Data from 500,000 UK Biobank participants is to be made available to support scientists tackle COVID-19. Primary care data containing COVID-19 tests and confirmed cases from a dataset of over 503,000 consented participants will be extracted on a monthly basis for COVID-19 research purposes. The programme is being provided through Public […]
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Health Tech Heroes part two
Each week as part of our Health Tech Heroes series we recognise and say thank you to those in health tech making a real difference. Here in the second part in the series, we cover some of the amazing work this week where teams across the country have been working […]
Webinar Overview: Digital first primary care
Last week through a live webinar, we heard from Kieran Waterston, Head of Sales at iPlato Healthcare. The webinar focused on a digital first primary care and how the mygp platform is being used to help the COVID-19 pandemic. You can watch a recording of the webinar here: Kieran Waterston […]
PRSB publishes guidance on COVID-19 SNOMED CT codes
The Professional Record Standards Body has published guidance on COVID-19 SNOMED CT codes. In response to the current pandemic, the body has worked with NHS Digital to publish clinical information for COVID-19-related care and treatment and how it should be coded. The UK SNOMED CT codes for COVID-19 have been released […]
NHSX confirms successful primary care tech suppliers across 5 lots
NHSX has confirmed the successful suppliers available through the emergency Dynamic Purchasing System to support providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only some suppliers were successful for the rapid procurement process, which includes systems for triage and online video consultations. The successful suppliers can now be called off immediately by commissioners […]
EMIS, Uni of Oxford and RCGP launch COVID-19 GP data research initiative
A new research programme has been launched seeking GP practices to contribute patient data to help develop a deeper understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic in general practice. The Nuffield Department of Primary Care at the University of Oxford and the Royal College of General Practitioners are working with primary care […]
Video: Paul Charnley, Director of IT and Information, Wirral University Teaching Hospital
In January, as part of HTN Digital Week, we heard from Paul Charnley, Director of IT and Information at Wirral University Teaching Hospital on population health management in the Wirral region. In this webinar Paul discusses the journey and experience that the Wirral team have been on as they have worked to […]
HTN COVID-19 Webinar Learning Series
HTN is pleased to today launch a new Health Tech Webinar Learning Series to support sharing information and learnings on the role of technology to support the current pandemic. We invite you to attend our first webinar in the series on Wednesday 1st April at 1:30 focusing on population wide […]
AccuRx rolls-out video tool to 25 trusts and thousands of GPs in weeks
On 10th March we reported that AccuRx launched a video consultation tool for GP practices and trusts, following developing the solution over the weekend. The company has now delivered the solution to 25 trusts, with 130 different hospitals testing the solution. Accelerating digital transformation, it has led to over 100,000 […]
Online consultation tools now centrally funded
11 online video tools have been approved as part of the emergency framework to support GP practices to deliver online consultations. There are two frameworks that provide the tools, available through the new emergency Dynamic Purchase framework launched last week and the GP IT Futures framework. NHSX also confirmed this week that […]
