Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a trial utilising smart technologies with the aim of reversing the risk of nerve damage in people living with type 2 diabetes. The OCEANIC trial will use technologies including wearable sensors, smart weighing scales and activity trackers, to monitor and share patient […]
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Royal United Hospitals Bath research strategy highlights need to maximise potential of big data analytics
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has published its research strategy for 2024 – 2029, highlighting how “the digital explosion in healthcare provides us with much data” and outlining the use of this data to support the trust’s key strategic priorities as “core business”. On creating a culture […]
Northampton General Hospital signs 10-year contract for deployment of cloud-based EPR
Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has signed a 10-year contract with Nervecentre for the deployment of its cloud-based EPR, with frontline digitisation funding allocated by NHS England. Other trusts in the vicinity are working with Nervecentre include Nottingham University Hospitals, Chesterfield Royal Hospital and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, with […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria report highlights shared digital approach for trusts and data work to tackle inequalities
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has published its ‘state of the system’ report, developed by chief executive Kevin Lavery, which explores the progress made so far by the ICB in driving its vision of “developing a high-quality, community-centred health and care system by 2035”, as well as plans for the […]
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS shares data on length of stay and waiting list reductions
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS has shared insight into its work supporting people at home and improving efficiencies around cardiology care, highlighting how initiatives are run, outcomes including specific data, and wider impact on the system. On how patients have been supported to return home following hospital stays, the ICS shares […]
West Herts Hospitals highlights virtual wards for rising almost 100 places in NHS league tables
According to recent NHS stats, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals has risen from 102nd place in trust rankings for A&E waiting times to seventh place in two years, citing its “virtual hospital” approach as helping to free up “thousands of beds”. The latest figures indicate that 82.6 percent of over 17,000 […]
Telehealth provider chosen for digital prehab trial in Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
University Hospitals Plymouth has signed a contract with Kent-based SME, QuestPrehab, for year-long trial of digital prehabilitation (prehab) services for patients on the liver transplant list across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset. Patients participating in the trial will have the ability to access an individualised programme spanning physical activity support, anxiety […]
Leeds Teaching Hospital partners with Newton’s Tree to scale evaluation and implementation of AI
A partnership has been announced between Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and health tech startup Newton’s Tree which will see the startup’s enterprise AI platform deployed across the trust, with the aim of supporting Leeds Teaching Hospitals to “rapidly scale” its ability to evaluate and implement artificial intelligence applications. The […]
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals plans e-Job software
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice highlighting its intention to procure a software package to support e-Job planning, medical appraisal, re-validation and 360˚ feedback management. A number of key priority areas are outlined, including the need for the software to be a […]
South Tyneside and Sunderland innovation report highlights progress on three-year vision
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has published its annual innovation report for 2023/24, highlighting progress made toward its three-year vision for 2023-2026. Imran Ahmed, the trust’s director of innovation, noted the strong commitment for innovation from the trust’s board, the “big success” of the trust’s Innovation Showcase Events, […]
