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 […]
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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; […]
NHS England to be abolished: Keir Starmer announces how the government will “reshape”
Keir Starmer has today confirmed plans to abolish NHS England, in a move he states will bring the management of the NHS “back into democratic control” and support the government’s objective of “reshaping the state”. In his speech in Hull this morning, the prime minister said: “I don’t see why […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT acquires health tech company
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired the digital health company, Health Call Solutions Limited, in a bid to “support Health Call to develop its reach across the NHS”. The deal will see the trust acquire the company’s software products said to support the management of healthcare data, to support […]
Sussex Community procures £275,000 exercise prescription software service
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract worth £275,000 to London-based Physitrack PLC for the provision of an exercise prescription software service. The platform is said to enable physiotherapists to create “customised home exercise programs” with “easy-to-follow” videos to promote adherence, pain tracking, and progress monitoring features. According […]
Sussex Partnership organisational strategy highlights data, innovation, and digital technologies
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust shared its organisational strategy for 2025 – 2030 last week, setting out its vision, objectives and measures, as well noting the opportunities to utilise data, innovation and a digital-first approach. The trust opens with its vision to state “delivering the strategy will take time and […]
Government accepts 15 recommendations on the regulation of AI as a medical device
The UK government has published a response to a report from the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) about the regulation of AI as a medical device (AIaMD), accepting all 15 of its recommendations, and offering insight into current work and next steps in this space. Highlighting that AIaMD has “advanced significantly […]
