A preliminary market engagement notice from Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared the intent to procure a region-wide EPR for the NECTAR service, with an estimated total value of £180,000. NECTAR is a 24-hour service offering transport to critically unwell patients, and is currently supporting the adult […]
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HTN Now: Building safer care: embedding clinical safety into digital pathways
For a HTN Now discussion on building safer care and embedding clinical safety into digital pathways, we were joined by a panel including Corrina Hulkes, associate CNIO at Health Systems Support Ltd; Peter Hansell, CEO and co-founder at Isla Health; Victoria Mustafa, regional quality, safety and digital lead for London […]
Mersey Care NHS launches video campaign encouraging patients to help ease winter pressures
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust has launched a communication campaign to share a collection of videos encouraging patients to help ease winter pressures by using the trust’s walk-in centre or urgent treatment centre for non-emergency cases. There are five videos, covering topics such as when to visit the walk-in centre […]
Leeds Beckett University awarded £1.1 million to open sport health tech incubator
Leeds Beckett University has received £1.1 million to open a research-informed hub known as the Sport Health Tech Incubator, targeting entrepreneurs, start-ups and growing businesses, with the aim to encourage innovation in the health sector. The incubator will reportedly support “cutting-edge research to help tackle health inequalities” and drive businesses […]
NHS England medium term planning framework shares priorities and plans for 2026/27 to 2028/29
NHS England has published its medium term planning framework to outline the priority deliverables ICBs and providers should focus on for the next three-to-five years. The framework sets out a new operating model, a revised foundation trust model, the creation of integrated health organisations, changes to the financial framework, and […]
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust introduces digital endoscopy reporting system
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has introduced a digital endoscopy reporting system called Medilogik, to support standardised reporting and real-time documentation of procedures. The solution was launched as a replacement to their previous reporting system and has helped to “enhance patient safety, streamline clinical workflows and improve the quality […]
HTN Now panel discusses interoperability and key steps towards making progress
In a recent HTN Now webinar, we were joined by Neill Crump, digital strategy director at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Ananya Datta, associate director of primary care digital delivery at South East London ICS; and John Kosobucki, CEO of OX.DH. In the session, we discussed how health and care […]
George Eliot Hospital introduces digital interpretation service to maternity department
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is now using a digital interpretation service known as Wordskii-on-Wheels (WoW) to help remove language barriers, reduce health inequalities and improve accessibility within their maternity department. Donated by the League of Friends, WoW is a portable device that provides “on-demand telephone and video calls” whenever […]
NHS England plans procurement of cyber operations external attack surface management system
NHS England has shared plans for the reprocurement of the cyber operations external attack surface management system, launching a market engagement process. The engagement intends to brief the market ahead of procurement of a solution to protect IT systems that are internet-facing against cyber threats, with the scope to be […]
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital selects EPR provider
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has selected InterSystems as its electronic patient record partner. The trust is to work with InterSystems to design the system to progressively replace paper-based notes and separate databases with “secure, integrated, accessible digital records”. Implementation planning is now underway and the programme is […]
