ActNow, an e-learning tool launched by NHS England and Health Education England NHS England and Health Education England have today launched ActNow, an e-learning tool developed for health service and care staff to help them reduce hospital delays for patients. The new resources aim to help staff take prompt practical […]
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The Executive Patient Flow Summit – key themes and outcomes
What has now become one of the most exclusive annual healthcare planning calendar dates, The Draper & Dash hosted Executive Patient Flow Summit is indeed a work of art, led by its charismatic and straight-talking CEO and former NHS executive – Orlando Agrippa and his care-oriented team. The summit gathers […]
Greater Manchester announces successful tech suppliers
A group of health tech suppliers have won contracts with Greater Manchester to commence the development of a next generation digital platform. The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are working together to invest £7.5m in new technologies that support better ways […]
Inhealthcare launches new digital service to increase school vaccinations
Inhealthcare has developed a new digital service with NHS immunisation teams in England to manage the entire schedule for vaccinating children at school. Parental consent is a necessity for school vaccinations but many NHS providers are locked into labour intensive paper-based procedures. Routine vaccination rates are falling, according to Public […]
Accenture study highlights UK leading on AI investments
According to a new European study from Accenture, UK government organisations are leading on artificial intelligence investment. Accenture surveyed 300 government executives and IT decision-makers in five European countries —Finland, France, Germany, Norway and the UK — to gather their views on AI and the impact of AI technologies on their […]
UK start-up raises £19.3m
The UK based start-up Medopad has raised £19.3m investment led by Bayer to further develop its digital health platform. The capital will be used for clinical studies including digital biomarker discovery, creation of digital therapeutics, technology development, geographic expansion and commercial growth through strategic collaborations. Dan Vahdat, founder and CEO of […]
£9.34 million to upgrade IT in Scotland
£9.34 million is to be invested in Scotland to upgrade premises and IT systems. £5.14 million will fund the digitisation of GP paper records and to improve GP premises across the country, of which £0.14 million will be used to support the digitisation of GP records between GP practices. £4.2 […]
Industry View: AI, how to get it right
Last week NHSX published a report on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. The report highlights where the organisation sees practical examples for AI and what the organisation is doing to build ethics and transparency into the use of AI. To view the report please click here. We asked the HTN community […]
Living With app launched at University College London Hospital
University College London Hospital has launched a new digital service, Living With, an app to help oesophageal cancer patients and nurse specialists. The new smart phone app and web portal helps oesophageal cancer patients and their carers understand and manage their journey better. A pilot is running in Barnet Hospital that […]
£56m radiotherapy research network announced
Cancer Research UK has launched a new network called RadNet to form a global hub for radiotherapy research. The hub will research the latest techniques such as FLASH radiotherapy and artificial intelligence, combining seven centres of excellence across the country: the Universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford, the Cancer Research […]
