Let’s take a look at what has been happening when it comes to emerging tech and smart tech for healthcare, from news in this area to innovative uses of this technology in the industry to research exploring the art of the possible. Emerging tech, innovations and smart tech In March, […]
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NHS England highlights ICBs to assess information, digital maturity across sectors, progress on system wide digital plans, virtual ward capacity and usage
NHS England has published guidance for integrated care boards around assessing the effectiveness of information and using it insightfully to streamline performance and support continuous improvement. The guidance highlights the role of using information in this way to enable ICBs to meet statutory duties, detect early warning signs around quality […]
October 2024 virtual wards share insight into occupancy and capacity across the NHS
NHS England has published the latest figures for the capacity and occupancy of virtual wards across integrated care boards in October 2024, sharing data on capacity, occupancy percentage and capacity per 100,000 of the GP registered population whilst also noting that the stats are “experimental” and “undergoing evaluation”. Regarding the […]
Wes Streeting calls for modernisation of public services, citing opportunities offered by tech and data
Addressing the audience at the NHS Providers annual conference 2024, Wes Streeting spoke on ambitions to reform the NHS, citing “the Darzi diagnosis” of the health service, highlighting long waiting times as the “biggest barrier” to accessing care, and voicing the need to modernise to meet the needs of citizens […]
Log my Care launches intelligent rostering to connect carers with service users
Log my Care, a care management platform that supports over 20,000 people every day, has launched an integrated rota management tool. The platform provides access to rota management in “one care-specific digital platform”, allowing providers to schedule visits and shifts in the same place. The company highlights that the tool […]
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS to develop digital access solution shaped by citizens
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS has shared that it is in the early stages of creating a digital solution designed to offer citizens personalised support and enhance patient experience, and is seeking feedback on what that solution should look like. The ICS has expressed an intention to improve its understanding of […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital to expand trial of ambient AI to 5,000 patients across healthcare settings
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has shared plans to expand its pilot of ambient AI to 5,000 patients from a range of different healthcare settings across London, following testing in 100 outpatient appointments. The TORTUS assistant automates the process of note-taking during patient appointments, using ambient voice technology and generative […]
East Sussex Healthcare selects preferred supplier for EPR programme EmPoweR
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has selected its preferred electronic patient record supplier for EPR programme EmPoweR, which will be designed to bring together inpatient and outpatient data, ePMA, order comms and theatres into a single EPR. Nervecentre has been selected as the preferred supplier, marking the ninth acute trust […]
HDR UK introduces new features in updated version of Health Data Research Gateway
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has introduced a new version of its Health Data Research Gateway, with updated features including smart search and linked resources designed to “empower the research community and accelerate scientific discovery for public benefit”. Initially launched in 2020, the Gateway aims to streamline the process […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ trials drone service for urgent medical deliveries
Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust is trialling a new service utilising electronic drones to transport urgent blood samples for patients undergoing surgery who are at high risk of complications from bleeding disorders. The service is currently set to run as a six-month operation, formed as a partnership between […]
