The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital has introduced the WelcoMe accessibility tool to allow patients to create and manage their own accessibility profile, detailing any specific needs and helping to put people with disabilities “in control of their service experience”. Features of the WelcoMe tool include the ability for patients […]
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DHSC updates on medtech strategy progress, including work around adoption, infrastructure and more
Following the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care’s medical technology strategy last February, an update exploring progress made over the past year has been shared, highlighting how work has gone into enhancing the innovation pathway, enabling infrastructure, and providing new funding. When it comes to entry points for […]
“We are seeing general practice telephone queue times halving within six months” Max Gattlin and Sharon Hanley of Hanley Consulting
We recently sat down with Max Gattlin and Sharon Hanley of Hanley Consulting, for a chat about their ‘Automated Assistant for General Practice’ EDATT (Enabling Digital Access Through Telephony), their drive to optimise access and experience for patients, and their overall mission to help reduce pressure on primary care and […]
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: North East and Yorkshire
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: North East and Yorkshire Following our exploration of the 2024 digital healthcare landscape in London, we’re moving our attention to the North East and Yorkshire ICS region. This region is home to four integrated care systems: Humber and North Yorkshire, […]
Log my Care announces additional £3m in funding to expand presence in home care
Care management software provider Log my Care has announced an additional £3 million in funding from existing investor Mercia Ventures, bringing the total raised to over £7 million and contributing to plans to “further establish Log my Care as a leading supplier to the learning disability sector and help expand its […]
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awards contract for EPR
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has selected its electronic patient record system, awarding a contract to Insight Direct, subcontracting services to Altera Digital Health. The contract is designed to run for an initial period of five years until March 2029, with an estimated value of £10,631,245.25. The contract award […]
Welsh Ambulance Service tests use of delivering defibrillators via drone
The Welsh Ambulance Service, in partnership with the University of Warwick and SkyBound, is exploring the feasibility of delivering a defibrillator via drone following a 999 call, by a conducting a number of test flights through the Drone-Delivered Defibrillators study. The study, originally funded by Resuscitation Council UK, has received […]
Interview: Peter Kelly, Cynerio’s global head of customer success, on the need to think about cyber security differently
Read the Microsegmentation in Healthcare whitepaper here. Last month HTN covered NHS England’s guidance on network segmentation for cyber security, sharing how segmentation can prevent or mitigate lateral movement across a network in the event of a cyber attack, offering practical tips and advice on the technologies that can be used, […]
Sussex ICS launches digital discharge planner to improve information sharing across teams
Sussex ICS has launched a new digital discharge planner to provide multidisciplinary teams with “immediate access to health information” regarding patients leaving hospital, offering a single source of truth and enabling all providers and organisations involved in a patient’s care to input updates to their care record. The Transfer of […]
Microsoft AI to launch new AI hub in London
Microsoft AI has announced that it will shortly be launching a new Microsoft AI hub in London, marking “significant, long-term investment” in the region and a push to hire “the best AI scientists and engineers” in the field. The hub builds on Microsoft’s recent commitment to upskilling the UK workforce […]
