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Future opportunity from Digital Health and Care Wales seeks support for planning and delivery of cloud transition programme for national digital services in Wales

£480 million NHS Federated Data Platform tender opens

WHO handbook for digital transformation in primary care offers guidance on developing a person-centred point of service system (PCPOSS)

NHS priorities and operational planning guidance 2023/24 sets out digital focus

CQC publishes revised plan for transformation and tackling health inequalities

Digital strategy from Bolton NHS FT shares tech focus to 2025

Discussion: Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust on their approach to waitlist validation

HTN Now: Apira on incorporating new models of care delivery into digital systems

Scotland Digital Healthcare publishes 2023 delivery plan

Graham Walsh, Medical Director at Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network

In a speech at the Royal College of GPs last week, Wes Streeting confirmed that women with breast concerns in Somerset will be offered "faster diagnosis" thanks to direct referrals from the NHS app through 111 online. 

National Data Guardian discusses the planned NHS federated data platform

NHS England CIO recruitment launches

NHS England opens provider collaborative innovators scheme

NHS Tayside publishes new digital strategy for 2022-27

Review explores technical, ethical, legal and societal challenges of digital twin systems for children and young people

Study explores prevalence and sources of duplicate content in electronic medical records

Dr Tamara Everington, CCIO, on Hampshire Hospitals improvement strategy

Camden and Islington NHS publishes annual report and digital priorities

International researchers propose framework to improve use of healthcare data in studies

Interview: Chris Mason, CIO at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Featured interview: Open Medical’s Director of Innovation Piyush Mahapatra on cloud technology

DHSC publish secure data environment policy guidelines

National Data Guardian sets priorities for 2022-2023

Good Things Foundation publishes report on investment in digital inclusion

News in brief: latest health tech news

Dr Penny Kechagioglou on embedding innovation in modern healthcare

Call for views opens to tackle inequality in medical devices

Dr Penny Kechagioglou on digitising patient reported outcome measures

Interview: Ross Fullerton, Chief Digital and Information Officer at BOB ICS

HTN Digital Primary Care: Dr Osman Bhatti on patient access to GP records

£6.7m tender opens for digital maturity assessment

NHSE opens procurement for delivery partner to support frontline digitisation programme

HSC Northern Ireland publish digital strategy for 2022-2030

WHO handbook for digital transformation in primary care offers guidance on developing a person-centred point of service system (PCPOSS)

Hampshire Hospitals releases seven-year strategic plan with focus on digital

In focus, the new plan for digital health and social care published

Digital Health and Care Plan published with focus on EPRs, remote monitoring, patient access and sharing records

Department of Health and Social Care publishes new data strategy

In a speech at the Royal College of GPs last week, Wes Streeting confirmed that women with breast concerns in Somerset will be offered "faster diagnosis" thanks to direct referrals from the NHS app through 111 online. 

Interview: Dr Penny Kechagioglou, CCIO and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at UHCW

Berkshire Healthcare publishes first Green Plan with a focus on digital and data

Fuller stocktake report sets out plan to improve patient access to primary care

Barts Health and Redbridge University Hospitals publishes operational plan to align digital and support functions

Kent and Medway primary care strategy focuses on improving access with digital front doors, increased use of NHS app, and digital appointment systems.

Phillips Ives Nursing & Midwifery Review launches

Interview Series: David Newey, Chief Information Officer, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Health Tech Trends 2022: what can we learn about digital transformation from the past year?

Milton Keynes University Hospital publishes updated Digital, Data and Technology Strategy

Innovation and transformation focus in King’s College Hospital 2022/23 action plan

croydon five-year digital strategy

Health Tech Trends 2022: what does success in digital transformation for ICSs look like?

Health Tech Trends 2022: the biggest challenges faced by digital transformation

Health Tech Trends Series 2022: Digital leaders on NHS Boards?

Public consultation opened on NICE standards framework for health tech

UCLH and UHB announce data partnership

Barnsley Hospital focus on innovative working and new technology in five-year strategy

‘What Good Looks Like’ guidance for nursing published

Sajid Javid sets out vision for the NHS underpinned by digital

Innovate UK has announced the launch of its Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), which is looking to help UK SMEs to scale globally. 

Health Tech Trends Series 2022 part one: what makes a great digital champion?

