For a recent poll on our LinkedIn page, we asked our audience what they think is the biggest barrier to responsible AI in healthcare – inadequate regulation, support for safe adoption, data and bias, or lack of evidence and evaluation? Support for safe adoption came out on top, receiving 41 […]
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NeoHealth PCN partners with health tech supplier to support long term condition management
NeoHealth Primary Care Network has commissioned digital health service, Aide Health, to support patients who are suffering with long-term health conditions through the implementation of their self-management platform. Aide Health’s digital tool is said to “help improve a patient’s capability for self-management” through 24/7 access to consultations and reviews conducted […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT opens procurement for digital dental management EPR system
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened a tender notice valued at £100k, for the procurement of a digital dental management EPR system. The trust notes the system must be able to provide a number of services, such as referral management; diary and appointment management; text reminders; clinical record keeping; […]
University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group joins network for responsible AI
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Trust Group have joined a European network for responsible AI, in a move said to “reflect the UHL and UHN Group’s leading-edge work to test and embed artificial intelligence solutions for the benefit of patients, communities and […]
SBRI Healthcare awards £1.3 million in funding for 14 innovations supporting women’s health
SBRI Healthcare has announced £1.3 million in funding for 14 innovations supporting women’s health across three categories: gynaecological conditions and hormonal health, mental health, and chronic conditions and long-term health. The innovations awarded funding include DDM Health Limited’s digital platform designed to empower those with long-term conditions with the help […]
News in brief: AI for links between prescription medications and skin cancer, utilising population health data, virtual wards updates
We’re looking at some of the latest news in health tech from across the NHS. From virtual wards success to new AI solutions and robotic-assisted surgery, here are some of the stories that have caught our attention. AI used to investigate links between medications and skin cancer risks Dr Zoe […]
Panel discussion: Successful NHS workforce transformation: Key factors for success, overcoming challenges, ensuring sustainable workforce transformation, and securing buy-in
For a HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by expert panellists including Dr Penny Kechagioglou, CCIO and deputy CMO at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW); Stuart Dures, digital skills development manager at Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH); Dan Chilcott, client enablement director at Patchwork Health; and […]
Sheffield City Council live with Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
Sheffield City Council has become the first local authority in the South Yorkshire region to introduce the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record (YHCR). Developed by Interweave, a company owned and managed by its users across 6 ICSs, the YHCR gathers separate patient records and puts them into one structured format, […]
North West London ICS board highlights cyber resilience, primary care tech, integrated neighbourhood teams
The North West London (NWL) ICS latest board meeting shared insights into the developments in the region, including challenges around cyber resilience, digital in primary care, an update on its digital programmes and progress towards integrated neighbourhood teams. The ICB noted its application for £1.15 million in NHSE Cyber Risk […]
Black Country ICB opens opportunity for virtual ward platform covering primary, secondary care
The Black Country ICB has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a remote monitoring and virtual ward platform to support the delivery of “multi-disciplinary and collaborative health services”, by opening a pre-market engagement ahead of a procurement mid-2025. Valued at £600k with an estimated four-year timescale, the […]
