social Care has opened a market engagement, seeking input from care technology suppliers, innovators, and start-ups to support the development and implementation of new national standards for care technology. The call for input follows the government’s announcement of new reforms around adult social care in January, […]
HTN Now panel discusses patient engagement, communication tech and patient portals
For our latest HTN Now panel discussion on advancing patient engagement with communication tech and patient portals, we were joined by experts including Jothi Vasan-O’Leary, medical information officer and outpatient clinical lead (GIRFT) at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton; Daniel Parkinson, digital IT project manager at Leeds Teaching Hospitals; […]