North Central London ICB’s Digital Diagnostics Strategy for 2025 – 2030 outlines plans to upgrade infrastructure, digitise workflows, equip staff with “intuitive tools”, and leverage AI and advanced analytics. The ICB presents a roadmap for delivering digital diagnostics, with focuses for year one including single order comms for pathology and […]
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Over £1.7m in funding awarded for tackling workplace barriers for people with poor mental health
SBRI Healthcare and the Health Innovation Network have awarded more than £1.7m to nine digital innovation projects designed to offer workplace support for individuals with poor mental health. The initiative comes as a result of SBRI Healthcare’s Competition 27: Work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health, which saw […]
NHS Gloucestershire ICB exploring continuing healthcare digital system
NHS Gloucestershire ICB has published a prior information notice to explore procuring a continuing healthcare digital system, by opening a preliminary market engagement exercise. The ICB notes a number of key requirements for the system, including the ability to map the continuing care assessment process across all age groups, ongoing […]
HTN Now: Virtual consultations, best practices, successful adoption, and more
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we welcomed OX.DH founder John Kosobucki, who shared his insights into best practices around virtual consultations and user adoption, as well as using the national Microsoft tenant, and presenting case studies from OX.DH’s OX. waiting room component. The webinar began with John outlining how […]
HTN AI and Data Awards finalists revealed…
The Reveal… HTN AI and Data Awards Finalists The HTN AI and Data Awards share and celebrate how these technologies are making an impact across health and care. From health promotion, personalisation, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, interventions, and system efficiency, we highlight how AI and data tools are supporting health and […]
ICB framework focuses on Advice and Guidance maturity level, use and quality
Aiming to address “considerable variation in how Advice and Guidance is applied, delivered and monitored”, a framework intending to provide a tool to support ICBs on effective implementation has been published. From April 2025, all ICBs will be required to submit quarterly progress of Advice and Guidance, providing a maturity […]
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill focuses on supply chain security and enhancing cyber oversight
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has outlined plans for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, noting measures to enhance oversight, regulating the supply chain, and progressing CAF’s basic and enhanced profiles. It first looks to bring more entities under the scope of the regulatory framework, to “better recognise […]
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare awards £102,000 deal for solution to support Talking Therapies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has announced a contract award of £102,000 for a one-year deal to London-based Dr Julian Medical Group Ltd for Talking Therapies third party provision. The notice shares that the trust required an “innovative, efficient, and effective solution to support and enhance […]
HEALWELL acquires Orion Health for £77.6m
Healthcare technology company, HEALWELL has acquired Orion Health, in hopes of providing “new opportunities for global health systems” when it comes to accessing AI technology. The company noted the acquisition brings “large enterprise customers, recurring revenues, strong operating margins and free cashflow conversion to HEALWELL”, adding that it creates a […]
Alzheimer’s Society announces support for 12 innovations
The Alzheimer’s Society has announced the first cohort of innovations selected for its launchpad programme, supporting tools such as an immersive reminiscence platform, an interactive memory playback app, and a tool to predict and prevent people experiencing distress. Aiming to address challenges connected to hospitalisation for those living with dementia, […]
