Welcome to the HTN Summit 2020 summary of the key themes and discussions from the first day. In this article we round-up all the action from the webinars that took place. The HTN Summit is a two-day digital event showcasing innovation in health technology across eleven online sessions, where healthcare […]
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Video: Peter Thomas, Director of Digital Innovation, Moorfields Eye Hospital discusses digital innovations
For Day One of HTN Summit 2020, we welcomed Peter Thomas, Director of Digital Innovation and Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT. Peter talked about the digital innovation programme at Moorfields Eye Hospital with a particular focus on the introduction of remote consultations, remote monitoring, shared care with community […]
Health tech experts reflect and share learnings
In this two part feature HTN asked health tech experts to reflect on some of their learnings this year, an exercise we also did at HTN and found extremely valuable. Following an open brief, we were looking for a variety of comments, in which we have received. The contributors reflect […]
£8.7m awarded to 7 trusts for electronic prescribing systems
£8.7 million has been awarded to 7 NHS trusts to support the move to electronic prescribing systems. The third wave of funding comes as part of a £78 million programme launched in 2018. At the time 13 trust were announced to receive a share of £16 million, and then £29.4 million […]
Join HTN live 21-22 September for HTN Summit 2020
HTN Summit 2020 kicks off on Monday 21st September, the first of two days of online sessions to help share the work of healthcare teams across the country. During the two-days we will hear from presenters about their work, learnings, challenges, successes and advice. The live sessions will cover a […]
The Health Foundation selects 10 projects for its Advancing Applied Analytics programme
The Health Foundation has announced 10 projects to join its Advancing Applied Analytics programme, aiming to advance and improve analytical capabilities across health and care. Each project will run for 15 months and is backed by £75,000 of funding to support the implementation, evaluation and dissemination of findings from their work. […]
Andrew Raynes, CIO, Royal Papworth Hospital: The next Cyber Attack – Will it or won’t it hurt?
By Andrew Raynes, CIO, Royal Papworth Hospital The cyber threat to health and care has never been more prevalent it seems than now. The pandemic has seen an increase in ripples of spam and phishing attempts, but in more recent years the real threat to our systems which support services […]
Feature: #HealthTechToShoutAbout
In the HTN #HealthTechToShoutAbout feature series, supported by Highland Marketing, this quarter we cover a range of examples from across health and care. The articles range from digital imaging, clinical decision support, information sharing across boundaries, to patient data privacy. Please click on an image below to view or scroll […]
Countess of Chester NHS FT picks Ideal Health as EPR implementation partner
Countess of Chester NHS FT has appointed Ideal Health as the implementation partner for its new EPR programme. The company has partnered with the trust to support its implementation plans for a new EPR programme using Cerner Millennium. Cara Williams, Chief Digital Information Officer and SRO for the EPR+ programme at […]
Hospify launches new web app for GP practices and pharmacies
Hospify, a specialist in healthcare communication tools, has launched a browser based version of its app to support pharmacy networks and GP practices. The clinical messaging app was approved for the NHS Apps library by NHS Digital in early March 2020 and has been downloaded to support healthcare professionals with […]
