Researchers from the University of Westminster, with support from University College London (UCL), have published a new paper that explores the use of chatbots and virtual assistants for health conditions. The paper – entitled ‘Health chatbots acceptability moderated by perceived stigma and severity: a cross-sectional survey’ was published 8 December in […]
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Health Innovation Manchester’s latest £150k funding round opens
Health Innovation Manchester has put out a call for healthcare companies and projects to apply for a share of its latest £150,000 funding opportunity. The organisation, an academic health science centre which works with innovators to ‘discover, develop and deploy’ health solutions across Greater Manchester, is offering applicants the chance […]
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership goes live with EPR
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the mental health module of SystmOne. Last year the trust signed a five-year deal with TPP to deploy the electronic patient record across its mental health and disability services, including the provision of the partnership’s three GP practices. The […]
Video: Hampshire Hospitals share learnings from their digital journey
As part of our latest HTN Now event series, we were joined by a team from Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who shared learnings and experiences from their digital journey, which included the implementation of virtual wards and new digital systems for their maternity and ITU [Intensive Therapy Unit] wards. […]
Video: Empowering the patient; digital tools, data and patient flow
The final session of our latest HTN Now Focus event, which tackled a number of topics related to electronic patient records, saw Vijay Magon of CCube Solutions conclude the day with a presentation on empowering patients to help with the growing NHS backlog. The webcast explored challenges such as managing […]
Join us for HTN Now Digital Strategy, Transformation and Change
The final HTN Now Focus edition of the year is just a few days away! Join HTN and colleagues virtually for our next one-day online event, specifically on digital strategy, transformation and change, set to take place 14 December 2021. We hope you can join us! To register for the event, […]
New study shows animated video coaching could help children with severe allergies
A new study by Cardiff University has shown ‘promising results’ around how animated video coaching can help children with severe allergies to understand their condition or treatment. The work was based around an ‘avatar-led, interactive, information video for children’ who were using an auto-injector device for anaphylaxis. The aim of […]
UK specialist cancer trusts announce Digital Star Awards 2021 winners
The Digital Stars Awards 2021, an event which showcases the achievements by staff at three of the UK’s specialist cancer trusts and centres, has announced this year’s winners at an online celebration. Bringing together digital, data, research and tech teams from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, The Clatterbridge […]
Digital tool trial to provide remote monitoring for stroke patients
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced the trial of a new remote care tool called FibriCheck, which allows stroke patients to test themselves for a common heart condition, from the comfort of their own homes. CW Innovation – led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT and […]
SCW CSU to extend child health information services across the south west
NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW CSU) has announced it will take over the Wiltshire Child Health Information Service (CHIS) from April 2022. The CSU has also confirmed it will continue to manage the CHIS for Bath & North East Somerset, Gloucestershire and Swindon for the next four […]
