The NHS has published a document in which it sets out its priorities for 2023/34, along with operational planning guidance to support these priorities. NHS CEO Amanda Pritchard begins by noting that the years ahead are expected to be challenging and as such the planning approach “reflects both our new […]
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CQC publishes revised plan for transformation and tackling health inequalities
Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released a revised approach and plan for transformation, focusing on how they will deliver their strategy and tackle health inequalities. They aim to introduce a new regulatory approach for health and care providers, local authorities and integrated care systems; to establish new regulatory leadership shaping […]
Industry view: reflections from the health tech community on 2022
With the year drawing to a close, we put out some questions to the healthcare community, exploring reflections on 2022 from a health tech perspective. We asked what digital progress has been made in the NHS in 2022; what teams have achieved; and what are the projects, programmes and strategies […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital implements AI-powered software to help stroke patients
An AI-powered software known as ‘e-Stroke’ has been implemented in Milton Keynes to help care for stroke patients. The software analyses computerised tomography (CT) scans, identifying any areas of the brain that may be damaged and automatically flagging them to doctors. It is hoped that this will aid doctors in making […]
Andy Webster and Georgie Duncan at Leeds Teaching Hospitals on their EHR, criteria led discharge, future plans
Welcome back to another episode of HTN Let’s Talk! For this edition of our podcast, we interviewed Andy Webster (CCIO) and Georgie Duncan (Associate CCIO) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. We discussed the implementation of their electronic health record (EHR), how its gone developing their own, challenges, benefits, future plans and more. […]
Poll: If you could solve one challenge in the health tech industry, what would it be?
For our final article of the year as part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, we took to LinkedIn to ask our audience of healthcare professionals, if you could solve one challenge in the health tech industry, what would it be? A wide range of people took part in […]
Government partnership with Moderna to support advancements in vaccine tech
The UK government has finalised a ten-year partnership with Moderna which will see investment in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, along with the building of a new Innovation and Technology Centre. Moderna has committed to investing “substantial funding” in UK-based R&D activities over the ten-year period, which […]
HTN Now: NHS Arden & GEM CSU on developments in home diagnostics
For our HTN Now: Citizen Transformation event we were joined by Ben Panton, Senior Digital Partnership Manager for NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit, for a discussion on developments in home diagnostics, with focus on the latest trial plans and patient reactions and perceptions around remote diagnostics and artificial […]
Vinehealth and Cancer Research UK form partnership to help people living with cancer
Vinehealth and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) have formed a partnership to support people living with cancer, to support them in managing, tracking and understanding their care through the Vinehealth digital app. The app has been co-developed with both NHS oncologists and cancer patients with the aim of helping patients to […]
Digital focus in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s vision for the future
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has commissioned and published a strategy entitled ‘A vision for pharmacy professional practice in England’. The vision is split into people-centred themes and enabling themes. Under people-centre, it lists supporting people and communities to live well for longer; enabling people to live well with the medicines […]
