HTN is delighted to announce the second group of judges to join the esteemed HTN Awards judging panel! Following an open invitation to the health tech community just over 24 hours ago, we are delighted to welcome the judges listed below – who cover a range of roles and health […]
Other News
Newcastle Hospitals integrates patient engagement platform with NHS App
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with MyHealthCall, a patient engagement platform integrated with the NHS App. The integration went live this week in the musculoskeletal clinic, allowing patients to manage outpatient care, such as appointments, correspondence, and access resources such as hospital maps. Developed by Health Call, […]
Evaluation of government commitments made on NHS digitisation
In 2020, the Health and Social Care Committee commissioned a review of the evidence for effective implementation and appropriateness of government policy commitments with regards to digitisation in the NHS. A report entitled ‘Evaluation of Government commitments made on the digitisation of the NHS’ was recently published to share findings. […]
£500 million Digital Health Advisory framework to launch
NHS Shared Business Services is to launch a Digital Healthcare Advisory services framework for health and care providers, worth an estimated £500 million. The framework intends to provide specialist digital consultancy and advisory services, to include design, application, delivery and management of digital technologies. Acting on behalf of approved organisations, NHS […]
News in Brief: ICB People Digital plan contract, virtual reality therapy in Birmingham, AI pilot in Leeds, and more
It’s time for another news in brief. As always there has been lots happening in the health tech community – join us as we take a look at some of the digital stories from across the industry. £85,000 contract awarded to deliver ICB People Digital Plans A contract worth £85,000 […]
NHSE publishes Who Does What framework on maximising benefits of digital
NHS England has published Who Does What, a framework designed to support NHS and integrated care system leaders on how to move forward together to maximise benefits of IT infrastructure, with the aim of ultimately enhancing provision of care and achieving optimal value for money. “We will support ICSs in […]
HTN AI and Data: Peter Thomas, CCIO at Moorfields Eye Hospital, on building foundations for scaled AI implementation
At HTN AI and Data, we were joined by Peter Thomas, chief clinical information officer and director of digital medicine at Moorfields Eye Hospital, for a discussion on building the foundations of scaled AI implementation. Peter discussed the applications of AI in eye care, and considered how the broader healthcare […]
Eastern AHSN and Suffolk and North East Essex ICS on developing a culture of innovation
NHS England has shared a case study describing how Eastern Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) ICS have come together to fund a Head of Innovation role, as part of a shared vision to cultivate a culture of innovation across the health and care system. […]
HTN Now: Dr Hatim Abdulhussein on using artificial intelligence to improve health equity
We were recently joined by Dr Hatim Abdulhussein, national clinical lead for AI and digital media workforce at the Directorate of Innovation, Digital and Transformation at Health Education England (HEE). For his session, Hatim looked at how AI can be used to improve equity. He looked at why tools such […]
Special report: news and research on artificial intelligence
Next up in our special report series, we’re looking at all things AI. Artificial intelligence is currently at the forefront of health tech news. Since the new year, we’ve seen a wealth of stories hit the headlines, from Google Research and DeepMind researchers publishing an evaluation of an AI application […]
