NHS England has announced an extension to a funding programme for Integrated Care Systems to adopt digital staff banks. Initially, each ICS was entitled to funding to select a digital solution before March 2021. However, the funding opportunity has now been extended to 30 September 2021. As part of an […]
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News in brief: new laser tech for liver transplants, ORCHA collaborates on app library
During a week in which NHS England announced the roll-out of 30,000 iPads to support ambulance crews across the country, while Greater Manchester Combined Authority issued a new tender for its GM One Network, health tech has once again been prominent in the headlines. At HTN we’ve also been busy […]
30,000 iPads to be sent to ambulance trusts
NHS England has announced today that 30,000 iPads will be provided to support ambulance crews across England. Funded by NHSX, the investment aims to see the introduction of up-to-date technology used across ambulance crews, and provide the functionality to support use cases such as the ability to send pictures of patients […]
Implementing digital innovations: Nuffield Trust shares top 10 tips
The Nuffield Trust has shared its learnings and lessons on how to integrate digital health innovations into health and social care services, using findings from a ‘large-scale evaluation’ in East London. According to the think-tank, patients and staff are still not seeing the full potential and benefits of the digital […]
Digital midwife develops innovative new maternity emergency system
A midwife at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is developing a new allocation system for use in the event of an emergency on its maternity unit. The digital midwife, Caroline Lacy, is building the system – known as an ‘Emergency Role Allocation (ERA) System’ – to help clinicians declare emergencies and […]
HTN Now June, sessions in preview…
HTN Now April may have come to a close, and if you missed anything check out our session reviews here, but now is the time to announce the details for our sessions taking place in June! The third HTN Now event in the series is set to take place 14 […]
Digital Health and Care Wales appoints CEO
Helen Thomas has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the newly rebranded Digital Health and Care Wales. Helen has been the interim CEO since January 2021, and has now been appointed to the position. She heads the new health authority formed to take forward digital transformation, technology and […]
Interview Series: “If you don’t digitise everybody, you still have a risk,” – Vijay Magon, CCube Solutions
HTN caught up with Vijay Magon of CCube Solutions to find out what he hopes to achieve across the rest of 2021. Last year was a busy one for CCube – as they launched an updated cloud version of their electronic Lloyd George platform for GP practices and CCGs, as well as […]
Sue Tranka appointed new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales
Sue Tanka, the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England & Improvement, has been appointed as the new Chief Nursing Officer for Wales. Sue will take over the role following the retirement of Dr Jean White, who held the CNO role for 10 years. She’s set to join the Welsh […]
HTN Awards 2021, further judges announced!
HTN is delighted to announce a further group of confirmed judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2021. The expert judging panel this year includes professionals from NHS England, Health Education England, to Whittington Health NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital. We welcome a range of […]
