NHS England has issued an open invitation calling for participation in the first wave of the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP). Explaining the shift in culture, resource allocation and ways of working as “mission critical”, NHSE sets out the programme as a means of building on successes to date, […]
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NHS Wales opens opportunity for self-management and remote monitoring solution
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services has opened a market engagement for a digital platform that can support a self-management and remote monitoring. The solution should be able to provide real-time test results, educational materials and two-way messaging for clinicians and patients, with potential suppliers encouraged to apply by […]
Data Use and Access Bill focuses on health information, interoperability, data sharing
The Data Use and Access Bill has formally entered into law, in a move the government hopes will cut NHS bureaucracy and accelerate innovation in science and tech. Sonia Patel, chief technology officer at NHSE, posted on LinkedIn that the Royal Assent of the bill marked “an important day after […]
UPMC Ireland selects EHR provider
UPMC Ireland has selected MEDITECH Expanse as the electronic health record to be used across multiple sites, in line with their latest digital transformation efforts aimed at improving patient care. According to UPMC Ireland, the addition of Expanse will allow them to “streamline operations and support future innovation” in four […]
NHS England awards cyber security training contract
NHS England has awarded a contract to digital engineering and cloud transformation partner, Mastek and cyber security consultancy firm, Templar Executives, to provide NHS boards and executives with Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) cyber security training. According to Mastek, the training will “build resilience across the healthcare system” while also […]
Interview: Max Gattlin, commercial director X-on Health on the rapid emergence of AI in healthcare
We spoke with Max Gattlin, commercial director at X-on Health, about the use of AI technology in healthcare. We discussed the rapid emergence of AI, its value and whether patients are likely to be receptive to its implementation. We also explored current guidelines and the potential for future protocols. The […]
NHS England approves OX.DH’s primary care electronic patient record system
OX.DH, a provider of innovative healthcare technology solutions, has achieved compliance onto the NHS England Tech Innovation Framework, part of NHS reforms to increase competition and innovation in the primary care market. NHS England has now approved OX.DH’s primary care solution, OX.gp, as part of a new generation of electronic […]
Samsung’s Xealth acquisition to harness wearables data for preventative care and patient empowerment
Samsung is set to acquire Xealth, a healthcare integration platform, in a move to “unify fragmented health information and to empower individuals to take control of their own health”. By combining Samsung’s wearables capabilities and Xealth’s platform, the acquisition will reportedly bring together home health monitoring and clinical decision-making to […]
International news in brief: health representatives gather to discuss AI, new cyber security framework in Abu Dhabi, Nova Scotia-based health app
Let’s take a look at some of the latest international health tech news stories that have caught our eye recently. Nova Scotia-based health app introduces imaging reports for patients Recent updates to the YourHealthNS app have meant that patients in Nova Scotia now have direct access to mammogram, MRI, CT […]
Notts Care Record goes live with GPRCC and eHealthscope data
Interweave has announced that GPRCC (General Practice Repository for Clinical Care) and eHealthscope data has gone live in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire shared care record, taking them one step closer to completing the first phase of data development. The introduction of the GPRCC and eHealthscope data is said to combine […]
