NHSX has published new reviews into digital skills and technology within the adult social care sector. The reports, which were conducted by Ipsos MORI, the Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University, and Skills for Care, were released last week, alongside the Department of Health and Social Care’s […]
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Vine Health raises £4.1 million
Vinehealth, an application to support quality of life and outcomes of cancer patients, has raised £4.1 million in its latest funding round, led by Talis Capital. The app provides the functionality for patients to digitally track their symptoms and side effects, with an aim to help them manage their care […]
£700 million funding announced to support NHS this winter
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £700 million in new funding, including £250 million for new technology, £330 million for upgrading facilities, and £120 million for any supporting revenue costs. The funding is planned to be used across 187 hospitals, and 785 schemes, outlined below. Some of […]
Video: Ideal Health panel on improving data and analytics to enhance patient experience
Ideal Health, a digital healthcare and transformation consultancy company, took part in our recent HTN Now Focus day on Analytics, AI and Data. A panel, consisting of four members from the Ideal Health team, hosted a live webcast to discuss how improving data and analytics can enhance practice and patient […]
Leeds Teaching embeds criteria led discharge pathway into EHR
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with the Criteria Led Discharge (CLD) pathway, embedded into its electronic health record system. The trust said the new pathway functionality, now part of its electronic health record (EHR) PPM+, forms part of its programme to optimise discharge processes, aiming to support […]
Two trusts go live with patient management tech
Two trusts, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, have gone live with a digital solution to support patient flow management. The technology, from Alcidion, provides the trusts with tools to support real-time patient monitoring and patient flow management; including decision support, an early warning […]
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS embarks on new infrastructure
The University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust has picked services from NTT DATA UK to modernise its infrastructure. The trust will adopt the company’s ‘Device as a Service’ (DaaS) approach, hoped to speed-up the time it takes staff to login to systems, and provide single sign-on and virtual desktop solutions. NTT […]
£150m for digital as part of social care plan
The UK Government has released a new white paper on social care, which sets out plans for the next ten years, including new investment of £150 million for digital. The document – ‘People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform’ – sets out aims and goals, as well […]
Agenda released for HTN Now Electronic Patient Records
The HTN Now Focus online event series continues, with the next edition specifically on electronic patient records, set to take place 9 December 2021. Join HTN and colleagues for the third edition in the HTN Now Focus series, where we explore the electronic patient record (EPR) programme at Newcastle Hospitals […]
Interview Series: Royal Cornwall Hospitals team talks website accessibility tips
Our latest Interview Series segment talks to not just one health tech professional but a full panel’s worth. The Web Development team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust recently joined HTN for a virtual chat about the importance of website accessibility. Royal Cornwall Hospitals was ranked first in the web governance platform […]
