For this instalment of our Interview Series, the first of 2022, HTN spoke to Glenn Winteringham, Group Chief Digital Officer for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, about the latest developments in their digital transformation programmes. In this piece, Glenn guides us through the Royal Free’s Electronic Patient Record journey, […]
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Video: NHSX’s Blueprinting case studies – building a digital future
The NHSX Blueprinting team joined us at the latest HTN Now series, concluding our first day of events with a presentation and panel discussion on Blueprinting. The team were joined by a number of health tech professionals from NHS trusts, who shared their experiences and case studies. Speakers at the […]
Feature: Dr Vijay Magon discusses 10 areas of focus for the government’s £2.1 billion for NHS IT
By Dr Vijay Magon, Managing Director of CCube Solutions From 2009, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust stopped using paper medical records in clinical practice after migrating to an electronic document and records management system (EDRMS), to coincide with the opening of two hospitals at Whiston and St […]
News in Brief: 1m to trial quicker diagnostic tools, Medway’s EPR programme, Hampshire updates maternity tech
January always brings the HTN team a few belated presents – in the form of several exciting events to keep us busy. First up to unwrap is our latest edition of HTN Now, which began on Monday and runs until 20 Jan, offering digital gift bags full to the brim […]
Case Study: Northampton General Hospital Trust rolls out virtual wards for asthma patients
A feature by Doccla In the past few months there has been a ‘ground shaking’ shift in the adoption of virtual wards in the NHS. It has been a vital and valuable tool for delivering safe, effective healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s set in motion an altering of how […]
The Reveal: HTN Now Awards Finalists
Over the past few weeks the HTN team has worked with a fantastic team of judges, and we’re now delighted to share with you the finalists in the HTN Now Awards! Following 1,000 hours of judging and the HTN team working on a series of features – you can now […]
Royal College of Occupational Therapists publishes data and innovation strategy
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has published a data and innovation strategy to support occupational therapists with data management. As well as guidance and instruction, RCOT is providing its therapists with resources and links, and the opportunity to share their ‘data literacy learning and development needs’ through a […]
RNOH adopts digital patient pathway tech
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has launched a new solution to digitise referral managmeent, consent and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. The Pathpoint solution, from Open Medical, was implemented initially in 2020 to digitise patient care pathways, and was first implemented to receive and process trauma referrals. The solution […]
Central and North West London NHS goes live with TPP’s clinician app
Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) has introduced a new TPP app across some of its mental health wards. TPP’s clinician app Brigid, the mobile addition to SystmOne, is designed for staff to input key information from anywhere. Following a successful three-week pilot, the trust has now […]
Feature: Medicines, sickle cell, blood pressure, respiratory conditions and COPD remote monitoring
This time last year, HTN discussed the rapid rise of remote monitoring, reflecting on the surge of adoption of technologies that had allowed patients to be monitored at home, or outside of traditional hospital settings, during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Although the innovations and […]
