Dr Penny Kechagioglou, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, kindly shared her thoughts on digitising patient reported outcome measures in a blog for HTN. The UK digital transformation wave is mainly characterised by the roll-out of electronic health records and is […]
Other News
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS integrates EPR with medicines management system
The pharmacy and IT teams at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT have developed an interface between two systems to improve its discharge process and reduce the length of time patients are waiting to be discharged. Through an integration between the trust’s EPR (electronic patient record) system called WebV, and its […]
Interview: Ross Fullerton, Chief Digital and Information Officer at BOB ICS
For our Digital ICS event, we spoke to Ross Fullerton, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System (BOB ICS). Ross kindly joined us to discuss his experiences in digital work with relation to his ICS, some of the challenges he has faced, and his learnings […]
Industry view: what would ICS digital success look like in three years?
Earlier this year, we sent out a survey asking what success in digital transformation looks like to a wide range of health and care professionals. When the answers came in, themes included the need for collaborative working, both in terms of culture and with regards to implementation of electronic patient […]
HTN Digital Primary Care: Dr Osman Bhatti on patient access to GP records
Dr Osman Bhatti, GP and Chief Clinical Information Officer for North East London CCG, joined us at our HTN Digital Primary Care event to discuss patient access to GP records. Osman set out to explore topics including what patient access means for general practice, what practices need to do to […]
Study launches to explore artificial intelligence to identify fractures in children
A new study has launched at Great Ormond Street Hospital to research the potential of using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify fractures in children and to develop an AI tool to help. The study is supported by nearly £1 million in funding as part of a National Institute for Health […]
News in Brief: Croydon seek patient input on digital maternity strategy, Health Foundation shares analysis of ICS public data, AI-assisted CT scanners in Nottingham
As ever, there’s plenty happening across the health tech community – read on to find some of the top stories that have caught our eye over the last few days. Croydon Health Services seek patient feedback to improve Digital Maternity Strategy Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is in the process […]
Leeds Teaching shares glimpse of its hospitals for the future
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has shared a video providing a virtual overview of the two new state-of-the-art hospitals it is developing. The trust is building two hospitals, one for adults and one for children, with plans to also build the largest single site maternity centre. Technology is to support […]
HTN Innovators launches for suppliers, innovators and partners
HTN has launched a new service, HTN Innovators, a place to keep in touch with the latest news and updates from the vibrant health tech supplier market. On this brand new section to HTN, you can keep in touch with industry suppliers, innovators and our partners. HTN Innovators will provide in-depth, […]
Interview: Bryan Walker of InterSystems on digital mental health
To explore the topic of digital mental health we spoke to Bryan Walker, Application Specialist at InterSystems. Bryan shared his thoughts on the role digital has to play in mental health, what success in digital transformation looks like to him, his current focus and more. Read on to find out […]
