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Alder Hey Children’s responds to data published online purporting to be “obtained illegally” from trust systems
Feature: Positive user adoption, a key measure of EPR success by Gary Mooney, InterSystems
Imperial College NHS achieves level 6 digital maturity rating and introduces AI tool
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals’ partnership sees £2.56 million funding for innovative diagnosis and treatment
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Board highlights EPR rollout, shared care records, and remote monitoring
HTN Now: Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex discuss digital workforce training and eduction
Panel discussion: Managing EHR complexity, addressing technical challenges, and achieving a balance between customisation, compliance, and scalability
HTN Now: Leeds and York Partnership’s digital journey
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB and Herefordshire Council share £2.2 million opportunity for Tech Enabled Care Service
AI and imaging help tackle cancer waiting lists in Barking, Havering and Redbridge
Panel discussion: Putting Lord Darzi’s report into action: a digital focus to drive change
Oxford Health publishes £16 million opportunity for online mental health services framework
Ongoing “major” cyber security incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Derbyshire ICB highlights “changing role” of analysts and opportunities for data
Kent and Medway primary care strategy focuses on access and digital front door
Feature: Combining data-driven rostering with care management to reduce burnout and turnover in social care
WHO digital transformation handbook offers guidance on developing a person-centred point of service system
87 acute hospital trusts and 28 ICBs sign up to Federated Data Platform, one year on
Cleveland Clinic London awarded HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 for “significant level” of digitisation and integration of EMR
PRSB to develop new approach for use of individual characteristics within care records
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital trials intelligent medications cabinet for patient bedside
NHS DigiTrials initiative to recruit 150,000 volunteers for research on cancer and children’s surgery
NHS England shares refreshed plans for current operating framework to support optimisation
Children’s health platform Little Journey raises £6 million to scale and enhance product
Launching HTN’s cyber security professional network!
Industry view: what is holding the NHS back from innovation, and what is needed to break these barriers?
Exploring smart tech: VR, IoT, wearable sensors, digital twins and more
NHS England highlights ICBs to assess information, digital maturity across sectors, progress on system wide digital plans, virtual ward capacity and usage
October 2024 virtual wards share insight into occupancy and capacity across the NHS
Wes Streeting calls for modernisation of public services, citing opportunities offered by tech and data
Log my Care launches intelligent rostering to connect carers with service users
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS to develop digital access solution shaped by citizens
Great Ormond Street Hospital to expand trial of ambient AI to 5,000 patients across healthcare settings
East Sussex Healthcare selects preferred supplier for EPR programme EmPoweR
Digital Health and Care Wales launches partnership to advance digital health innovation
HDR UK introduces new features in updated version of Health Data Research Gateway
Guy’s and St Thomas’ trials drone service for urgent medical deliveries
171 Black Country GP practices update websites to support patient access
Ali Parsa launches AI company Quadrivia and personal clinical assistant tool for beta testing
Barts Health deploys Cynerio’s cyber security platform across all sites
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside report explores how system working can support outcomes for children and young people
NHS England shares roadmap for Organisation Data Service and planned projects for delivery to 2024/25
Poll: Two years from now, how many GP clinical system (core electronic health record) suppliers do you think there will be?
HTN Now: how to improve processes and security by managing corporate records with cloud tech
NHS England plans NHS cyber risk rating platform
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology highlights growth opportunities, challenges, and priorities for UK AI assurance market
11 working groups established to consider “future vision for the NHS” on access, infrastructure, data, tech, innovation, and more
HTN International news in brief: health tech in Abu Dhabi, Canada, Korea, Togo, and more
£71.2 million investment in digital infrastructure approved at Buckinghamshire Healthcare
Leeds Teaching Hospitals appoints new chief clinical information officer
900,000 increase in video/online appointments delivered in primary care
VitalHub acquires Strata Health for C$32.3 million to extend electronic referral solution
Somerset NHS FT publishes AI Policy; covering safe integration, ethics, legal responsibilities, yearly reviews
Introducing OX.General Practice …a robust, secure, modern GP practice clinical system
Single Point of Access scheme Norfolk and Waveney supports referrals to virtual ward pathway
HTN Now: panel discussions in November and December 2024
VR treatment for patients with psychosis to be piloted at South West London and St George’s
East of England partnership project trials technology to improve connectivity for ambulance teams
Video interview: Sajid Azeb, chief operating officer and deputy chief executive at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT on its Command Centre
NICE launches reporting standards and tool for evaluations of AI technologies
Scalpel AI raises £3.8m to expand surgical instrument tracking and validation platform
Proposed mental health plans from Birmingham and Solihull ICB highlight digital as “major vehicle for change”
X-on Health and Hanley Consulting join forces to end the “8am Rush”
Alzheimer’s Society opens 2025/26 applications for innovation accelerator programme
Feature: Rackspace Technology on the benefits of sovereign cloud services and EPR market trends
Royal United Hospitals Bath launches digital inclusion team to support patient empowerment
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust utilises livestreaming tech to support maternity training
Norfolk Community Health and Care shares progress on community virtual ward, one year on
Budget 2024: what does it mean for the NHS?
