A new programme led by Tim Ferris, Director of Transformation at NHS England and Improvement, to share ideas on recovering services, redesigning care delivery and addressing health inequalities, is to formally launch. Developed by NHS Horizons, who work to support change in the NHS and wider health and care system, […]
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT accredited as GDE
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT has announced the formal accreditation from NHS England as a Global Digital Exemplar, and confirmation its achieved HIMSS EMRAM level 5. The trust embarked on the programme in 2017, when selected as one of seven mental health trusts to receive funding to become a Global Digital […]
Sajid Javid sets out vision for the NHS underpinned by digital
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid delivered a speech (8 March 2022) at the Royal College of Physicians, London, setting our his vision for the NHS. The speech set out priorities for health reform, including underlying principles, as well as the role of digital, and themes including the right to choose, […]
Ophthalmology patient video series goes live with NHSE/I
A new ophthalmology patient video series has gone live through NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I). In support of the National Outpatient Transformation and Pathway Improvement Programmes, HCI – a health information video provider – has worked with NHSE/I to produce 28 patient-facing ophthalmology information videos. The videos will be […]
News in Brief: Chatbot to tackle NHS Backlog in Lancashire and South Cumbria, UNHM imaging academy hub
From a chatbot used to check on patients on waiting lists, the development of an innovative colon camera to check for signs of cancer at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust, through to the launch of a new website in Lincolnshire to support people with muscle and joint conditions, HTN is here […]
NHSE opens staff awareness sessions on new patient access to GP records
Primary care patients will be able to access new entries in their own GP records from April 2022, with NHS England (NHSE) now opening information and awareness sessions to help staff adapt to the changes. As HTN originally reported in November 2021, patients who use online accounts – such as […]
New £15m NHS cancer innovation call to open in April
NHS England and NHS improvement (NHSEI) will soon open applications to a £15 million call for new and existing cancer care innovations. The NHS Cancer Programme is to officially open its second call for technologies and ideas that can be taken to the frontline, following the ‘success from the first […]
NHS to trial framework for assessing the impact of AI
NHS England is set to pilot a new framework, which will help assess the impact of medical artificial intelligence (AI). The Ada Lovelace Institute has designed and published a new proposal for the use of algorithmic impact assessments (AIAs), which will be used to ‘maximise the benefits’ and ‘mitigate the […]
NHSE shares ICS case study on Population Health Management
NHS England (NHSE) has shared a new case study about how a Population Health Management (PHM) approach was able to help a primary care network offer extra support for a high-risk patient group with heart failure and social isolation. The Titan Primary Care Network (PCN), which is part of the […]
New guides released for NHS video consultations
NHS England has published a new set of video consulting guides – produced by the University of Oxford – to support patients, staff and NHS trusts to implement and embed video consultations. The collection of resources include: an illustrated A4 guide for patients in English; illustrated guides for patients in […]
