The Northern Care Alliance is to introduce a new virtual ward, working with remote monitoring specialist Dignio, to support up to ‘500 beds’. Set to cover a large part of Greater Manchester, the project aims to support 500 people from their own homes for a variety of conditions. Patients will be provided […]
Other News
MPs launch inquiry into government progress on digital transformation within NHS
A new inquiry into the government’s progress in achieving a digitally-enabled health system across the NHS has been launched by MPs, to assess progress to-date and the further steps required. The Health and Social Care Committee has set out 11 key questions to be addressed, that include ‘how the government […]
Citadel Health wins contract for laboratory system in Lancashire and South Cumbria
Citadel Health has been awarded a contract to implement a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) across all NHS pathology services in Lancashire and South Cumbria. With the contract now awarded, Citadel Health are set to work with Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Service to develop an implementation plan and […]
Ashford and St Peter’s and Royal Surrey launch shared EPR
Ashford and St Peter’s NHS FT and Royal Surrey NHS FT have launched a new electronic patient record system to replace paper records at the trusts. The shared electronic patient record system from Cerner, known as Surrey Safe Care, aims to ‘set the scene for joined-up care across the county’ and […]
South Warwickshire NHS publishes Impact Report against levelling up measures
Last year, former education secretary Justine Greening launched the Purpose Goals, the UK’s first levelling up framework, designed to guide efforts on the drive for equality. This month, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has become the first UK organisation to publish an Impact Report sharing their social impact against the […]
NHS Transformation Directorate publish guidance on Robotic Process Automation
The Transformation Directorate at NHS England has published “Guidance for designing, delivering and sustaining Robotic Process Automation (RPA) within the NHS”, calling it a “national ‘how to guide’ to support effective and safe adoption of RPA [which] will present good practice on planning, delivering and sustaining RPA solutions and will […]
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Industry View: healthcare experts react to the new draft Standards and Interoperability Strategy
For the latest edition of our industry view series, we sent out a call for comment to hear the views of industry leaders on the new draft Standards and Interoperability Strategy released by the Transformation Directorate at NHS England and NHS Improvement. We received a wide range of replies, here’s […]
Interview Series: David Newey, Chief Information Officer, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Next up in the HTN Interview Series, we explore bias with artificial intelligence and speak to David Newey, the Chief Information Officer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to hear about what bias is, the different types, and what the future of AI could look like… We start by […]
NHS Transformation Directorate opens Digital Innovation Partnership funding round three
The NHS Transformation Directorate has opened round three of its Digital Innovation Partnership Awards, a scheme created to help NHS organisations in England bid for funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies. The programme focuses on technologies that support people at home, including tools to support self-management of long-term […]