2025 HTN panel discussions and features schedule: From EPRs, patient flow, cyber security, to the shift to proactive care and more
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust launches immersive simulation suite
AI use cases in the NHS: supporting diagnosis, personalising treatment, predicting disease
Princess Alexandra Hospital electronic health record to go live first week of November
Digital mental health: plans for improved data quality, engagement challenges and attitudes, priorities in this space…
HTN Now: the role of digital in going green and supporting sustainability in healthcare
Interview: “If you wait for perfection, you will never do anything” Ian Mackenzie, NHS leader
NHS England publishes £13.3 million expansion for “Tiger Teams” to support EPR delivery
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board opens expression of interest for digital clinical audit platform
Case Study: Nightingale Practice celebrates a win for staff and patients, thanks to Apex
CQC reports on the state of health and adult social care in England for 2023/24 highlighting digital access, data quality and reporting, and the role of tech
Interview: James Reed, consultant forensic psychiatrist and physician executive at InterSystems on key opportunities within digital mental health
DeepHealth acquires AI diagnostic company to support breast cancer care
North West London ICS on how digital underpins plans for integrated neighbourhood teams
NHSE highlights challenges with AI evaluations: potential for bias, adoption site capacity, variation between sites
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire utilises AI to tackle waiting lists
Announcing the HTN Primary Care Awards 2024!
Mid & South Essex ICB seeks integrated community dermatology service including teledermatology
Cheshire and Merseyside ICS deploys Cynerio’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform across 17 trusts
HTN Now panel discussion: digital integrated care, new models of care, and moving from reactive to proactive
Digital strategy from Leeds Teaching Hospitals: “proactive” digital service, empowered workforce, innovation culture and more
Plans for new laws to allow patient records to be made available across all trusts, GP surgeries and ambulance services in England
Wearable tech in the NHS’s next phase of healthcare outcomes acceleration | Supporting patients with rare and chronic conditions
Department of Health and Social Care launches open call for feedback on the NHS
Feature: Harnessing technology to support and implement “Martha’s Rule” in the UK health service
Two new reviews launched to examine patient safety, quality and governance within the health system
£12 million government funding awarded to AI, VR and wearable tech pilots utilising innovations to reduce drug-related deaths
Interview: Benedict Tan, group chief digital strategy officer and chief data officer at SingHealth, Singapore
London Borough of Enfield to procure prevention and early intervention services worth £14m
Report into CQC effectiveness highlights challenges around provider platform, regulatory platform and data quality
Feature: Enovacom on interoperability and data sharing in digital mental health
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare shares plans to procure EPMA system
Guy’s and St Thomas’ strategy to 2030 commits to being “innovation friendly health system”
Interview: Owen Powell, ICT director at Central and North West London NHS on moving to cloud with the support of Rackspace Technology
NHS Scotland extends £4m contract for colon capsule endoscopy managed service
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust announces preferred EPR supplier
Scottish healthcare innovators encouraged to apply for Clinical Entrepreneur Programme
Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center recommends that providers appoint CISO
Digital and data across Scotland: interviews, insight, strategy, innovations…
Applications open for £4.2 million medtech accelerator for SMEs seeking external regulatory support
Panel discussion: scaling health tech, new modes of collaboration, and future digital leadership
NHS Shared Business Services opens framework opportunity for digital workplace solutions
HTN Now: Isla’s digital pathway platform in supporting chronic wound care and caring for darker skin tones
Announcing… the Health Tech Awards 2024 winners!
Set your alarm: Health Tech Awards 2024 winners to be revealed at 8pm tonight!
Featured interview: Byron George, co-founder and CEO of PCMIS Health Technologies, on digital mental health
Health secretary speech to Royal College of General Practitioners highlights data as “the future of the NHS”
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB shares plans for £10m digital front door
£118m in funding to create new hubs and partnerships to develop health technologies
Poll: what should be the biggest priority for health and care cyber security?
