What’s happening in digital and data across the South West? So far in our feature series exploring digital and data in the different ICS regions, we’ve covered the North East and Yorkshire, Midlands, East of England, North West and South East. For our penultimate feature, before we turn our attention to London, we’re looking to the South […]
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In the GP access recovery plan, what area should be the main priority?
Earlier in the month, we covered the new GP access recovery plan with a focus on the role of digital. Following on from that, we posed a question to our health tech audience to explore their thoughts on the plan.We asked: in the GP access recovery plan, what area should […]
Feature: the role of online cognitive behavioural therapy within an integrated care system
Featuring content from Amwell. For our Digital ICS feature series, we heard from Amwell on the role of online cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) within an integrated care system, with focus on the use of their SilverCloud platform at Warwickshire East Primary Care Network and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The […]
NHS blueprinting team, Gloucestershire Hospitals and Polygeist on using AI to tackle length of stay
At HTN: AI and Data, we were joined by members of the NHS England Blueprinting Team for a discussion on the blueprinting programme, the NHS AI Lab Skunkworks programme, and a project from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust in partner with PolyGeist. Joining us were Andrew Freeman (programme manager of the […]
Digital pre-op assessment at Chelsea and Westminster supports waitlist reduction
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 […]
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 […]
