Our 2021 online event series is almost coming to a close, but there are still three days of sessions remaining, as part of our HTN Now Focus series – and we would love for you to join us. For the next event in the series we take a closer look […]
Other News
Burton hospital to deploy patient flow technology
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to extend the use of its patient flow technology to Queen’s Hospital Burton. The solution, ExtraMed Patient Flow, has been used at the trust’s Royal Derby Hospital, to provide staff with real-time visibility of a patient’s status, replacing […]
Midlands Partnership selects data platform
The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has chosen the Agilisys platform, to develop its data and analytics capabilities. The move forms part of the trust’s digital strategy, published last month, and its future roadmap which will see the trust migrate data to the cloud, and develop its data structure. […]
News in Brief: NHSX backs digital back pain pathway, home test for breast cancer patients, mental health videos
This week we’ve covered a range of health tech news, including nine projects being announced to support analytics research into COVID-19, a new tender put out for work on Equality Impact Assessments in innovation, and the publication of the first research paper to use data from the Greater Manchester Care […]
Invitation to tender for new research project into Equality Impact Assessments
The NHS Race and Health Observatory (RHO), an independent organisation which works to identify, explore and tackle ethnic inequalities in healthcare, has put out an invitation to tender for research into how tech, treatments and innovations are impacted by Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs). The Observatory, which is supported by NHS […]
Study highlights effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity
A research study, believed to be the first of its kind, has explored the effectiveness of digital technologies used as interventions for increasing physical activity, with the analysis focusing on the effectiveness based on socioeconomic status. The study, entitled: ‘The effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity in individuals of […]
Nine projects announced to support analytics research into COVID-19
Health Data Research UK and The Alan Turing Institute have announced nine new data projects, as part of a £2 million funding programme. The programmes will use large-scale linked data to address priority research questions, hoped to help improve understanding of the pandemic and inform the continued policy response. The researchers […]
Case Study: How a SilverCloud project saved Greater Manchester HSCP 29,070 hours of staff time
As part of our latest case study feature, the digital mental health provider SilverCloud has shared the outcomes of its work with Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP), which revolved around bridging the silos in mental health resource to meet increasing demand. Comprised of 10 CCGs, NHS trusts, […]
Video: Why training needs to be paired with change management
We continue our recap of HTN Now November with a look back at Ideal Health’s live webcast on why digital training needs to go-hand-in-hand with a change management programme. The presentation – which focused on how best to achieve good digital adoption – was given by the Ideal Health team […]
Surrey Heartlands CCG to roll-out new remote monitoring service
Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has announced plans to extend the use of remote monitoring technologies across its area with a new service, BP@Home. Set to roll-out across the region shortly, the BP@Home service will help patients with hypertension manage their condition at home, and support some of the 142,700 […]
