A new funding programme has been launched by NHSX to support Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) that are interested in digitising musculoskeletal (MSK) pathways – either through introducing or scaling up digital innovations. Around £1 million in funding is available in total through the programme, which aims to support ICSs, who […]
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Health Tech Trends Series 2021: Central London Community Healthcare digital strategy in focus
Our Health Tech Trends Series, sponsored by InterSystems, has focused on digital strategies over the past few weeks, highlighting plans at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, North East and North Cumbria ICS, Oxford Health NHS FT, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT. In […]
Health Tech for the Now dates announced
Following a successful year of the HTN Health Tech for the Now series, we are pleased to announce the dates that the events will take place on over the next 12 months, and announce our new focused sessions, following the success of our first-ever digital primary care conference. Over the […]
Evergreen Life partners with Cievert to champion patient-led healthcare
Evergreen Life has announced the acquisition of Cievert, a company that focuses on making complex care pathways simple through digital tools. Evergreen Life, established by former clinical pharmacist, Stephen Critchlow, aims to put people in control of their health and wellbeing to get the care they want. Through the acquisition […]
Video: How GP practices can utilise their website to manage and shape demand, from HTN Digital Primary Care
On the morning of the first-ever HTN Digital Primary Care Conference, we welcomed Thomas Porteus, the Founder and CEO of Iatro Partners, for a session focusing on how GP practices can utilise their website to control, manage and shape demand. The talk started with the main purpose of a practice […]
NHS cervical screening system to go live in October
A new system to support the NHS cervical screening programme is set to go live in October 2021, NHS Digital has announced. Ahead of the launch, NHS Digital has published resources to support cervical screening teams prepare for the system, highlighting actions to be taken before the system goes live. […]
Servelec acquires Elemental Software
Servelec has announced the acquisition of Elemental Software, a company specialising in social prescribing technology. Developed by former community workers, the technology is used to help connect people with support and services in there community to help address any social issues they are facing. The platform is used by GPs, multi-disciplinary teams, housing […]
Barts Health uses AI to scan 14.2 million documents to identify patients with diabetic foot disease
Barts Health NHS Trust has utilised AI technology to scan 14.2 million documents to find and identify patients with diabetic foot disease. The analysis of the documents aimed to find patients, who otherwise might have been unknown, and therefore enable the trust to focus its resources on a particular cohort. […]
News in Brief: Amwell acquires SilverCloud Health, Plymouth tests AI, and Somerset uses VR
It has been a busy 7 days at HTN, last week we held our first ever Digital Primary Care Conference and covered lots of industry news! If you missed the conference, you can catch up on some of the sessions through our review articles here, and stay tuned more are on […]
Alder Hey launches start-up collaboration programme
Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT has launched its first start-up collaboration programme, to support early stage innovations through a 14-week Innovation Lab. The programme provides start-ups with access to key stakeholders across the specialist hospital, to help them test and validate their solutions. Made up of two sprints, the first […]
