For our latest webinar, we hosted a discussion with Richard Billam, deputy director of ICT at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, on how the trust has leveraged the Microsoft national tenant and technology from OX.DH for virtual consultations. The discussion focused on the virtual consultations programme at Barnsley, with emphasis […]
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Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative opens AI funding competition
The Yorkshire Imaging Collaborative has launched an artificial intelligence funding competition, with an aim to improve patient safety, diagnostic accuracy and accelerate care pathways. It has been designed to “support operational clinical trials of existing radiology AI solutions which can be readily purchased off the shelf today”. Applications can bid […]
“Having true partnership working in place is vital” Niamh McKenna
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk For this episode we interview Niamh McKenna, chief information officer at NHS Resolution. We discussed the key digital projects Niamh has been involved in throughout her career, the strategic priorities for NHS Resolution going forward, the key factors are needed for innovation […]
HTN Now: Transforming the waiting list into a preparation list for Cheshire and Merseyside ICS
At HTN Now AI and Data, we were joined by Mark Ratnarajah, managing director at C2-Ai, and Robbie Huddleston, chief medical officer at Surgery Hero. Mark and Robbie led a discussion on transforming the waiting list into a preparation list for Cheshire and Merseyside ICS, working in collaboration with C2-Ai […]
NHS Wales to launch national digital systems usability survey
NHS Wales is launching a national digital systems usability survey to offer frontline clinicians an opportunity to speak up about the usability and design of digital systems across Wales. The survey aims to look into areas for long-term investments and improvements to ensure that the experience of using a digital […]
Technology highlighted in HEE’s vision for the future of GP training
Health Education England (HEE) has shared a report “for the future of general practice speciality training”, outlining ways to reform the delivery of education to GP trainees to focus on addressing health inequalities, improving technology and enhancing areas of clinical care such as mental health. The report, ‘Training the Future […]
“The key to adopting new technology is inclusivity” Dr Jonathan Serjeant and Matthew Davies on implementing Florence in Bedfordshire
We recently spoke to Dr Jonathan Serjeant and Matthew Davies on the partnership between Generated Health and Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, with focus on the implementation of Generated Health’s intelligent messaging platform Florence. Firstly, we spoke to Jonathan to get an overview of Florence, how the platform works, and […]
NHS Scotland seeks national online triage solution and theatre scheduling tool
A prior information notice has been published by NHS National Services Scotland with regards to their plan to procure an online triage solution and a digital platform capable of optimising theatre capacity and increasing theatre productivity. With regards to the first, the notice states that NHS Scotland is “exploring a […]
Greater Manchester innovation accelerator secures investment
Health and care partners in Greater Manchester have collaborated with industry and academia to secure a multi-million pound health innovation accelerator, which aims to rapidly improve the treatment and diagnosis of diseases across the 2.8m GM population. The government has invested £100 million to boost three high-potential innovation clusters in […]
Special report: primary care cloud telephony
Our latest special report revolves around primary care telephony. Earlier this month, we covered the updates to the GP contract, including a new requirement to mandate the use of cloud-based telephony. “All practices need to be aware, that from the end of 2025, all analogue ISDN and PSTN lines will be […]