NHSE October board: data improvements, community mental health review, primary care surveys and more
Case Study: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT Command Centre
Pilot to see direct referrals for breast diagnostics from NHS App in Somerset
Empowering healthcare through digital solutions by Max Gattlin: The deployment of EDATT Digital Assistant at Tudor Lodge
‘GreenTech in healthcare’ call launched in Ireland
HTN Now: Establishing a culture of security, privacy and compliance – “it’s now part of frontline care delivery”
Northern Care Alliance’s digital strategy for 2024-2030: in focus
Two Essex trusts to establish framework for a data partner to support unified EPR programme
AI across the NHS: supporting cancer identification, fracture detection and more
Huma acquires eConsult and launches Workspace platform for health systems
Northern FemTech and Women’s Health Tech Accelerator open for applications until 8 October
EPRs: contracts, market analysis, go-lives, insights from digital leaders, usability and system alerts…
Digital Health and Care Wales pilots dental access portal at Powys Teaching Health Board
NHSE shares guides and analytic tools to support clinical and operational best practice
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals outline aims around digital and data in operational and improvement strategies
North West London Acute Provider Collaborative appoints chief information officer across four trusts
HTN Now: Best practices with healthcare security and Network Detection and Response
NHSE’s patient safety strategy for primary care shares digital commitments around culture and patient involvement
App to support Parkinson’s patients launches new features
Feature: The current and future value of EPR solutions by Gary Mooney, InterSystems
Poll: Where should digital investment go in the short term?
DHSC plans social care case management system standards to support innovation
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS revalidates against HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 standard
“A digital healthcare service powered by cutting-edge technology” – Wes Streeting calls for tech- and data-driven NHS reform
NHS South West region opens early engagement for digital neighbourhoods
The role of digital in NHS South West London ICB’s board updates on winter planning, urgent and emergency care, and progress around the Board Assurance Framework
Liverpool University Hospitals utilises remote monitoring platform for heart failure virtual ward
Webinar recap: Leveraging Microsoft’s national tenant and OX.DH technology for consultations
Digital Health and Care Wales issues £2 million contract notice for network as a service solution
MHRA opens applications for AI Airlock pilot, seeking innovations offering patient benefits and novel AI applications
Interview: Rich Temple, vice president and CIO at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, New Jersey
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT 2024-2029 maternity strategy highlights EPR plans for 2025
SBRI Healthcare announces new funding for work-related digital innovations to support individuals with poor mental health
Panel discussion: patient engagement, patient-centred solutions, and managing patient expectations around digital
Panel discussion: digital trusts, digital teams, measuring value, and demonstrating impact
Digital Health and Care Wales to procure digital maternity solution for NHS Wales
Royal National Orthopaedic and University College London Hospitals announce EHR collaboration
Feature: Rackspace Technology on the tangible benefits delivered to the NHS through leveraging cloud
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s plan to improve mental health services highlights data as “key enabler”
NHSE shares winter priorities with plan to launch clinical and operational improvement programme
Three SMEs awarded for national digital tobacco treatment service
Interview: Kumbi Kariwo, Birmingham Community Healthcare, on utilising Isla for inclusive wound care
UCL partners with YouTube Health to improve access to mental health information online
£250,000 fund for innovation and digital tools in wound care launches
Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn 2024-2030 strategy highlights plans for EPR and ‘digital first new hospital’
The Reveal: Health Tech Awards 2024 Finalists
Spotlight on the Darzi Report: industry reactions from leaders across the health sector
HL7 shares guidance on standards-based AI and ML data lifecycle
NICE to develop external assessment group framework for health tech worth £2m
HSE announces online task force for Ireland, and launches cancer elearning programme
North London Mental Health Partnership to procure digital risk management and incident reporting system
Monash IVF goes live with OX.DH’s digital patient onboarding platform
Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS: digital in focus
Preventative health tech company Neko Health launches in London offering full body scan
NHS England awards £37m contract for digital urgent and emergency care transformation
Nottingham University Hospitals experiences critical IT incident; returns to business as usual
Ireland HSE’s Digital Health Roadmap in focus, with aim for digital budget between 4% – 6% of overall healthcare expenditure
HTN Now panel discussion: how can health and care tackle interoperability?
