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 […]
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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 […]
Royal United Hospitals Bath launches digital inclusion team to support patient empowerment
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital inclusion team with the aim of improving access to healthcare and increasing patient comfort and confidence through provision of one-on-one support. The team of patient access navigators will provide bespoke support for patients, such as helping an individual to […]
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust utilises livestreaming tech to support maternity training
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has implemented livestreaming technology to support maternity care, enabling student midwives, student nurses and resident doctors to observe caesarean section surgery in real time. The initiative sees a surgeon, wearing a camera and microphone headset during a real c-section, livestreaming the process to […]
