Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has been engaging with the public on research, data and the environment as part of a local culture, arts and science festival with University College London (UCL). The festival’s theme was ‘breathe’, to investigate local and global environments, and to develop the […]
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Northumbria Healthcare Health Index goes live
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has developed and launched a new local Health Index tool to provide insight into population health at a ‘much more local level’. The trust has developed the tool using the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Health Index and data from Northumbria Healthcare, Northumberland County Council, […]
Nottingham University Hospitals appoints new CDIO and launches maternity app
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are going live with an app for pregnancy notes this week. The trusts will use the Badger Notes app to replace paper-based maternity notes, in a joint project between the two trusts. As part of the transition to the new […]
North Middlesex University Hospital NFT achieves HIMSS Stage 5 rating
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (North Mid) has achieved official accreditation for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 5 rating. The HIMSS EMRAM rating system is an international quality standard measuring the adoption and maturity of a health facility’s inpatient EMR capabilities. Stage 5 means that […]
New digital pathology programme set to benefit cancer patients in the West Midlands
Patients throughout the West Midlands are set to benefit from a new digital pathology programme, which aims to reduce backlogs for cancer services and improve the speed and accuracy of diagnoses. It will be delivered in partnership between the West Midlands Cancer Alliance initiative and the medical imaging technology provider […]
HTN Now: Ideal Health on women in digital transformation
Last week at HTN Now: November, we heard from a team from Ideal Health on the topic of women in digital transformation. This session took the form of a panel discussion. Hosting the session was Katy Lethbridge, Marketing Director at Ideal Health, and the panel included: Alison Walker, Ideal Health […]
Social health tech supplier raises £3.25m
A health tech supplier that supports care homes and social care organisations to digitise has raised £3.25 million in funding led by Mercia, with Oxford Capital and angel investors also participating. London-based Log my Care supports carers to transition from paper processes to a digital record that can be accessed through a […]
BT smart tech supports independent living in care homes
BT and Home Group have launched a pilot scheme to fit care homes with a range of smart sensors to provide data on activities in order to support independent living and safety support. The pilot has taken place at Webb Ellis Court in Scarborough, with residents volunteering to take part […]
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB opens shared care record market engagement
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board has published a future opportunity notice of its plans to procure a shared care record in 2023. The formal procurement is anticipated to open in March 2023, with the ICB currently finalising the scope and requirements for the contract. The […]
NHS England opens provider collaborative innovators scheme
NHS England has opened a new opportunity inviting systems and providers to participate in a new Provider Collaborative Innovators scheme. The programme aims to support 7-9 collaboratives address key challenges, shape service improvement and deliver mid to long term transformation. In a letter to ICBs and NHS trusts, NHS England notes: […]
