Amy Freeman, Director of Digital and Digital Transformation at University Hospitals of North Midlands, took to Twitter over the weekend with a question that sparked an interesting discussion: “If the NHS can’t compete with private sector salaries, and private sector is matching pensions and annual leave, how do we keep […]
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140,000 people join cancer screening trial through NHS DigiTrials service
Over 140,000 people have signed up to take part in a trial of a blood test said to detect more than 50 types of cancer. NHS and healthcare company GRAIL developed the NHS-Galleri test. It is being run by The Cancer Research UK and King’s College London Cancer Prevention Trials […]
Interview: Dr Janak Gunatilleke on solving problems with technology and data
For our latest interview we spoke to Dr Janak Gunatilleke to find out more about his experiences and particular interests in the world of digital healthcare. Here’s what Janak had to say… Can you tell us a bit about your background and your role? I started off my working life […]
£25million digital social care fund for ICSs
The Digitising Social Care programme, a unit within the NHS Transformation Directorate, is making £25 million available to Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in 2022/23 to support adult social care in digitising. The investment forms part of the Plan for Digital Health and Care and funding announced in June to support digital […]
Feature: Radar Healthcare on going digital and waving paperwork goodbye
Feature by Radar Healthcare Paperwork is a part of our everyday lives, but it can be risky and unsuitable for a healthcare organisation trying to promote an agile culture. It can even be dangerous, as we have seen through examples of lost patient data and records that have surfaced over […]
Virtual reality project at Chelsea and Westminster to support pregnancy loss
CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has announced a new addition to their innovation programme with the launch of Eirene, a virtual reality project set to support women who experience loss in the early stage of pregnancy. Eirene was conceptualised by Natalie Nunes, Consultant […]
HSC Northern Ireland publish digital strategy for 2022-2030
Health and Social Care (HSC) Northern Ireland have published their digital strategy for the next eight years, sharing their vision of “making lives better for the people of Northern Ireland, using digital to transform the way we deliver health, care and wellbeing services.” HSC published the strategy this week and […]
News in Brief: Boots support largest UK research programme, NHS Digital community, virtual pods supporting eye care, virtual training for ambulance staff and more
It’s time for another news in brief, a chance for us to highlight some of the health tech stories that have caught our eye over the past few days. Here’s what’s been happening… Moorfields Eye Hospital supports patients with virtual pods In mid-July Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will […]
Norfolk Community Health expands remote monitoring service
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is to expand its remote monitoring service for heart failure patients across south, west and north Norfolk. The community trust, working with health tech supplier Inhealthcare, has supported patients in Norwich, and now plans to widen the service, with funding provided by Norfolk […]
techUK explores results of NHS EPR usability survey
In 2021 the NHS Transformation Directorate initiated the first national electronic patient record (EPR) usability survey, to gather a complete view of how effectively clinical IT systems are supporting frontline healthcare professionals across the NHS. The NHS partnered with Ethical Healthcare Consulting and KLAS Research to conduct the survey. The […]