Applications open for Accelerating FemTech support programme with October deadline
Apple AirPods Pro awaits marketing authorisation for hearing aid functionality
NHS England shares £60k opportunity for interactive e-learning for allied health professionals
Scottish Government publishes strategy for Cyber Coordination Centre, with NHS NSS as a core partner
Feature: bridging the gap between clinical expertise and technical innovation in pharmaceutical information licensing
Imperial College Healthcare utilises mixed reality tech for training and patient care
HTN Now panel discusses digital apps, wearables, self-care and personalised care
BMA confirms mandatory extraction of data on GP cloud-based telephony system usage
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust awards 10-year EPR contract
Royal Cornwall Hospitals outlines role of digital and data in research and development strategy
South East Coast Ambulance Service shares data on automated texting for 999 callers
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB’s virtual citizen panel to help shape services
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust announces new chief digital and data officer
Planned transition from DSPT to Cyber Assessment Framework, with mandatory supplier audit highlighted
South East Coast Ambulance Service strategy to 2029 highlights plans for digitally-led service model
DigitalHealth.London announces 17 SMEs selected for accelerator programme
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to develop framework for digital mental health services worth £35m
Innovate UK reverses decision to award only half of ‘Women in Innovation’ funding grants
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton upgrades to cloud-delivered unified communications platform
University Hospitals Dorset appoints new chief digital officer
NHSE shares guidance on single point of access functions, including role of digital and data
Barts Health NHS Trust to procure site-wide patient monitoring system
DHSC selects three local authorities to pilot digital NHS Health Check
HTN Now panel discussion: GP Practice and PCN improvement through innovation in focus
NHS England to extend digital purchasing system for digitisation of Lloyd George records
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership opens engagement around commercialisation strategy and delivery model for Wales
Digital primary care: “Without data, you lack an evidenced understanding of a situation”
Mid and South Essex ICS announces go-live of its shared care record
NHS 111 service expanded to include 24/7 single point of access for mental health support
King’s College Hospital London in Dubai migrates to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Partnership with libraries across England to support more people in using the NHS app
Essex Partnership NHS awards contract for digital psychological therapies
NHSE launches virtual wards operational framework; what good looks like, data, outcomes and metrics
Digital Health and Care Wales issues notice for all Wales general practice data extraction and reporting solution
Interview: Kate Renzenbrink, CCIO at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne
Jersey’s Health and Community Services updates on electronic patient records, e-referrals, e-prescribing
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust rolls out paediatric vitals electronic system
£700,000 grant for research into digital health intervention in enhancing post-surgery recovery
EPR selected for Yorkshire and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and Alzheimer’s Society launch dementia innovation support
NHS Shared Business Services shares framework agreement for insourcing of clinical services
Audience views: biggest concerns for AI in healthcare, and the barriers to responsible AI
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS shares insight into primary-secondary interface work
HTN Now: HTN and expert panellists discuss topics including interoperability, wearables and scaling health tech
Artificial intelligence in the NHS: identifying abnormalities, tackling waiting lists, predicting disease and more
Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies launches chatbot and mental health app
Hampshire Hospitals implements platform to monitor and tackle air pollution at hospital sites
NHS England outlines themes for emergency preparedness, resilience and response programme until 2030
North West London ICS shares data on digital reach and access challenges
South Central Ambulance Service opens engagement around electronic medicines tracking system procurement
Panel discussion: will the reality of AI live up to current hype and how do you manage bias in healthcare data?
Report from South London Listens highlights digital in work with local communities to improve access
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust maternity EPR goes live
South Yorkshire ICS publishes data and insights strategy for 2024-2026, sharing plans for data platform and alliance
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals selects AGFA HealthCare radiology system
Interview: Martin Sadler, executive director of IT and digital, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
£10k in funding available for innovations impacting patient care in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS on tackling health inequalities through virtual hub
North East London NHS Foundation Trust launches market engagement around ADHD tech
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust selects electronic patient record
HTN International: interviews with health tech experts, funding and procurement highlights, strategy developments and more
HTN Now: learnings from virtual wards and where next?
NHS National Services Scotland shares strategic framework for 2024-2026, setting out transformation support
DrDoctor moves into mental health with acquisition of personal health record platform Maia
HTN Now: combatting ransomware in healthcare with network detection and response technology
Interview: “There is a wider opportunity around different organisations working together” Louise Croxall, CNIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
“It’s about asking how we can give clinicians back an hour of their day” HTN Now panel debate innovation in primary care
NHS England issues pre-procurement notice for £18 million health and justice EPR
Isle of Wight NHS Trust introduces patient portal with digital appointment letters
Scottish Government commits £1m to tackling health inequalities in Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Sussex Community NHS contracts £6m TPP EPR until 2034
Coventry University PhD students develop digital solutions to improve access to healthcare in low-to-middle income countries
HTN Now: NEC Rego on simplifying the referral process to support the right care, first time
Digital health checks to increase cyber awareness for social care in the North East and Yorkshire
NHS Greater Manchester Board shares update on primary care blueprint, including digital telephony and access
Hull University Teaching Hospitals trials pre-hospital video triage scheme for stroke patients
Blog: “Unlocking the insights that our data can provide us is central to our ambition” Mark Cubbon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Health Innovation KSS shares equity guide with data and digital goals and recommendations
AI Act, legal framework for Europe designed to support “trustworthy AI”, enters into force
Digital and Data Capability Framework for Scotland sets out competency aims across technology and data
Poll: What do you think should be the biggest priority for digital primary care?
