King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have opened a prior information notice for the procurement of patient/citizen communication & engagement solutions. The opportunity is open to suppliers who can provide the tools required to “facilitate the provision of digital and hybrid patient […]
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National engagement on public trust in data use for single patient record and GP health record published
A large-scale public engagement report commissioned by NHSE on building and maintaining public trust in data use across health and care has been published, focusing on the approach to creating a single patient record and the secondary use of GP data. It noted “relief” and “enthusiasm” from participants around not […]
HTN ICS digital and data region series: South West
Digital and data across ICS regions: South West For the next instalment of our ICS regions series, we’re heading over to the South West region, to take a deep dive into some of the latest developments, insights, and strategies around digital and data. The South West region is home to […]
Patients Know Best single patient record launches England-wide GP record
Patients Know Best (PKB) has announced the national launch of GP data integration with its single patient record platform. The development enables every adult patient in England to store in their PKB personal health record, a copy of the data their GP has released. Following a soft release in May, […]
Welsh Government seeking supplier to deliver Digital Inclusion Wales programme
The Welsh Government has published a prior information notice ahead of a procurement for a supplier who can deliver on the Digital Inclusion Wales contract, in an effort to reduce barriers to access to digital devices and online services. The contract will reportedly focus on delivering a national bilingual programme […]
Scotland’s Public Service Reform Strategy highlights role of digital in delivering change
Scotland’s Public Service Reform Strategy has been published, setting out three commitments for Scottish public services: to be preventative, to better join up, and to be efficient. It outlines 18 workstreams covering areas such as leadership, cultural change, and understanding demand drivers; as well as data sharing, digital public services, […]
HTN primary care region series: Midlands
Primary Care Region Series: Midlands Welcome to our primary care region series, where we explore the latest on digital and data in primary care from each of the seven NHS regions in turn. In this instalment, we turn our attention to the Midlands region, covering digital strategy from integrated care […]
Interview: Amy Davey, lead reconstructive scientist, North Bristol NHS on the trust’s 3D Medical Centre
We caught up with Amy Davey, lead reconstructive scientist and lab manager at North Bristol NHS Trust, to discuss the Bristol 3D Medical Centre, including what went into setting it up, successes and key learnings along the way and what the future might look like. We also looked at the […]
NHSE launches evaluation of Digital Technology Assessment Criteria to measure impact of future changes
NHS England has launched an evaluation survey designed to collect data on the current Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) and the impact of future changes. “The DTAC process is currently undergoing a review, to introduce efficiencies, based on industry and NHS need,” NHSE states. “Throughout the review, NHS England have […]
Health secretary announces £120 million in funding to reduce waiting times in Wales
Wales has launched a £120 million package to fund the reduction of long wait times and the size of waiting lists in the NHS by 200,000, according to an announcement made by health secretary, Jeremy Miles. “Tackling waiting times is our number one priority,” the health secretary said, having outlined […]
