We recently sat down with Vijay Magon from CCube Solutions for a chat about his career in the health tech industry, which began around 30 years ago when he and his team identified an opportunity to offer document management solutions in the UK. Vijay talked to us about his early […]
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NHSE progresses Discharge Ready Date data metric
NHS England has written a letter to ICB and NHS trust executives, directors and chief financial officers, providing guidance on collecting data for the development of the planned discharge metric. The letter reiterates the role of the new discharge metric, which was set out as a commitment in the 2023 […]
To pay or not to pay for AI applications in radiology?
In an article recently published in npj digital, the authors pose a question: “to pay or not to pay for artificial intelligence applications in radiology?” They go on to propose a framework designed to help establish who should pay for what when it comes to these applications, concluding that it […]
The role of digital in Coventry and Warwickshire’s maternity system strategy
The role of digital features as a key workstream in the five-year strategy to “transform and sustain improvement in maternity and neonatal services” across the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (CWLMNS). CWLMNS has “embedded co-production” by creating specific cross-system workstreams to target specific themes, with each workstream […]
HTN Now: Embedding a benefits framework, creating an engaged and positive project culture at North Cumbria Integrated Care
For our latest HTN Now event, we were joined by members of the NHS England Blueprinting team and North Cumbria Integrated Care. The team provided a detailed overview of the Blueprinting process and explored the challenges and successes of embedding a benefits framework and how digital tools can cultivate a […]
Warrington and Halton NHS opens patient engagement portal tender
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened an opportunity to procure a patient engagement portal. Through an opportunity notice, the trust highlights plans to contract a “digital person held record that can be shared” and “will take or exchange data from the patient portal with EPR through bi-directional […]
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust shares EPR plans
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland has shared plans to go live with their electronic patient record programme, encompass, in November this year. The trust has been sharing information and building momentum with regards to the the EPR launch via their Twitter account. In one such […]
Study highlights potential of AI-designed nanoparticles in treating disease
Researchers from Cardiff University, in collaboration with Astra Zeneca, have used artificial intelligence to create microscopic particles capable of transporting medicines to target and treat diseased cells – a process which they hope will have future applications in treating genetic and infectious diseases along with cancer. The study made use […]
Deep dive: what does ‘good’ look like in digital primary care?
What does “good” look like in digital primary care? Join us as we take a deep dive into digital primary care, exploring examples of best practice, challenges and how they could be tackled, and industry viewpoints on what ‘good’ looks like. We’ll take a look at some of the latest […]
£150 million contract for national framework agreement around legacy information and management solutions
A £150 million contract has been awarded to six suppliers following Commercial Procurement Service’s launch of a new framework agreement, designed to allow NHS trusts to procure legacy information and management solutions. Answer Digital, BridgeHead Software Limited, E.Novation UK Ltd, Insight Direct (UK) Ltd, Nautilus Consulting Limited and SynApps Solutions […]
