NHS England and the National Data Guardian have released a joint statement describing changes to the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) to be phased out and replaced by the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). The update also notes the move for NHS IT suppliers to align […]
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South East Coast Ambulance Service strategy to 2029 highlights plans for digitally-led service model
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has published its trust strategy for 2024 – 2029, highlighting plans to “build a stronger SECAmb ready to face the challenges of the future” with digital tools to play a key role in offering a new service model. The strategy sets […]
DigitalHealth.London announces 17 SMEs selected for accelerator programme
DigitalHealth.London has announced the latest cohort for its accelerator programme, with with 17 SMEs selected to develop digital solutions or services deemed to have the “highest potential to meet London’s NHS and social care challenges” in areas including AI, remote monitoring and mental health. The companies chosen include AirEmail, an email […]
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to develop framework for digital mental health services worth £35m
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust had shared a prior information notice signalling intention to create a framework for the provision of online and digital mental health assessments, treatments and therapies across the region, with an estimated value of up to £35 million. The services will cover children and young people’s […]
Innovate UK reverses decision to award only half of ‘Women in Innovation’ funding grants
Innovate UK has reversed a decision to award only half of the planned grants through the Women in Innovation’ funding competition, following backlash online against an announcement that only 25 out of an expected 50 female founders would receive funding. A total of £4 million was made available in funding […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton upgrades to cloud-delivered unified communications platform
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has upgraded its unified communications platform in order to modernise disparate legacy telephony systems, improve resilience and stability, and enhance user experience. The platform is delivered from the Cinos Cloud with the aim of providing the trust with the “flexibility […]
University Hospitals Dorset appoints new chief digital officer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of its new chief digital officer, with Beverley Bryant joining the trust in October from Guy’s and St Thomas’s and Kings College Hospitals. In leading the trust’s digital strategy, the role will see focus placed on the creation of University […]
NHSE shares guidance on single point of access functions, including role of digital and data
NHS England has published guidance around the implementation of single point of access (SPoA) functions, designed to simplify access to services by supporting onward referrals and winter resilience; as part of the guidance, NHSE highlights requirements for digital and data as well as how digital tools can be used to […]
Barts Health NHS Trust to procure site-wide patient monitoring system
Barts Health NHS Trust has published a prior information notice highlighting plans to procure a site-wide, real-time system for the monitoring of vital signs at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. With a trust-wide solution for intermittent vital signs monitoring already in place, Barts Health will seek a solution offering “comprehensive […]
DHSC selects three local authorities to pilot digital NHS Health Check
The Department of Health and Social Care has selected Norfolk County Council, Medway Council and Lambeth Council as test sites for the digital NHS Health Check, with the platform to be trialled with a small number of patients in early 2025. The pilot will see the platform offered to eligible […]
