On day one of our April 2021 HTN Now webinar series, we heard from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and HCI (Health and Care Innovations LLP) about their digital partnership and how their multiple conditions app, CONNECTPlus, fits with the trust’s 2021 transformation strategy. Adel Jones, Director of […]
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NHS AI Lab Skunkworks pilot project provides fast-access data search
The NHS AI Lab Skunkworks team has been working on a pilot project called ‘Data Lens’ – a fast-access data search that works in multiple languages – with the first-stage prototype now completed. A successful candidate from the 2020 edition of the ‘Dragon’s Den-style’ project pitch to the AI Lab […]
‘Headache-busting’ gadget now available as part of new NHS Medtech Funding Mandate
The NHS has announced the roll-out of gammaCore – a ‘headache-busting’ gadget that can relieve pain for patients with ‘cluster headaches’ – across the country. According to NHS England, when held against the neck the ‘small, portable devices’ deliver a low-level electric current to block pain signals. Patients can use […]
NHS Providers publishes how trusts can build a good digital strategy
NHS Providers, in partnership with NHSX and Health Education England, have published their third guide, ‘how trusts can build a good digital strategy’ as part of its digital boards series. The latest guide follows the building and enabling digital teams guide, and aims to support trust leaders sustain the momentum on digital built up during […]
NHS SBS announces new Digital Workplace framework
NHS Shared Business Services and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative have launched a new framework focusing on hardware, hoping to realise 25% cost savings compared to buying direct. The Digital Workplace framework covers desktop PCs, laptop, tablets, mobile devices, clinical displays, medical IT hardware, printers, scanners, peripherals and […]
Health Education England publishes digital competency framework for Allied Health Professionals
Health Education England has published a digital competency framework for Allied Health Professionals, developed as part of the Topol Digital Health Fellowship programme. With 223,991 Allied Health Professionals (AHP) registered, the framework has been developed to support the enhancement of digital competence; the knowledge and skills associated with digital technology […]
NHS appoints Transformation Directorate lead
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed Dr Timothy Ferris as director of transformation, to lead the organisation’s new Transformation Directorate. The new directorate brings the Improvement programme within NHSE, leading on outpatient transformation programmes, together with digital teams from NHSX. One of the reasons behind the two units joining […]
NHS trust and CCG websites compared for accessibility
Silktide, a company that compares millions of websites, has analysed NHS trust and CCG websites for usability, including content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. The Index, a league table, has been created showing how organisations in various industries compare for web accessibility. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT, […]
News in brief: NHS trust virtual singalongs, online COVID-19 training passes 2m milestone
This week we’ve covered International Women’s Day events, the new colon capsule launched by the NHS, and a Snapchat AR collaboration on World Kidney Day, as well as many more stories in health and tech. But there’s always more to share, so here are the rest of the best, featuring […]
12 innovations selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator
12 innovators have joined the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) for the year, a programme to support innovations scale across health and care. This year technologies range from tools to support the workforce, mental health and COVID-19 responses, including remote patient monitoring, to diagnostics and virtual clinical training for staff. The […]
