The NHS board meeting last week focused on a number of areas, including productivity in the NHS and the potential of technology to support this; operational actions for the second year of the primary care access recovery plan; and a review of progress in 2023/24 around equality, including achievements around […]
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Salisbury, Great Western Hospitals and Royal United Hospitals Bath to implement shared EPR
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are to implement a new shared electronic patient record, with Oracle Health selected to supply the digital solution. NHS England’s frontline digitisation programme is providing investment and practical support to assist the […]
Panel discussion: strategies for empowering a digital workforce and developing workforce technology literacy
Our latest panel discussion focused on strategies for empowering a digital workforce, and how to develop workforce technology literacy through scalable and effective digital learning and support programmes. From Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) we were joined by Dr Wai Keong Wong, director of digital and consultant haematologist, and Claire Tolliday, […]
HTN Now: How to leverage the Microsoft national tenant and technology from OX.DH for virtual consultations
In a recent HTN Now webinar, John Kosobucki, CEO of OX.DH, presented how their cloud-native OX. waiting room component is revolutionising virtual healthcare consultations by leveraging the national Microsoft tenant. These solutions are seamlessly integrated into the Microsoft environment, accessible through the NHS app source, allowing healthcare providers to easily […]
Poll: what area needs the most support for health tech suppliers to implement their innovations into the NHS?
For our latest LinkedIn poll, we asked: what area needs the most support/focus for health tech suppliers to implement their innovations into the NHS? Of the four possible answers, 38 percent of respondents believed that new sustainable funding models require the most support and focus. Voters for this category included head […]
Featured interview: Ben Farrar of Traka on operational efficiencies for device management in healthcare
Our latest interview saw HTN sit down for a chat with Ben Farrar, business development manager for the healthcare sector for UK-based Traka, the global market leader in key and asset management. To begin with, Ben shared some insight into his role, which sees him take on responsibility for Traka’s […]
North Central London ICB and Islington GP Federation pilot AI and WhatsApp solution for appointment scheduling
NHS North Central London ICB and the Islington GP Federation are trialling an AI solution utilising WhatsApp for cervical cancer screening appointments, with the aim of increasing uptake in cervical cancer screening particularly amongst underserved populations. The solution, developed by SPRYT, features an “AI receptionist” named Asa which is designed […]
Interview: “I think the most important thing is to have that MDT approach and to absolutely have clinical people embedded in your digital teams” – Natalie Hayes, CNIO at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
In a recent HTN interview, we spoke with Natalie Hayes, CNIO at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (MWL) NHS Trust, about digital projects, priorities, and challenges. We first asked Natalie to tell us a bit about her current role. She shared that after having spent time as a diabetes […]
Mental health charity’s app library offers “trusted apps” for young people
Papyrus, the national charity supporting young people at risk of suicide, has worked with the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) to develop an app library containing “trusted apps” for young people to use to access a range of information, support, and advice on mental health. […]
NHSE to incentivise and increase virtual ward use and support front door services and flow through emergency departments
NHS England has shared plans to increase virtual ward use with NHSE correspondence sent to every local hospital and health system setting out actions hoped to increase urgent and emergency care performance, including plans for a new virtual wards operational framework and funding incentives to support front door services and […]
