GS1 UK, has signed a multi-year agreement with NHS Wales to drive the adoption of GS1 standards to identify, capture and share supply chain data. The decision to do so has been driven by the objectives of the Welsh Government’s Plan for Health and Social Care – A Healthier Wales. The […]
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NHS Business Services Authority launches new digital strategy
NHS Business Services Authority has published its new digital strategy, with a focus on people, services and creating an environment to facilitate excellence. The Special Health Authority, an Arm’s Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care, set out its vision, to be a ‘Catalyst for Better Health’. In […]
Online tool from Glasgow’s SPHSU explores health impacts of COVID-19
Researchers from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), at the University of Glasgow, have created an online tool that helps people explore the wider impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the platform itself, the tool aims to ignite conversations around COVID-19 and inequalities, asking ‘How has […]
HTN Now Awards 2021: Meet the Winners
HTN, and friends, are delighted to announce the highly commended and winners in the HTN Now Awards 2021! HTN would like to say a huge thank you, and well done to you all – you should all be very proud of what you have achieved. The awards aim to share […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 LIVE
Welcome to the HTN Now Awards 2021! The awards aim to share and celebrate innovations, teams and health tech suppliers that have made a difference through the year. To access the awards, follow us on Twitter @health1tech or click here to view the live stream. To read up on the […]
Chelsea and Westminster launches digital tool for patients with HIV
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new app, Klick, to digitally connect clinicians and patients as part of its HIV service. The app supports remote care and communication, to allow patients to manage appointments, complete health assessments, review results and communicate with their healthcare team. The launch comes as […]
HTN Now Awards 2021 feature: Inspiring SME innovation
The HTN Now Awards 2021 has arrived. Today we’ll be announcing the winners and commended finalists across our seven categories that celebrate those teams and tech suppliers that have made a difference throughout the year. We’ve already brought you six features starring the submissions we’ve had in each section, providing […]
EMIS and Elemental enhance reporting for social prescribing
GP practices using EMIS Web will be able to benefit from a new improved integration with social prescribing technology from Elemental. The new integration supports reporting for GPs to understand the uptake of social prescribing in the community. It means GP practices can view a patient’s journey and can make […]
VR app by Xploro joins US pediatrics collaboration project
Xploro, a developer of apps that help children deal with anxiety around serious illness, has been accepted onto a global health programme that helps hospitals collaborate with tech companies. Over 300 innovators reportedly entered the programme, KidsX Accelerator, before the list was trimmed down to 13. Xploro is the only […]
Southampton innovate to support remote monitoring
Researchers at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust have developed an innovative approach to support remote monitoring, using a clinical trials management system developed at the University of Southampton. The system, called EDGE, is a cloud-based tool to support clinical research, and has been used by the team at Southampton […]
