NHS England has shared a case study on digital preoperative assessment (POA) triage at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, reporting key takeaways including a waitlist reduction of 17,003 patients and an 8 percent improvement in theatre utilisation. Building upon increased demand for POA in the wake of the […]
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Feature: digital transformation in connected care systems
By Daniel Johnston MRes, RN, Sr Clinical Workflow Specialist & UK NHS Clinical Safety Officer Why we need connected care systems Clinicians in every section of the health sector are working as hard as they possibly can after the recent pandemic. With budgetary pressures and widespread staff shortages adding to […]
NHS England board meeting focus on key opportunities for technology and innovation in the NHS
NHS England’s board meeting this month included a focus on technology and innovation, with an overview of the “greatest opportunities for the NHS in the future”. The paper acknowledges the three-year plan for the NHS to digitise, connect and transform, and splits key areas of opportunities according to these categories. […]
HTN Now: “Being able to access data safely, efficiently and at the point of need is a fundamental for ensuring positive patient outcomes”
In our recent webinar, we were joined by Mark Chester, assistant director at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) and Georgina Hurst from BridgeHead Software, for a presentation on the challenges of legacy applications. They discussed the problems attached to obsolete and inefficient storage systems, as well as the […]
NHSE launches primary care digital and transformation lead development programme
NHS England has launched a new programme to support PCN digital and transformation leads with core skills to lead transformational change. Through a twelve month development programme, digital and transformation lead ARRS roles will be supported with quality improvement, data and digital, managing transformation, and a peer community to share learnings. […]
Digital tool supports understanding of knee treatment at Harrogate and District
Harrogate and District NHS FT has highlighted the positive impact of a new tool developed by Mr Dave Duffy, consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at the trust. The multimedia tool has been developed to support patients’ understanding of their knee arthroscopy treatment – a type of keyhole surgery designed to check […]
“In today’s multi-disciplinary NHS, there’s no such thing as good patient flow without good communication”
By Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, head of clinical, Accurx. Patient flow: improvements needed Ask any recent patient of the NHS about their experience and they’ll be sure to give you an account of the services and healthcare professionals they came into contact with. But you can also expect to hear about […]
Considerations for artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug development and manufacturing
The FDA has released a discussion paper designed to generate discussion about artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug development and manufacturing, entitled ‘Using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in the Development of Drug & Biological Products’. The paper covers a number of key topics including current and potential uses […]
“We need to harness insights to become actionable” Tamara Everington, Dan Alton and Paula Ridd on digital integrated care systems
At HTN Now: Digital ICS, we hosted a panel discussion featuring Dr Tamara Everington (chief clinical information officer and haematology consultant at Hampshire Hospitals NHS), Dr Dan Alton (chief clinical information officer at Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICS); and Paula Ridd (strategy director, health and care at Civica). Tamara, Dan […]
NHS England plans £50 million digital staff passport framework
NHS England has published a prior information notice with the intention to launch a £50 million digital staff passport technology framework. A market engagement exercise has now launched, ahead of an anticipated tender publication 9 June 2023. NHS England states they “want to better understand what the providers of digital […]
