HTN is delighted to announce the first group of judges confirmed to support the Health Tech Awards 2022. Following an open invitation, we were overwhelmed with the response to support the awards judging process this year. We wanted to bring together a wide group of people from different organisations, healthcare […]
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King’s confirms new EPR funding
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to roll-out a new electronic health record. The trust has secured funding to move ahead with the EPIC electronic patient record system, with a planned launch to take place in 2023. Teams at the trust involving clinical, operational and digital, are […]
DHSC publishes new proposals for health and care integration
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new set of government proposals for health and social care integration, including dedicated sections on digital and data. Entitled, ‘Health and social care integration: joining up care for people, places and populations‘, the white paper sets out wide ranging […]
Chelsea and Westminster pilots skin cancer AI decision support tool
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust is to pilot an artificial intelligence (AI) support tool, which aims to ‘change the way skin cancer is assessed and treated by the trust’. Through the trust’s expanding partnership with Skin Analytics, which provides AI-supported teledermatology services, it will pilot the tool – called […]
Remote health pathway evaluated for roll-out in Scotland
A remote health pathway for people with COVID-19 in Scotland has been evaluated for roll-out by a clinical advisory group. Inhealthcare’s pathway, which was designed to detect and manage early deterioration among COVID-19 patients, was found to have ‘improved access to NHS services’ for those with symptoms and can now […]
NHS to trial framework for assessing the impact of AI
NHS England is set to pilot a new framework, which will help assess the impact of medical artificial intelligence (AI). The Ada Lovelace Institute has designed and published a new proposal for the use of algorithmic impact assessments (AIAs), which will be used to ‘maximise the benefits’ and ‘mitigate the […]
NHSE shares ICS case study on Population Health Management
NHS England (NHSE) has shared a new case study about how a Population Health Management (PHM) approach was able to help a primary care network offer extra support for a high-risk patient group with heart failure and social isolation. The Titan Primary Care Network (PCN), which is part of the […]
Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership digital strategy in focus
Lancashire & South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership – the Integrated Care System (ICS) in the region – has outlined its digital strategy and digital future. The document – entitled ‘Our Digital Future’ – explains that the ICS plans to measure the success and impact of its strategy ‘from the […]
Royal Marsden hosts trial for prostrate cancer digital self-help tool
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is hosting a new study which will trial a digital self-help tool for men experiencing side effects from prostate cancer treatment. MANCAN2 (MANaging symptoms during CANcer treatment) will investigate the effectiveness of a virtual cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention on ‘reducing the impact of […]
HTN launches ICS Index
HTN is delighted to launch the HTN ICS Index, a place to track the latest health tech and leadership news from each Integrated Care System (ICS). The new channel, sponsored by Insource, brings you insights into ICS data and digital strategies as they develop. We’ll cover key news from every region, and […]
