NHS England has published the latest data on productivity growth to October, data that compares the same period in the previous year, for activity (cost‑weighted), resource use (in real terms), and productivity. Coming out with the greatest increase in October’s figures for acute providers was The Princess Alexandra Hospital with […]
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Royal Marsden shares success using treatment planning system for radiotherapy patients
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has successfully delivered online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) on an Elekta linear accelerator, potentially improving treatment precision and helping to minimise damage to healthy tissue. oART treatments usually require specialised machines, the trust shares, but using the Elekta tool shows how they can be delivered […]
HTN Now panel discusses best practices in building workforce digital literacy and skills
For a session exploring best practices around building workforce digital literacy and skills, HTN was joined by an expert panel from across the health sector, including Shanker Vijayadeva, GP lead – digital transformation in primary care, London Region, NHS England; Neill Crump, associate director for innovation and partnerships at The Dudley […]
£22 million awarded to TPXimpact for digital and data services to support vaccination pathways
NHS England has awarded a contract worth £22 million to TPXimpact as part of the Digital Prevention Services Portfolio, for digital transformation services relating to vaccinations. The contract, which is set to run for two years, will see TPXimpact working across maternity, neonatal, and school aged vaccinations, supporting vaccination pathways […]
Mid and South Essex awards £305,000 contract for RTT digital outpatient solution
Mid and South Essex NHS Trust has awarded a contract worth £305,000 to Nottingham-based Healthcare Business Solutions UK Ltd, for the provision of a referral to treatment digital outpatients solution. The solution was sought by the trust in order to support triage, review, and management of routine and urgent referrals […]
NHS Shetland shares outcomes from CoPilot proof of concept
NHS Shetland has shared insights and outcomes from its proof of concept of Microsoft Copilot, pointing to early evidence of “significant” time savings, and outlining future plans to embed the solution more widely. As part of the trial, 137 licences were allocated across 38 departments, with the aim of supporting […]
NICE launches national health tech access programme to support tech roll-out
A new national health tech access programme has launched, expanding NICE’s tech appraisals programme to make selected technologies, identified for their potentially high impact, eligible for reimbursement and roll-out across the whole health service. The programme, a collaboration between NICE, DHSC, NHSE, MHRA, and the Office for Life Sciences, will […]
£248,000 oral health contract awarded to Manchester-based dental platform for children
Oldham Council has awarded Manchester start-up My Dental Buddy a two-year contract with a value of £248,000 for the provision of its oral health programme. Founded by dentist Ramzan Mohammed in 2023 to tackle reduced access to NHS dentists, the platform offers a live dashboard for supervising teeth brushing, interactive […]
DHCW awards £136k contract for Wales Terminology Service
Digital Health and Care Wales has awarded a contract worth £136,749 to Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research for the implementation of a FHIR Terminology Software Licence for the Wales Terminology Service, part of its National Data Resource infrastructure. This procurement will support Digital Health and Care Wales in distributing its […]
Cambridgeshire Community and Norfolk Community set to procure £2 million AI MSK physiotherapy clinic
A prior information notice from Cambridgeshire Community Services and Norfolk Community and Health Care has shared the intent to procure a digital physiotherapy clinic including AI support for triage and diagnosis, at an estimated total value of £2 million. The selected solution will offer an end-to-end clinical service for both […]
