In the Guyana Ministry of Health’s end of year press conference, the nation’s Minister of Health announced that a UK company has been awarded a contract to deliver its electronic health records system worth $3.3 million, across its hospitals. According to the details of submitted bids, the successful supplier has […]
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS plans patient engagement portal procurement
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a patient engagement portal solution, with a budget of £800,000. It comes as part of the trust’s efforts to increase its digital maturity, in which a PEP has been highlighted as […]
Celebrating excellence and innovation: announcing the HTN Primary Care Awards!
HTN is pleased to announce the launch of the HTN Primary Care Awards to recognise, share and celebrate how digital solutions are transforming the primary care sector, including GP practices, primary care networks, integrated care boards and suppliers. Providing a platform for sharing innovations, case studies, collaborations and solutions which have […]
Hospitals across the UK take part in clinical trial to train AI algorithm on identifying and diagnosing causes of dizziness
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals have been working with the University of East Anglia to develop a device that helps with identifying the most common causes of dizziness. The Continuous Ambulatory Vestibular Assessment (CAVA) is being tested by patients across the country, analysing hours of eye and head movement data […]
AI tech to identify and target patients with long term conditions to save unplanned bed days in North East London
AI screening technology is being used across NHS North East London to help identify patients with long term conditions and offer them “targeted, personalised phone-based clinical coaching from healthcare professionals trained in delivering preventative care and self-management techniques” with an aim to save on unplanned bed days. The three-year programme, […]
DHSC proposes requirement for GPs to ensure patients can contact their surgery via electronic communications
The Department of Health and Social Care has proposed a new requirement for general practice to ensure patients can contact their surgery through electronic communications during core hours, as part of the “transition from analogue to digital in primary care”. The proposal comes as part of the new GP contract […]
Interview: “We’re rearchitecting Australia’s entire digital health ecosystem” – Peter O’Halloran, chief digital officer at the Australian Digital Health Agency
For a recent interview, we caught up with Peter O’Halloran, Chief Digital Officer at the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), to learn more about current projects and priorities, what’s in the pipeline for digital and data across the next five years, progress toward Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy, and […]
Norfolk and Waveney ICB awards £250k contract for social prescribing digital platform
Norfolk and Waveney ICB has awarded a two-year contract worth £250,000 for a social prescribing digital platform to tech supplier Pungo. Utilising the Health Systems Support Framework, the ICB aimed to realise improvements in care for the local community by using the digital platform to “support resilience and maturity of […]
Pilot utilises tech to support access and health education for kidney patients in South Tyneside and Sunderland
A pilot project launched at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is utilising technology to support digital access for kidney patients, helping them to get online and find health information, with an aim to improve their confidence and skills in using digital tools. The launch provides a patient hub […]
Imperial College Healthcare outlines framework to future-proof approach to AI
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has published its framework and approach to future-proof the trust’s adoption and utilisation of AI. The framework outlines the aim of improving care for patients “from diagnosis to treatment to the administrative functions that keep our hospitals moving”; adding that it will be “vital” […]
