A pre-procurement notice has been published by NHS Supply Chain, seeking an eCommerce Solution and Delivery partner to help them improve their ordering platform, managed content delivery and support integration. The notice describes how NHS Supply Chain provides procurement and supply chain services to hospitals and healthcare providers, supporting with […]
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New technology launched in Staffordshire to monitor patient heart health
Patients in Staffordshire are set to benefit from innovative health technology said to diagnose heart problems that could cause a stroke, and remotely monitor their heart health. The Loomer Medical Group has introduced the use of digital stethoscopes that allow clinicians to share audio recordings of a patient’s heartbeat with […]
Study explores prevalence and sources of duplicate content in electronic medical records
A new study, published at JAMA Network Open and entitled ‘Prevalence and Sources of Duplicate Information in the Electronic Medical Record’, aims to set out how much duplicate content is present in electronic medical records (EMR), where the duplication comes from, and why it exists. Authors Jackson Steinkamp, Jacob J. […]
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN adopts innovations to tackle NHS challenges
Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (YHAHSN) has adopted several digital solutions as part of their accelerator programme, Propel@YH. Currently, 11 SMEs have been chosen to be part of the programme, which aims to select innovations to tackle NHS and social care challenges such as health inequalities, environmental impact, patient […]
NHS Digital and NHS England merge accelerated to January 2023 to support plan for patients
Plans for NHS Digital to merge with NHS England have been accelerated to early January 2023 to better support the NHS’s plan for patients. You can read HTN’s coverage of the plan here. The plans, originally intended for the end of March 2023, aim to streamline more data-sharing processes across […]
HTN Now: Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell, Chief Operating Officer at GM.Digital, on digital navigators and digital tools for mental health
Last week at HTN Now: Digital Social Care and Mental Health, we were joined by Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell, Chief Operating Officer at the GM.Digital research unit. Her session covered the topic of digital navigation and current digital mental tools that have been introduced. To begin the session, Charlotte spoke of the […]
ICS system control centres December target for minimum viable product
NHS England has this week shared an updated plan ‘going further on winter resilience plans’ with healthcare system leaders. The plan outlines support for clinical leaders to ensure risk is managed across the system and for all ICBs to implement system control centres (SCC) by December 2022. The plan notes […]
Blog: “Crisis, what crisis? When things go wrong, good communications can get you back on track”
When things go wrong, keeping quiet isn’t an option. What you say, and how you say it, are the key to safeguarding your reputation. In this blog, Highland Marketing’s co-founder, Mark Venables, looks at communicating in a crisis. Crisis? What crisis? The thing with crises is that they’re sudden, unexpected, […]
NICE collaborates with health tech assessment bodies
NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has partnered with five health technology assessment bodies from around the world to work together on shared challenges. The bodies that form the collaboration include the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH); Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care; Healthcare Improvement […]
News in Brief: digital self-management evaluation, AI tech assessment, suppliers integrate
It’s been a busy week for the health tech community, here’s a catch-up on some of the top stories over the last few days. Study finds improvement in anxiety through digital self-management support for autistic adults A study from Cornwall Partnership NHS and the University of Plymouth has found that […]
