NHS Supply Chain has issued a £500 million contract notice for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Agreement to help bring MedTech products to market, focusing on offering a route to market for innovative products and enabling access to products and associated services that are “of an innovative nature” and “would […]
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Study into training around remote services highlights value of “on-the-job” experience
An article published in the British Journal of General Practice has explored the training needs for staff providing remote services in general practice, finding that current training tends to be didactic in nature although participants say they value experience, informal discussion and on-the-job learning methods such as shadowing. For the […]
Readiness Dashboard performs self-automated checks on defibrillators at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh
A ‘Readiness Dashboard’ has been set up to perform self-automated checks on defibrillators at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, as part of a new project to ensure that the devices are “always ready to be used”. Following work by the medical electronics team to reconfigure the […]
£98k contract awarded for review of London’s virtual wards and remote monitoring programme
NHS England has awarded a contract with a reported value of £98,237.70 to Health Innovation Network (previously AHSN), for a review of the London region’s virtual ward and remote monitoring programme. The review was set to identify key features of “optimal” virtual ward models across clinical and digital domains, with […]
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre launches new digital strategy emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has launched a new digital strategy, emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data. With the overarching digital mission to “harness the power of digital technology and data to transform care, improving patient outcomes and experience”; the strategy identifies four themes: digitally […]
30 South West GP practices to utilise AI tool to help identify vulnerable patients at risk of ED admission
An artificial intelligence tool is to be rolled out across 30 GP practices in the South West to help identify vulnerable patients at risk of emergency admission. The roll-out follows a pilot project that saw integrated teams using the AI tool to provide proactive care in this cohort and as […]
First annual review for Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio in Wales
The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio (DMTP) has published its first annual review, which marks progress on “one of the biggest changes to medicines prescribing, dispensing and administration in decades” for Wales. Formed by the Welsh Government in April 2022, following an independent review of prescribing, the DMTP set out a […]
The Reveal: HTN Now Awards Finalists
From chief information officers to innovation directors, our fantastic team of judges have been busy deciding our winners! We are now delighted to share with you the finalists in the HTN Now Awards, and share the incredible entries we received for each category. Following hours of judging and our team’s […]
Interview: “It’s time we brought IT innovation into the NHS”, GP and NHSE deputy chief medical information officer Dr Rajkumar A Shanmugam
We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Dr Rajkumar A Shanmugam (Raj), a general practitioner and head of the practice team at the Eric Moore Partnership in Warrington. Raj is also NHS England’s deputy chief medical information officer and chair of the NHS Clinical Leaders Network. Raj shared […]
MHRA regulatory roadmap to support access to medical tech shares plans for 2024-2025
The MHRA has published its Regulatory Roadmap, intended to “protect patient safety and enable access without delay for UK patients to innovative medical technologies” including implantable devices, healthcare AI and software, and diagnostics for the early detection and prevention of disease. These technologies, according to the MHRA, “all demand a new […]
