NICE has completed its first assessment using its digital health technologies guidance development standards. The standards are part of a process for new technologies to evaluate if they are clinically effective and offer economic value. The aim of the standards is to make it easier for innovators and commissioners to […]
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WellSky International announces new partnership in Ireland
In industry news today, WellSky International, a UK provider of medical management systems, announced a new partnership with Republic of Ireland-based medical equipment distributor, Brennan and Company. WellSky provides medicines management systems for healthcare providers from the UK to South Africa, and the new partnership will see the Irish company […]
Medopad saves 32 minutes per COVID-19 patient in NHSX evaluation
Early findings on the impact of HUMA’s remote digital care platform, Medopad, have been released by the NHSX and Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network (KSS AHSN). Medopad, a clinician portal and remote patient monitoring smartphone app, was assessed across five pilot sites with data collected between April and […]
Interview Series: Paul Jones, Chief Information Officer, West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership
Last time we spoke to Paul Jones, back in May 2020, the Chief Digital Information Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust told HTN about the challenges he and his teams were facing during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. But so much has happened in the seven months […]
Health Tech Priorities 2021: from VR to robots and ‘purging paper’
We’re one week into the New Year, so now seems like the perfect time to catch up and find out what everyone’s health tech priorities are for 2021. We’ve already taken an in-depth look back at 2020. And had the professionals make their health tech predictions for 2021, too. But […]
Hear from over 60 healthcare digital teams and innovators for HTN Now this month
HTN’s Health Tech for the Now series continues this month with a week of online sessions starting 18th January. During the week we welcome digital leaders and teams from across health and care to share some of their digital programmes; their approach, what has worked well, their learnings and plans for […]
Testing phase for private healthcare data collection begins
NHS Digital has started the pilot testing phase for the collection of private hospital data by the NHS for the first time. A project led by NHS Digital and the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) will see routine data for the independent sector collected to support a national dataset. The pilot programme […]
University Hospitals Dorset launches app for patient check-in
The University Hospitals Dorset NHS FT has launched a mobile app to allow visiting outpatients to check-in for a scheduled appointment. Upon arrival patients can use the app to check-in for their appointment at Poole Hospital; as part of infection control measures introduced by the trust. The app also notifies […]
Feature: the rise of remote monitoring – what’s next?
The use of remote monitoring technologies – innovations that allow symptoms to be managed and care to be provided at distance, outside of traditional hospital settings – has surged during the past year. Healthcare providers are increasingly opting for digital ways of working, to protect those at higher risk and […]
UK Gov updates good practice guide for digital health tech
The Department of Health and Social Care has updated its guidance on ‘good practice for digital and data-driven technologies’, with ‘strengthened and expanded’ practical advice. As of 6 January 2021, the government has published its latest code of conduct to support ‘innovators’ in the digital healthcare technology sector. The advice […]