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust shares £300k opportunity for remote patient monitoring system
North West London Acute Provider Collaborative shares strategy to 2027, highlighting data sharing and digital tech in enhancing patient care
Oxford HIN collaborates with Otsuka on digital therapeutic app for depression
Applications open for DigitalHealth.London’s Launchpad Programme
HTN Now: virtual events next week on AI, virtual wards, primary care innovation and eHubs
Engage Consult in first round of assurance for NHS Notify with new features added
Flo Health raises over $200m for next phase of growth, achieves unicorn status
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals trials smart tech to reverse risks of diabetes-related nerve damage
British Medical Association sets out vision to rebuild general practice, with push towards public health data model
Amazon Web Services invests £8m to fund cloud infrastructure and storage for UK Biobank
Agilio expands to pharmacy with acquisition of e-learning platform Mediapharm
NHSE’s July board meeting highlights data around waiting lists, cancer care, mental health and more
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board launches PROMS collection platform
Interview: “The use of data like this must become part of the day job” David Hammond and Claire Wedge, Wirral Community Health and Care
Government invests £100m in five quantum research hubs to support technology advancements
NHS England publishes pre-procurement notice for digital weight management programme
Report on CQC operational effectiveness highlights “significant challenges” with portal, platform and data use
NHS Blood and Transplant partners with Marvel for video awareness campaign
Royal United Hospitals Bath research strategy highlights need to maximise potential of big data analytics
HTN Now panel discussion: extending EPR value through mobility and connected devices
Northampton General Hospital signs 10-year contract for deployment of cloud-based EPR
NHS England shares clinical guidance for automation and functionality of patient portals
Prostate Progress project to support research through combination of clinical data with patient-reported outcomes
Innovate UK funds research project exploring how post-market intelligence can be utilised for safe acceleration of medical device adoption
Lancashire and South Cumbria report highlights shared digital approach for trusts and data work to tackle inequalities
Health Information Bill 2024 “lays foundations” for establishment of Digital Health Record across Ireland
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS shares data on length of stay and waiting list reductions
Think tank Policy Exchange sets out suggested priority actions for Labour’s NHS reform
NHS Humber Health Partnership launches Flow project designed to evaluate and streamline patient journey
Interview: Cheryl Fenwick Evans on data use within Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
Huma secures $80m and launches Shopify style AI platform for digital healthcare industry
West Herts Hospitals highlights virtual wards for rising almost 100 places in NHS league tables
University Hospitals Birmingham plans digital experience solution
Featured interview: Nick Westall of Athera Healthcare on utilising intelligence in the track and trace space
Poll: which of Labour’s key areas of focus should take priority for the new government?
King’s Speech 2024 outlines planned bills around cyber security and smart data
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative secures £88m in funding for EPR programme
University of Huddersfield develops secure threat intelligence sharing platform to protect AI tools from cyber attacks
Telehealth provider chosen for digital prehab trial in Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
Join us for HTN Now: live events exploring key health tech topics including cyber security, EPRs and more
Featured interview: “All it takes is one misconfiguration to make a device vulnerable” Chad Holmes, Cynerio
Leeds Teaching Hospital partners with Newton’s Tree to scale evaluation and implementation of AI
Health and care ministers appointed with responsibility for key areas of NHS transformation
National Network for Innovation In Sport and Health aims to accelerate growth of med tech across Swansea
Black Country ICB shares £354k opportunity for digital inequalities support service
Panel discussion: self-management and the future model of community care
GP Patient Survey 2024 offers key insights into access to GP services and patient experiences
Study highlights limitations of large language models around clinical diagnosis, interpretation of results and integration
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals plans e-Job software
News in brief: MRI and machine learning research to tackle tumour diagnosis, new lab explores how tech can support the elderly, and more
Independent investigation to provide “raw and frank assessment” of the NHS
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB highlights progress on patient empowerment, engagement and inclusion
Norfolk and Waveney opens £1.17 million opportunity for children and young people’s mental health digital offer
South Tyneside and Sunderland innovation report highlights progress on three-year vision
Empowering the flow: exclusive Radiologist interviews show clinicians sharing “my life in flow”
NHS Education for Scotland sustainability strategy and action plan focus on digital first approach
Hammersmith Hospital study finds remote monitoring of heart attack patients less likely to be readmitted
SBRI Healthcare competitions seek innovations around antimicrobial resistance, women’s health, stroke and urgent care
Healthtech-1 raises £2.7 million in seed funding for tech in primary care
Poll: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term?
