As the early autumn deadline day approaches for shared care record implementation, more and more contracts and updates are being announced across the sector. But what else can we expect across the next few months and beyond? HTN recently spoke with David Hancock, Healthcare Executive Advisor at InterSystems, to discuss […]
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Video: Experiences from digital nurses – Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust
On the second day of HTN Now, we were joined by two digital nurses, Helen McGuire and Ainhoa Arjona, from Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. The session went into detail about their roles as digital nurses, real-world experiences, efforts to improve diversity and work to improve digital services […]
‘NHS data sharing success rests on transparency and gaining public trust’; Paul Walker, CTO at Skills for Health
By Paul Walker, Chief Technical Officer, Skills for Health The implementation of a large-scale data collection service from UK GP patient records has been delayed by two months after unions and sector bodies who represent doctors aired concerns over a lack of transparency and public engagement about the right to […]
NHS Digital Terminology Server goes live
The NHS Digital Terminology Server is now live. The platform supports data exchange between systems and integration of local coding systems with national and international coding languages, such as SNOMED-CT and FHIR. In September 2020, NHS Digital awarded a contract to Dedalus and CSIRO, the creators of Ontoserver, to implement […]
University Hospital Southampton goes live with new maternity app
University Hospital Southampton has this week gone live with a new system ‘Badgernet Maternity’, for pregnant women to access their records online or via the app. A joint project spanning maternity services across Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, the app will replace paper notes, and provide a centralised platform. The system is an […]
Video: How to lead a successful digital implementation
As the curtain came up on HTN Now June 2021, we were joined for our first live webcast by the digital healthcare company Ideal Health, to discuss how to lead a successful digital health implementation. Offering a ‘how to’ for health and care organisations, Jonah Aburrow-Jones, Director of Ideal Health, […]
Interview Series: Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology at Northampton General Hospital
HTN chatted with Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology at Northampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NGH), ahead of his upcoming appearance at HTN Now June 2021. Before his live webinar session on Thursday 17 June at 3pm, where he’ll discuss robotic process automation (RPA) and its application within the NHS, we […]
Salford Care introduces new remote monitoring app for heart failure patients
Healthcare teams at Salford Care Organisation, part of the Northern Care Alliance Group, is piloting the use of a remote monitoring system to support heart failure patients. The tech includes a smartphone app designed by connected care supplier Dignio and easy-to-use bluetooth devices. It’s currently being used by teams in […]
Frimley Health picks Hyland as part of five-year strategy
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected OnBase from Hyland, an information platform, to digitise and manage clinical documents. In September 2020, Frimley announced it would adopt Epic as it electronic patient record, part of a £108m deal. The trust in late 2019 published an ambitious five-year strategy, ‘Our future FHFT’, […]
News in brief: NHS Arden and GEM analytics contract, Welsh Nursing Care Record roll-out, surgical robot to speed up cancer ops
This week we’ve been building up to our latest instalment of HTN Now – a series of live webcasts and content – so it’s been a busy time. But that hasn’t stopped the health tech news. In the past few days alone we’ve also covered NHS Digital’s two month delay […]
