The last two months of 2024 are shaping up to be busy at HTN – here’s what we’ve got coming up through our live event series, HTN Now. 19 November, 10am: digital workforce education and training For this panel we will be joined by Dr Hatim Abdulhussein, national clinical lead […]
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VR treatment for patients with psychosis to be piloted at South West London and St George’s
A hypnotherapy-based virtual reality treatment is to be piloted at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, with aims to help ease symptoms including hallucinations and delusions in patients with psychosis. The VR headsets will be used in the trust’s rehabilitation wards to support patients in engaging […]
East of England partnership project trials technology to improve connectivity for ambulance teams
A hardware, cellular and satellite services package designed to deliver “fast, resilient connectivity” for ambulance crews has been installed at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) along with hospitals in Peterborough, Luton and Colchester, following a trial at East of England Ambulance Service as part of NHS England’s Future […]
Video interview: Sajid Azeb, chief operating officer and deputy chief executive at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT on its Command Centre
Like many organisations across the NHS, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) has faced pressures on its emergency department, constraints on bed capacity and patient flow, and challenges with its non-elective care pathway. Without clear insights about patient and ward circumstances during the admissions and transfer processes, patients weren’t […]
NICE launches reporting standards and tool for evaluations of AI technologies
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched a new reporting standard designed to help improve the transparency and quality of cost-effectiveness studies of AI technologies, in a move it hopes will “help healthcare decision-makers understand the value of AI-enabled treatments” and offer patients “faster access to […]
Scalpel AI raises £3.8m to expand surgical instrument tracking and validation platform
London-based Scalpel AI, combining computer vision and machine learning to identify and track surgical instruments, has raised £3.8 million in a funding round designed to help the company scale its global operations and roll out its technology across the healthcare supply chain. Scalpel AI’s tech generates a digital twin for […]
Proposed mental health plans from Birmingham and Solihull ICB highlight digital as “major vehicle for change”
Birmingham and Solihull ICB has proposed new plans for the region’s Children and Young People Mental Health Transformation Programme, outlining suggested changes to service delivery with the aim of improving access to mental health care and highlighting digital innovation as a “major vehicle for change”. Through the plan, the ICB […]
X-on Health and Hanley Consulting join forces to end the “8am Rush”
By X-on Health X-on Health is thrilled to announce it is joining forces with Hanley Consulting to help tackle one of the most persistent challenges in primary care: the “8am rush” for GP appointments. This partnership brings powerful technologies, data analytics, and expert services together to achieve their shared goal […]
Alzheimer’s Society opens 2025/26 applications for innovation accelerator programme
Alzheimer’s Society’s 2025/26 accelerator programme has opened for applications, seeking products or services designed to make “an everyday task easier” for people living with dementia and technologies focusing on tackling challenges in the dementia pathway. The accelerator offers a 12-month partnership with Alzheimer’s Society which includes up to £100,000 of […]
Feature: Rackspace Technology on the benefits of sovereign cloud services and EPR market trends
Following on from our chat with Nick Roberts and Jason Jones from Rackspace Technology about the tangible benefits that can be delivered to the NHS through leveraging cloud, HTN caught up with the pair again to discuss the benefits of sovereign cloud services, the wider market, and how cloud impacts the […]