NHS England shares impact on appointments and procedures for South East London cyber attack
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals plan £2 million tender for digital histopathology reporting
Progress update on data research from All-Island eHealth Hub for Cancer
Wes Streeting named secretary for health and social care
North East and North Cumbria opens engagement for gamified scenario based cyber security exercise
Feature: remote patient monitoring and revolutionising healthcare with virtual wards
General election, what does it mean for the NHS: Focus on waiting times, timely diagnosis and treatment, innovation, adoption, modernising, a new ‘Fit for the Future’ fund…
NHSE shares update around new GP Connect Update Record functionality
Health Tech Awards 2024: deadline to enter approaching on 9 July!
GOSH explores use of AI for Parkinson’s and deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
HTN Trends Survey: Healthcare Network Management
Digital Health and Care Wales’ organisational strategy 2024-2030: in focus
Norfolk and Waveney ICS shares update on Joint Forward Plan, including data used to map progress
West Yorkshire ICB appoints new chief digital and information officer
Electronic referral service for community opticians launched in Coventry and Warwickshire
Industry view: what does the health tech landscape look like at present?
Join HTN for live webinars over the summer, from getting the most out of your EPR to cyber security strategy
National Data Guardian panel focuses on DSPT, cyber assessment framework and national data opt-out reform
Queen Victoria Hospital awards £495k contract for CDC digital infrastructure
Panel discussion: David Hammond, deputy chief strategy officer at Wirral Community and Julia Lake, associate director for digital (data) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals on bringing data to life
NHS England publishes £4.2m cyber security opportunity
Video game launched to boost recruitment for pharmacy roles at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole and Hull University Teaching Hospitals
Community provider publishes procurement opportunity for AI transcribing software
Interview: “There’s a lot of desire to see digital make a palpable difference to health outcomes in New Zealand” Ryl Jensen, CEO of Digital Health Association
HTN Now: developing a blueprint for an online mental health support programme
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: South East
Applications open for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s innovation fellowship
Royal Free London clinical strategy highlights plans around population health data, AI in imaging and diagnostics, and more
HIMSS makes recommendations on engagement of diverse communities for system design
Jas Purewal, cyber consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital: “getting board and senior management buy-in has been key”
Planning approval for new digital and net zero hospital in NHS Lanarkshire
Call for increased international investment into AI tech to support suicide prevention
Patient data reportedly published online following cyber attack in London, with significant disruption expected
Interview: “Technology is the central nervous system of a healthcare environment” Aaron Miri, SVP and CDIO at Baptist Health, Florida
HTN is delighted to announce the judges for the Health Tech Awards!
The Christie exploring potential of VR to reduce anxiety for children undergoing radiotherapy
University of Manchester trials remote monitoring system for arthritis patients to submit data to EHR
Primary care sees increase in online/video GP appointments in spring
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals appoints new chief digital transformation officer
Royal Oldham Hospital goes live with digital images for biopsies
Research explores behaviour change techniques for diabetes self-management mobile apps
CCube Solutions expands healthcare portfolio with acquisition of Thomson Screening Solutions
AGFA HealthCare signs deal with Alliance Medical to support 120 sites
Panel discussion: new models of care and pathway transformation
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton launches maternity electronic system
Birmingham Community Healthcare shares plans for becoming “more digitally-enabled and information-driven”
NHS Dumfries & Galloway CEO updates local citizens on cyber attack published data
Digital Health and Care Wales publishes organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting need for “a digital and data revolution”
Annual report for Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative highlights key digital projects and outcomes
MHRA issues new guidance on transparency for machine learning medical devices
Election 2024: what might the upcoming election mean for the future of healthcare and health technology?
Scottish Government commits £3.6 million to Hospital at Home programme
Panel discussion: digital, data and solutions across integrated care systems
HTN Now: Kent and Medway ICS operational control centre – a collaborative approach
Interview: Siuwin Wang, director of business analytics and health information management at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Canada
Innovate UK Launchpad programme offers a share of £500k in funding for innovation in West Yorkshire
Dr Tom Oakley, CEO, Feedback Medical on the future of multi-disciplinary teams
AI skin cancer pilot launched in Tameside and Glossop
Cancer Research UK roadmap focuses on tech innovation, data streams, digital twins and proactive measures
HTN’s interview series: North East London ICB, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB, and more
Interview: Sam Hussain, CEO and co-founder of Log my Care, a digital care management platform designed to support efficiency and ease for social care staff
Essex County Council launches £500k tender for digital support for unpaid carers
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: North West
EPR go-live at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire set for 15 June
Empowering the flow: exclusive Radiologist interviews show clinicians sharing “my life in flow”
HTN Now webinars this month: new models of care, pathway transformation, utilising the Microsoft national tenant, and bringing data to life and using data for proactive care
News in brief: HydroBubble device for children with cystic fibrosis in South Warwickshire, Shrewsbury and Telford hospitals transformation programme approval, and more
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust introduces CardMedic
Interview: “The key with any innovation is being open to allowing creativity” Kate Warriner, Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust goes live with electronic patient record
Leeds Teaching Hospitals shares impact of virtual wards since November launch
Announcing the second group of judges for the Health Tech Awards 2024!
