The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has announced a new programme to implement a Digital Health Record (DHR) to replace its electronic patient record system. Following recent business case approval from its Board, The Royal Marsden will partner with Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and begin the roll-out of […]
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Patchwork Health raises £3.5 million from investors
Patchwork Health, a health-tech company providing a digital healthcare staffing platform, has raised £3.5 million in its latest round of funding. This round of investment follows a recent raise of £3 million in January 2020, to support the company’s growth plans. Founded in 2016 by NHS doctors Anas Nader and Jing […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust selects Agilisys data platform
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has chosen technology from Agilisys to provide a data platform across the trust. Forming part of trust’s ambition to create a digitally-enabled healthcare future, the aim is for its workforce to be digitally empowered and to ensure digital is a good experience for staff and […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2021: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole’s refreshed digital strategy in focus
As part of our latest Health Tech Trends Series, sponsored by InterSystems, our focus on digital strategies set out by NHS trusts continues. In part one, we picked out the interesting digital and tech initiatives for the next five years, as laid out by the Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation […]
Interview Series: Bruno Botelho, Director of Digital Operations at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Bruno Botelho, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Digital Operations at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust took time out to chat to HTN about his role, current projects and vision for the future. As well as opening new digitally-enhanced critical care units, the trust and its charity CW+ […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2021: Digital aims in Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT’s new strategy
As part of our Health Tech Trends Series 2021, which is supported by InterSystems, HTN in a three-part edition, takes a closer look at new NHS trust strategies set to be implemented across the next five years. A number of organisations have been releasing their plans or draft papers with […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ research highlights SMS supports cancer patients
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has conducted an online evaluation to understand the preferred and most effective communication options to support its patients with cancer. Following more than 600 responses, the results show that patients are more likely to highlight concerns and anxieties about their health when contacted […]
NHSX asks healthcare professionals to send in challenges that could be solved by tech
NHSX has put out a direct request to health and social care professionals, asking them to send in information about workplace challenges they are facing that they think could be addressed with a digital or tech solution. Posted through the NHSX Innovation Lab, the call is asking for assistance from […]
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT opens EPR procurement
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust has opened the procurement process for a new electronic patient record (EPR). Set to replace an in-house system developed over 15 years, the trust is seeking a supplier of a new EPR system and the associated maintenance and support services. The trust […]
South West London and St George’s plans new digital strategy
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has announced plans to publish a new five-year digital strategy in 2022. The strategy, aimed to shape the direction of transformation at the trust, will place a key theme on digital inclusivity and co-design, the trust said. It’s now called on service […]
