At HTN Now, we heard from Dr Jonathan Serjeant, chief medical officer of Generated Health (GH), and Matthew Davis, clinical pharmacist and cardiovascular disease (CVD) implementation lead from Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) ICB. Jonathan and Matthew joined us to discuss how they have used digital tools to improve […]
Other News
£6.4m investment for Pathology Laboratory Information Management System at North West Anglia NFT
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust has announced the go-live of a new laboratory information management system for pathology services at Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke Hospitals, supported by a £6.4 million investment from NHS England, with the trust sharing benefits such as reduced reliance on paper, delivery of faster results, […]
National telehealth roadmap for 2024-2027 launches from eHealth Ireland
Ireland’s Health Service Executive has published the HSE Telehealth Roadmap 2024-2027, sharing a strategic plan for addressing the challenges, promoting the adoption of telehealth solutions and outlining “the key building blocks for digital healthcare transformation”. A series of key aims and actions are shared under those building blocks, which are […]
iCare innovation development programme funds innovative projects to enhance patient care in Bradford
The Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s iCare innovation development programme is funding innovative projects to enhance patient care, including a sensory and edible garden, a therapeutic intervention for young people, and staff training videos. The iCare programme helps staff to develop and grow their innovative ideas, and a panel […]
Enhanced framework for care homes highlights need for digital readiness and data sharing
NHS England has published its enhanced health in care homes (EHCH) framework, highlighting a series of digital enablers including digital readiness and data sharing, to support the provision of proactive care. The framework is intended for PCNs, providers and commissioners of community health and social care services, “so that the […]
Innovate UK opens FemTech Boston and New York accelerator
Innovate UK has opened a FemTech accelerator programme, part of its Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), to help UK SMEs to scale globally. The GBIP gives small businesses access to market knowledge, insight, and connections, aiming to ‘open doors’ for SMEs, with each business assigned an innovation and growth specialist to […]
October virtual ward data shares capacity and occupancy across ICBs
NHS England has published the latest figures for the capacity and occupancy of virtual wards across integrated care boards. Noting that the statistics are “classified as experimental”, NHSE shares data on capacity, occupancy percentage and capacity per 100,000 of the adult population. The ambition, as set out in the plan […]
NHS England strategic framework for the NHS commercial sector, outlining ambitions for next five years
NHS England has published a strategic framework for the NHS commercial sector, outlining objectives and ambitions for the next five years across four key themes: our people, digital and transparency, how we work, and influence and scale. In a foreword, Jacqui Rock, chief commercial officer at NHS England, voices her […]
NHS England publishes £307m tender for New Hospital Programme
NHS England has published a tender with an estimated value of £307 million for the appointment of a long-term programme delivery partner for the New Hospitals Programme. The partner is to provide expertise in scheme design, programme and project management and commercial expertise, in order to allow the New Hospitals […]
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS goes live with EPR
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT has gone live with its electronic patient record system this month from supplier Cerner. The system went live on 3 November, with the trust commenting it will “transform the way it works” and support its transition from using paper and multiple systems. Commenting on the […]