Cambridge University Hospitals consultant awarded funding to explore AI and video to identify gastric cancer
Barnet Enfield and Haringey and Camden & Islington open market engagement for local risk management and incident reporting system
HTN’s health tech tour with international leaders from Canada, Seattle, Bermuda, New Jersey to Belgium
HL7 International and openEHR International consider aligning standards and specifications
Wigan GP utilises digital means to tackle fake medical news
Real-time bed management system launched at Medway Maritime Hospital said to completely change the way the hospital operates
Cyber attack on pathology provider disrupts services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital
Pilot of recovery support app at Kettering General Hospital leads to 15 percent reduction in post-op calls
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier introduce app to support international nurses
NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB publishes tender for population health management digital solution
Proposed MedTech pathway from NHSE and NICE emphasises need for evidence-based advice and lifecycle approach
Hanley Consulting appoints Dr Keith Grimes as chief digital health officer to support EDATT’s AI launch for primary care
Digital means to support engagement methods in Birmingham and Solihull psychosis study
News in brief: funding for AI in radiotherapy, robotic operations in London, funding for antibody discovery platform and more
Finnish system Oy Apotti Ab partners with uPerform to enhance EHR education and support
Interview: “The digital genie is out of the bottle, there’s no going back” Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, NHSE, on digital education in the NHS
Barts Health introduces tech to help detect deterioration
Panel discussion: how do you deliver healthcare transformation projects successfully?
Bradford Teaching Hospitals utilises AI solution to support diagnostic accuracy in radiology
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals’ annual plan for 2024/25 highlights EPR, digital infrastructure and more
Poll: what’s the biggest challenge with interoperability across health and care?
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust achieves HIMSS stage six validation
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: East of England
Department of Health and Social Care publishes £475k tender for digital skills support in social care
First implementation stage of EPR for Guernsey delayed to 2025
Cheshire and Merseyside ICB highlights potential of tech in empowering patients in Access Improvement Plan
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre expands digital appointment service
Leeds Teaching Hospitals announces first phase of Innovation Village initiative
Oxford University Hospitals publishes tender notice for ophthalmology EMR solution
Announcing the first group of judges for the Health Tech Awards 2024!
Scotland highlights progress made towards digital commitments including investing in cyber security skills and improving connectivity
Panel discussion: adding value to your electronic patient record system
Ireland sets out roadmap in Digital Health Framework for 2024 – 2030
40 suppliers named on NHS SBS digital health advisory framework agreement
Cheshire and Merseyside to launch tender for new telehealth platform
Interview: “Involving Londoners in our work is absolutely key” Joss Palmer, programme director at OneLondon
NHSE board discusses plans to improve productivity with the NHS to “embrace 21st century tech”
Salisbury, Great Western Hospitals and Royal United Hospitals Bath to implement shared EPR
Panel discussion: strategies for empowering a digital workforce and developing workforce technology literacy
HTN Now: How to leverage the Microsoft national tenant and technology from OX.DH for virtual consultations
Poll: what area needs the most support for health tech suppliers to implement their innovations into the NHS?
Featured interview: Ben Farrar of Traka on operational efficiencies for device management in healthcare
North Central London ICB and Islington GP Federation pilot AI and WhatsApp solution for appointment scheduling
Interview: “I think the most important thing is to have that MDT approach and to absolutely have clinical people embedded in your digital teams” – Natalie Hayes, CNIO at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Mental health charity’s app library offers “trusted apps” for young people
NHSE to incentivise and increase virtual ward use and support front door services and flow through emergency departments
AI and data partnership in North East to support care for diabetic eye disease
Research explores attitudes and experiences around the use of digital mental health technology
Panel discussion: how to take a pragmatic approach to digitising NHS records
Poll: what does your organisation need most to improve patient flow?
