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 […]
Secondary Care
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 […]
Royal Cornwall tops leaderboard for website accessibility
In March 2021, HTN reported on a comparison of NHS trust and CCG websites for usability, including content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. Since our news story, six NHS trust websites have moved into the top 10 in ‘the index’, from Silktide, a company that compares millions of websites. […]
Scotland sets out digital strategy
The Scottish Government has published its strategy for how to help the nation “achieve its potential” in a “constantly evolving” digital world. The strategy, jointly owned by local and national government, is part of a collaboration with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) to deliver a “refreshed Digital Strategy […]
Midlands Partnership digital strategy out for consultation
The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has released a version of its digital strategy for 2021-2026, opening for wider input and consultation ahead of a final publication. The trust said, to date, the strategy has been formulated following over 100 hours of consultation from all stakeholders to support the development […]
Somerset NHS FT goes live with digital task management
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a digital task management solution from Infinity Health to move away from pagers and paper. The system has been introduced to support out of hours staff, covering medical and surgical in-patient wards, coordinate and prioritise tasks. It means staff can now request an out of […]
University Hospital Southampton goes live with new maternity app
University Hospital Southampton has this week gone live with a new system ‘Badgernet Maternity’, for pregnant women to access their records online or via the app. A joint project spanning maternity services across Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, the app will replace paper notes, and provide a centralised platform. The system is an […]
Frimley Health picks Hyland as part of five-year strategy
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected OnBase from Hyland, an information platform, to digitise and manage clinical documents. In September 2020, Frimley announced it would adopt Epic as it electronic patient record, part of a £108m deal. The trust in late 2019 published an ambitious five-year strategy, ‘Our future FHFT’, […]
