Following the publication of Scotland’s digital strategy in 2021, a report has been released summarising progress made around commitments such as improving connectivity, building digital skills and changing the culture of public service organisations to ensure resilience, accessibility and ease of use. The report shares how £430,000 has been invested […]
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Ireland sets out roadmap in Digital Health Framework for 2024 – 2030
The Irish Department of Health has published Ireland’s digital health framework for 2024 – 2030, setting out a roadmap for digital transformation across the nation’s health services covering the roll-out of a shared care record, the deployment of electronic health records (EHRs), a new patient app, and more. A “key […]
40 suppliers named on NHS SBS digital health advisory framework agreement
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) has awarded a contract for a framework agreement around the “provision of digital health advisory and related goods and services for healthcare”. The framework is set to cover specialist clinical and healthcare digital consultancy; clinical and digital health delivery and augmentation; clinical data science and […]
Cheshire and Merseyside to launch tender for new telehealth platform
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, working with Health Innovation North West Coast, is preparing to launch a tender for a new telehealth platform, with the aim of procuring a flexible system capable of connecting with “more existing and future applications and hardware – such as novel remote monitoring equipment or consumer […]
NHSE board discusses plans to improve productivity with the NHS to “embrace 21st century tech”
The NHS board meeting last week focused on a number of areas, including productivity in the NHS and the potential of technology to support this; operational actions for the second year of the primary care access recovery plan; and a review of progress in 2023/24 around equality, including achievements around […]
Salisbury, Great Western Hospitals and Royal United Hospitals Bath to implement shared EPR
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are to implement a new shared electronic patient record, with Oracle Health selected to supply the digital solution. NHS England’s frontline digitisation programme is providing investment and practical support to assist the […]
Poll: what area needs the most support for health tech suppliers to implement their innovations into the NHS?
For our latest LinkedIn poll, we asked: what area needs the most support/focus for health tech suppliers to implement their innovations into the NHS? Of the four possible answers, 38 percent of respondents believed that new sustainable funding models require the most support and focus. Voters for this category included head […]
North Central London ICB and Islington GP Federation pilot AI and WhatsApp solution for appointment scheduling
NHS North Central London ICB and the Islington GP Federation are trialling an AI solution utilising WhatsApp for cervical cancer screening appointments, with the aim of increasing uptake in cervical cancer screening particularly amongst underserved populations. The solution, developed by SPRYT, features an “AI receptionist” named Asa which is designed […]
Mental health charity’s app library offers “trusted apps” for young people
Papyrus, the national charity supporting young people at risk of suicide, has worked with the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) to develop an app library containing “trusted apps” for young people to use to access a range of information, support, and advice on mental health. […]
NHSE to incentivise and increase virtual ward use and support front door services and flow through emergency departments
NHS England has shared plans to increase virtual ward use with NHSE correspondence sent to every local hospital and health system setting out actions hoped to increase urgent and emergency care performance, including plans for a new virtual wards operational framework and funding incentives to support front door services and […]