Leeds Teaching Hospitals pilots smartphone app for Parkinson’s management
Case Study: Transforming the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine through digital innovation with OX.assisted reproduction
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: Midlands
Digital system for comfort checks shown to “improve quality” of end-of-life care at University Hospitals Sussex
Interview: “The multidisciplinary team approach has always been valued in healthcare, but I think it’s never been more important”, Sonam Vadera, speciality registrar in clinical radiology and fellow in clinical AI
FDA qualifies Apple Watch’s AFib history feature to be used in clinical studies
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Scottish Care in the Digital Age outlines delivery plans for 2024/25
MHRA launches AI Airlock regulatory sandbox to help identify challenges for regulating AI medical devices
NHS England Cancer Programme update for Spring 2024 highlights innovations and new technologies across early diagnosis, treatment, and performance
DHC Group announces acquisition of ECG On-Demand
NHS trusts join national innovation support scheme focusing on testing innovations
General practice guidance from NHS England focuses on using data to manage variation in demand and capacity
Interview: “the ICB will give you the ability to build design squads, and user researchers that work across the ICB” Ian Roddis, director of digital, data and technology at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Health Innovation Manchester publishes three-year strategy focusing on accelerating access to innovations and optimising digital and data products to develop new models and pathways
International news-in-brief: AI for clinical note taking, HIMSS digital maturity validations, women’s health tech accelerator and more
£48 million announced to fund capabilities relating to digital pathways, demand and capacity tools for ICBs
Airedale General Hospital goes live with geospatial system for RAAC management
NHS Dorset ICB App Library sees 5,400 app recommendations made
Moray health data pilot project focuses on citizen data ownership and a proactive approach to early intervention
Interview: “What’s come out in all of the research that I’ve done is the convenience factor” Helen Atherton, professor of primary care research at the University of Southampton
ICBs to pilot new ways of optimising primary care and further deliver on the Fuller Stocktake vision
Patient communication and engagement learnings from across health and care
News in brief: EPR expertise contracts, competition for research centres, insight hub in Nottinghamshire, and more
Panel discussion: considerations, approaches and learnings for healthcare cloud strategies
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust launches pilot utilising tech to reduce ward noise levels
South West Yorkshire Partnership and Leeds Beckett collaborate to digitise ADHD and autism service
Interview: Alcidion’s chief medical officer Paul Deffley and healthcare consultant Amanda Thornton on success with patient flow
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust launches new digital data centre
HTN Now in May: live discussions on empowering the digital workforce to adding value to your EPR
NHS National Services Scotland to adopt cloud workflow solution across all GP practices
Feature: navigating the challenges of patient flow in clinical settings
North East London NHS Foundation Trust deploys e-discharge module to support virtual ward delivery
Two new EPR functionalities deployed at Medway Hospital
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Digital Vision 2024 sets out initiatives including new shared care record
SBRI Healthcare awards £3.2m to 22 innovations designed to “improve care and accelerate a greener NHS”
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: South West
“If we are always successful then I’d argue we’re not being innovative at all”: panel discussion on international digital healthcare development
Cynerio and IT Health on securing patient data for safer care
North Bristol NHS Trust holds ‘green operating day’ including use of tech to minimise carbon footprint
Panel discussion: supporting the NHS workforce with digital skills and digital careers
Interview: “The impact starts with small transformations” Inderpal Kohli, VP and CIO at Englewood Hospital, New Jersey
Digital Health and Care Wales to move to cloud pathology platform
Interview: “Transformation is people, process and technology” Stephen Bromhall, CDIO at East of England Ambulance Service
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership launches website for eye health
NHS Medway clinical strategy highlights digital and data plans including frailty virtual ward and electronic pharmacy systems
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust awards contract for EPR implementation support
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Scotland’s Genomic Medicine Strategy 2024-2029 highlights need for “secure, scalable digital infrastructure”
Royal Sussex County Hospital launches Health Information Point pilot
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton holds ‘Paper2Pixels’ events to streamline digitisation of paper records
Panel discussion: the future of patient portals – “the decisions in design and technology implementation we take now, will critically impact the future of healthcare delivery”
News in brief: ICS forms single point of access for talking therapies, chatbot supports new parents in Greater Manchester, and more
Chemotherapy patients at Royal Free offered “immersive calming visuals” with VR headsets
Barnsley Hospital launches smartphone app offering animated tour for children having surgery
Studio engages with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Wellbeing Hub for “truthful representation” of psychosis in game
Teledermatology pilot at Barts Health leads to reduction in skin cancer waiting list
Digital transformation from a finance perspective: insights from Jonathan Lee, assistant director for business and finance at Digital Notts
Feature: using WiFi and bedside infrastructure to turbocharge innovation