The UK charity Whizz-Kidz, which supports young wheelchair users, has partnered with digital product agency Somo to launch a new accessible website. Hoping to achieve a ‘best-in-class digital experience’, the charity’s expanded online offering will include more content, such as 30 new videos and 30 audio interviews with wheelchair users. […]
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Driving pathways to innovation; funding, standards and guidance
Thursday morning at the HETT Show took us onto the topic of ‘driving pathways to innovation’. This took the form of a panel discussion, which featured Piers Ricketts, Chief Executive of the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Eastern AHSN, as host. He was joined by: Chris Sawyer, Innovation Lead at […]
UCL report suggests online search activity can help predict COVID peaks
Online search data can help predict COVID-19 peaks and inform public health responses, according to experts from University College London (UCL). The report from UCL says web search activity data may help form predictions of peaks and surges in COVID-19 cases as far as 17 days in advance, on average. […]
NHS digitalisation and the future role of NHS Digital; an interview with Sarah Wilkinson
HTN today attended a session, as part of the HETT Show, hosted by Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer at HIMSS International who spoke with Sarah Wilkinson, CEO at NHS Digital. The session discussed the current state of NHS digitalisation and the future role of NHS Digital in supporting new and evolving […]
Lancashire Teaching extends agreement with Harris EPR
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT has extended its agreement to use the electronic patient record from Harris Healthcare for a further five years. In 2017, the Trust went live with the platform across its organisation, and last year implemented its electronic prescribing medication administration (EPMA) functionality. The company said the […]
Integration and interoperability; putting in place the mechanisms for sharing
On day three of the virtual HETT Show, a late morning panel focused on ‘Emerging Clinical Pathways in Integrated Care’. Topics on the table ranged from discussions on what it means to have structured data and how this can enable better care and continuity, through to implementing standards. The session […]
HDRUK explores how data is supporting innovation
A recent webinar by Health Data Research UK (HDRUK) explored the importance of engaging with data research hubs, and the benefits of accessing such valuable information. Speakers from Discover-NOW, DATA-CAN and INSIGHT shared the ways in which they are using accumulated data, and what they hope to achieve with it. […]
New review launched into use of health data for research and analysis
A new review into the safe use of health data for research and analysis has been launched by the Government. The review will support the development of a new Data Strategy for Health and Social Care, that was announced in November 2020. Following a report ‘Busting bureaucracy: empowering frontline staff […]
AI team at NHSX opens Dragon’s Den-style opportunity for innovators
The AI Lab team at NHSX has launched a call to find, fund and resource innovations to support the development of AI in health and care. The team are looking for innovations that solve operational and back-end processes, and highlight that the projects must have a clear problem statement or use case. […]
Exploring the mental health impact of Covid-19 on healthcare workers
This week at HETT Reset an interesting panel discussion focused on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic was having on the mental health of healthcare workers. The session, hosted by Heather Caudle, Asarebea Adi, Mark Radford, Lucy Warner and Aasha Cowey, discussed the platforms and services that had been made available […]
