NHS trusts are under pressure to modernise their digital estates while maintaining safe, efficient care. The challenge is clear: How can trusts maximise their existing investments and advance towards NHS priorities such as EPR innovation, interoperable systems, FHIR adoption and digital resilience? We caught up with Paul Downie, CCIO at […]
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NHS Blood and Transplant opens opportunity for donor and session platform
NHS Blood and Transplant is looking to procure a CRM platform and software, as well as strategic delivery partners to work with them on developing its donor and session platform programme. The programme is intended to be a “transformative digital programme that aims to modernise donor engagement and session delivery”. […]
HTN Now: A deep dive into ambient scribe technology in NHS trusts with Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Royal Devon and Tortus AI
HTN was joined by a panel of experts from across the health sector for a focused webinar on the use of ambient scribe technology in NHS trusts. Panellists included Lauren Riddle, transformation programme manager at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare (HIoW); Ynez Symonds, CNIO at HIoW; Dom Pimenta, co-founder […]
NHS Sussex plans to improve dermatology services through digital tools and AI
NHS Sussex has committed to improving its dermatology services and making care “easier to access, more consistent and better connected for people with skin conditions” through the use of digital technology and AI. As part of the NHS Sussex Improving Lives Together strategy, the ICS aims to transform services for […]
Join over 100 NHS professionals judging the HTN Now Awards 2025/26
The HTN Now Awards are back…and we would love your help with the judging process! Join over 100 NHS professionals judging the awards, to apply, please use the form below before 28 November 2025. The HTN Now Awards – for health tech innovators, health care teams and suppliers to showcase […]
Humber Health Partnership vision for virtual hospital and upcoming EPR procurement
The Humber Health Partnership (HHP) has outlined a vision for its virtual hospital model as part of its Clinical Services Strategy for 2025 – 2030, aiming to reduce the overall size of its physical estate and take advantage of new technologies to deliver care closer to communities. “One of the […]
DHSC updates NHS IP guidance and outlines actions to support innovation
The UK government has updated NHS intellectual property (IP) guidance for the first time since 2002, aiming to allow innovations to be scaled faster across the health system for technologies such as AI. “This refreshed guidance replaces the outdated 2002 framework that has left innovators and collaborators with the NHS […]
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside uses CAMDASH data system to link operational and performance data
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside has shared some of the key benefits of using their imaging dashboard, CAMDASH, including a reduction in waiting lists for radiology and improved efficiency. According to the ICB, “15,000 fewer people have waited more than six weeks for radiology diagnostics such as ultrasounds and MRIs” since […]
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group updates on digital medicines progress
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has shared “significant progress” around digital medicines infrastructure at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, highlighting a large-scale EPMA upgrade, the rollout of EPMA in emergency departments, the deployment of automated drug cabinets, and the implementation of the Philips ICCA EPR in critical care. The digital medicines team’s […]
Deep dive into virtual wards capacity and occupancy; Leeds Community, Sussex Community, Royal Free, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
The latest virtual wards figures for October 2025 have been published, showing an overall virtual ward capacity for England of 12,588, or 19.7 beds per 100,000 GP registered population. In October 2024, these figures were 12,651 and 20.0 beds per 100,000, respectively. Occupancy rates for England are also averaged out […]
