Blackpool Teaching Hospitals (BTH) has recently appointed a new chief information officer, Mark Singleton, to lead the organisation’s digital journey and be responsible for the data and digital systems and teams at the trust. Mark has recently spent the last nine years working at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals […]
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HTN Now: a session with NHS England blueprinting team and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
For the final webinar of HTN Now: January, we were joined by Saj Kahrod, Assistant Director of Blueprinting from the NHS England Blueprinting Team, along with Sarah Atkins (Scan4Safety Nursing & Product Specialist) and Rachael Ellis (Director) from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH). Saj, Sarah and Rachael kindly […]
Wellcome announces £22.7 million in funding for projects developing digital tools for climate-sensitive infectious diseases
24 research teams across 12 countries are to receive a share of £22.7 million to develop new digital tools in response to climate-sensitive infectious diseases, following a funding call last year from global charitable foundation Wellcome. The Digital Technology Development Awards focused on the development of open-source technology and aimed to […]
The Royal Society publishes report on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
The Royal Society has published a report on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) to consider their potential to “revolutionise the safe and rapid use of sensitive data for wider public benefit”. The report, entitled ‘From privacy to partnership: the role of Privacy Enhancing Technologies in data governance and collaborative analysis’, was […]
University Hospitals Dorset uses AI in building new Royal Bournemouth Hospital
University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) is using artificial intelligence technology to build facilities at the new Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The Buildots technology analyses data that has been captured at the site through helmet-mounted 360-degree cameras. It then creates progress reports that are supported by visuals, which the trust says are designed […]
NHS license proposed to include digital transformation and required maturity level
NHS England recently proposed changes to the NHS provider license, with the draft consultation including a digital baseline maturity requirement among the conditions that healthcare providers must meet. The consultation period for the draft has now closed, but here HTN take a closer look at the role of digital within […]
HTN Let’s Talk: Leonardo Tantari and Stephen Blackburn at Leeds City Council and NHS West Yorkshire ICB
Welcome back to our podcast HTN Let’s Talk, sponsored by Spirit Health! For this episode we interview Leonardo Tantari (Chief Digital Information Officer) and Stephen Blackburn (Innovation Manager) at Leeds City Council and NHS West Yorkshire ICB. We discussed the Leeds Integrated Digital Service strategy and the future for digital […]
Frontiers study explores user experience with chatbot micro intervention
A study published in Frontiers, aiming to assess the user experience of a digital mental health chatbot, has found the intervention to provide a positive user experience and an acceptable intervention with participants. The study entitled ‘User experience with a parenting chatbot micro intervention’ by authors Guido A Entenberg; Gilly Dosovitsky; […]
HTN Digital Primary Care: Iatro on creating a highly usable and accessible GP website for patients
At HTN Now Digital Primary Care we were joined by Thomas Porteus, Founder and CEO at Iatro, for a presentation on creating a highly usable and accessible GP website for patients. To begin, Thomas said: “Often what strikes me is how little information practices have about how the websites are […]
Market engagement launches for GP cloud telephony framework
NHS England has launched an information gathering exercise with an aim to establish a new cloud telephony framework. The plans are said to form part of a national strategy to set in place a new framework for general practice and provide a sole procurement route for primary care. A prior information […]
