Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB has launched a workforce planning dashboard, developed as a collaboration across all five of its trust providers. The dashboard, named Qlik Cloud, offers system-wide insights across the workforce, enabling users to compare data across staff groups, roles, sickness, vacancies, equality metrics, and financial costs. Key […]
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Joint Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England executive team announced
A joint executive team has been announced across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, to offer unified leadership as part of the transition to a single organisation. It follows the announcement from Keir Starmer back in March that NHS England would be brought back “at the […]
10 year plan alignment and opportunities explored at Dartford and Gravesham NHS
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) has explored how the organisation aligns with the NHS 10 year plan, to explore opportunities and make strategic recommendations. The activity is to inform focus areas including MDT integrated neighbourhood teams, MDT career pathway development, NHS App uptake, and leadership development. Published as part […]
News in brief: EMIS-X view via web browser, Welsh government invests £4.4m into x-ray equipment, NHSE maternity and neonatal infrastructure review
From equipment funding to maternity infrastructure review, here are some of the latest health tech stories that have caught our eye from across health and care. Welsh government invesst £4.4. million into x-ray equipment The Welsh government has invested £4.4 million into introducing x-ray equipment across four hospitals in North […]
IT system go-live replaces 35-year-old legacy system at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, has announced the launch of its hospital-wide IT system, Project Coral (iPM and Orbis systems), the culmination of a three-year transformation programme. It states that the system, replacing a 35-year-old legacy system, represents “one of the most significant system upgrades in the hospital’s history”, designed to modernise […]
Modern digital health platform and potential fees for DNAs in Government of Jersey’s 3-year budget
The Government of Jersey has published a proposed budget for 2026 – 2029 with £381 million planned for health and care in 2026, representing a £12 million increase in spending planned for digital health and preventative care in the year, totalling £33 million. The Health CIO of the Government of […]
HTN Now: EPRs, lessons learned, optimisation, opportunities and what the future of EPRs could looks like
For a recent HTN Now session on the topic of EPRs now and in the future, we were joined by digital leaders including Sally Mole, senior digital programme manager – digital portfolio delivery team at The Dudley Group; Keltie Jamieson, CHIO at Bermuda Hospitals Board; and David Newey, digital health […]
Apple receives FDA clearance for hypertension risk monitoring feature
Apple has received US FDA clearance for their new remote hypertension risk monitoring feature, set to be released on the Apple Watch Series 9, 10, 11, as well as the Ultra 2 and 3 models in over 150 countries. The feature reportedly uses the optical heart sensor included with Apple […]
Sheffield Children’s NHS explores market for digital provider of children’s mental health services
Sheffield Children’s NHS FT has opened a market engagement exercise with the intention to explore the options available for supplying online mental health services for children. The trust is now welcoming input on the draft specification for an external, digital provider of children’s mental health services, with the aim to […]
Mid and South Essex NHS opens market engagement for digital-first patient communications solution
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has issued a preliminary market engagement notice indicating its intent to explore options for transforming paper-based patient communications through introducing a digital-first approach. The trust is seeking early engagement with suppliers who can offer modern and integrated solutions to help deliver this approach, […]
