University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has launched a radiography app to provide students and apprentices with access to a range of clinical learning resources through their mobile phones. Developed entirely in-house by Benjamin Hubbard, practice educator for therapeutic radiography and Simon Jassel, advanced practitioner in imaging and IT, […]
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Impacts of digital investments highlighted at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has published its annual report, highlighting the impact of digital investments such as digital clinic notes and ED documentation on patient experience and clinical care. The trust shares that investments made in digital technologies in 2024/25 have supported it in sending 64,000 letters per month […]
North West London Acute Provider Collaborative shares updates on digital transformation and future plans
Updates on digital transformation projects and initiatives were shared during North West London Acute Provider Collaborative’s (NWL APC) latest board meeting, including on data strategy, IT infrastructure, an ambient voice pilot, and other areas of collaboration. The NWL APC strategy for 2024 – 2027 was published last year, sharing priorities […]
Four updates to Cyber Assessment Framework focus on AI cyber risks, improved detection, software development
The National Cyber Security Centre has shared four updates to the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), covering attacker methods and motivations, software maintenance, improved detection of cyber threats, and improved coverage of AI-related cyber risks. These changes are necessary in order to “close the widening gap between the escalated cyber threats […]
Royal Devon trust upgrades patient portal and pilots ambient AI
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is piloting ambient voice technology from TORTUS, with an aim to support administrative tasks and reduce the time it takes to produce medical notes. The trust has also this month upgraded its MY CARE patient portal platform, introducing digital appointment reminders, appointment […]
Feature: Radar Healthcare on how we can use data to shift to preventative, proactive care?
Why data is the NHS’s most powerful tool for rolling out truly preventative care A perspective from Paul Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of Radar Healthcare The NHS is in need of a transformation. At the moment we’re seeing rising demand, escalating costs, workforce constraints, as well as widening health inequalities, […]
NHS National Services Scotland opens market research into a new national sexual health system
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has launched a market research exercise into a new national sexual health system to potentially replace their existing solution. Scotland’s current national sexual health system has been in use since 2008, with NSS now looking to explore the market to understand solutions that can provide […]
HTN Now: How does innovation support a future model of community care?
In our latest HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by Antonia Frost, CNIO at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Jen Tomkinson, assistant director of primary and community care development (urgent response and acute deterioration) at NHS England (SW region); and Roisin Reade, product manager at Civica, to discuss innovation […]
Digital Health and Care Wales explores digital triage primary care solution procurement
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has opened an opportunity looking to gather more information from potential suppliers to offer a digital triage primary care solution. According to the general medical services team at DHCW, the solution should support patient triage, appointment management, patient communication and business intelligence, in order […]
NHS England announces the launch of its WhatsApp channel
NHS England recently announced the launch of its own WhatsApp channel, providing a way to communicate and share important health information directly with members of the public. As of the 11 August 2025, the channel has around 24,000 followers who will be given “official health information, updates and news” from […]
