NHSX has released an Information Governance Framework for Integrated Health and Care on Shared Care Records (ShCR). Shared Care Records, the new programme name previously known as Local Health and Care Records, sets an aim to help local organisations move to a position where an individual’s record is shared across the […]
Other News
Feature: The benefit of a cloud-based EPR for smaller care providers
A feature by Jason Stevens, Head of SaaS, Servelec In today’s digital era and with the movement toward remote working, cloud computing is essential for keeping ahead of the curve. The last 10 years have led to significant and widespread adoption of the Cloud thanks to high-capacity networks, virtualisation and […]
Good Things Foundation publishes paper on digital exclusion and health inequalities
The Good Things Foundation has published a new paper on digital exclusion and its impact on people’s health, social life and economic potential. To support the Health Foundation’s COVID-19 impact inquiry, the Good Things Foundation, the Health Foundation and the King’s Fund came together earlier this year, to focus on […]
News in brief: Northamptonshire staff bank, Leicester EPMA, new app for Royal Orthopaedic, funding for Chelsea and West
Our first news in brief round-up in September is here. Ahead of a busy month at HTN, we’ll reveal the finalists in the Health Tech Awards 2021, host the latest edition in the HTN Now event series, publish our print edition, and as usual release lots of interviews, features, an […]
HTN Now September, what’s coming up
This month we bring you the next edition in the HTN Health Tech for the Now series, when we welcome a fantastic group of people joining us to share their learnings and advice as we delve into their digital programmes. HTN Now is free for anyone in the public sector, […]
GP machine learning tech raises £2.1million
Abtrace, a health-tech start-up, has raised £2.1 million of seed funding to support its machine learning technology and transform how chronic and long-term health conditions are detected, monitored and treated. The AI tool integrates with GP practice systems to help identify which tests or treatments a patient with a long-term […]
Feature: Mark Howie of LIMA talks digital transformation and EPR rollout at Gloucestershire NHS FT
On 14 September 2021, between 11:30am – 12:30pm, LIMA, an IT managed service provider, co-hosted a lunchtime webinar with health tech professionals from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to explain how they supported the organisation’s transformation programme and electronic patient record (EPR) roll-out, using VMware’s Cloud Foundation software. To view the video of […]
Market engagement starts for GP online triage tech across Scotland
NHS National Services Scotland, on behalf of Scottish Government, has opened a market information gathering exercise for the provision of GP Online Triage Solutions or General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems for up to 925 GP practices. General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems (DACS) is a term used in the […]
Breast cancer risk predictor integrated with Isla’s visual care record
More women could be set to benefit from a breast cancer risk predictor, after the health tech company Islacare integrated the CanRisk programme into its visual care record. CanRisk, a web-based programme developed by the Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Cambridge and funded by Cancer Research […]
South East London CCG procures clinical decision support tool
South East London CCG has awarded a £500,000 contract to Ardens Health Informatics, to implement its clinical decision support tool. The system in being introduced to support clinical teams with “immediate and easy access to relevant diagnostic, treatment and referral resources” and will integrate with the EMIS Web clinical system […]