Video: North East and North Cumbria ICS share their digital strategy

NHS Dorset is searching for volunteers to join its Digital Public Engagement Group (DPEG), with the aim of helping to develop digital health and care services. 

DHSC publishes new proposals for health and care integration

NHS England publishes digital priorities for 2022/23

NHS tech priorities for 2022: “digital innovation will remain front and centre”

NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB and Herefordshire Council share £2.2 million opportunity for Tech Enabled Care Service.

Video: Ideal Health on the importance of communications in digital transformation

Video: Shuri Network, Somerset CCG and Dorset Hospital share thoughts on transforming care services

Research study explores use of AI chatbots for health conditions

Video: Hampshire Hospitals share learnings from their digital journey

Laura Wade-Gery review and recommendations released by UK Gov

New online service supports access to neurotherapy at Countess of Chester.

University Hospitals of North Midlands publish analysis used to develop prediction tool

Invitation to tender for new research project into Equality Impact Assessments

Study highlights effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity

First research study published using GM Care Record

Northern Care Alliance aligns Green Plan with digital transformation

Video: University Hospital Southampton NHS FT shares its digital strategy and ICS approach

Unified Tech Fund launches new investment rounds for cyber and digital social care

Video: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FT’s learnings from its ‘big bang’ EPR roll-out

Midlands Partnership NHS FT releases new digital strategy

Edinburgh University submits full independent GDE report to NHSX

Latest healthcare news on digital transformation

Digital Clinical Safety Strategy published by NHSX

Interview Series: Niamh McKenna, CIO at NHS Resolution shares her leadership learnings

What Good Looks Like: NHSX’s seven measures of success

NHSX publishes new digital guidelines on ‘What Good Looks Like’ for NHS trusts

Coventry and Warwickshire’s Integrated Care Record roll-out begins

NICE opens consultation on proposed changes to health technology appraisal

NHSX opens markets engagement into booking and appointment management solutions

£250 million framework for Intelligent Automation tools released

Humber, Coast & Vale ICS opens £2m tender for single maternity system

NHSX opens funding applications for digital perioperative pathways

NHSX funding project to support ICSs with digital MSK pathways

NHS Digital commits to new workforce diversity targets

Innovate UK is working with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to offer a share of up to £500,000 to innovation projects from UK registered micro and small businesses in the West Yorkshire region. 

Feature: Using operational data to support the redesign of clinical pathways across an ICS

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking views from the general public about its upcoming Digital, Data and Technology Strategy.

Greater Manchester announces plans for improving digital inclusion

South West London and St George’s plans new digital strategy

Video: NHSX on the importance of adopting digital Blueprints

UK Health Data Research Alliance publishes new Green Paper on data use registers standards

Interview Series: Dr Michelle Webster, CCIO, and Shafiq Khalifa, Associate Director of IT, Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust

Interview Series: Kam Sidhu, Interim CIO, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS FT

NHS Digital appoints new chief nurse

Digital midwife develops innovative new maternity emergency system

Interview Series: Dr Tamara Everington, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT

Interview Series: Mark Johnson, Chief Information Officer, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Video: Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust talk digital programmes

Interview Series: Richard Slater and Laura Mumby of Rotherham NHS FT

Interview Series: Andy Callow, Group CDIO at Kettering and Northampton hospitals

Going digital: Midwives get electronic record keeping guidance from RCM

Royal College of Midwives calls for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service

Interview Series: Graham Walsh, Consultant and CCIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield FT

Interview Series: Paul Jones, Chief Information Officer, West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership

Video: Hugo Mathias, CIO, presents the use of robotic process automation at Northampton General

Video: Kelvyn Hipperson, CIO, Cornwall, 6 months in health tech

NHS Resolution appoints first CIO

Interview Series: Stephen Slough, CIO across Dorset

Interview Series: Hugo Mathias, CIO, SIRO & Director of IT, Northampton General Hospital

Interview Series: Ayesha Rahim, CCIO, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT

National CCIO “We need to know how many people are self-isolating by region”

Interview Series: Glenn Winteringham, Chief Digital Officer, Royal Free London NHS FT

Interview Series: Dr Afzal Chaudhry, CCIO, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT

Interview Series: James Freed, CIO, Health Education England