The Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MRHA) has selected five new technologies as part of the AI Airlock scheme, “to better understand how we can regulate artificial intelligence powered medical devices”. This includes medical devices for cancer, chronic respiratory disease and radiology diagnostic services. The selection process followed an […]
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Scottish Budget 2025/26 vows to focus on innovation and accelerate delivery of personalised digital healthcare service
The Scottish Budget for 2025 to 2026 has been published, vowing to “renew public services” and “create the conditions for every person in Scotland to thrive”. It announces a “record investment” of £21 billion in health and social care which includes an increase in capital spending power of £139 million […]
Somerset NHS FT launches bowel cancer self-referral service
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new self-referral service aimed at supporting the process of getting checked for bowel cancer. The service utilises cancer detection specialist C the Signs technology, where patients can check their symptoms on the platform and use an online self-referral form if required. The referral […]
A&E waiting times now live on Mid Cheshire Hospitals’ website
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT has added live waiting times for its accident and emergency department to its website. The webpage shows live wait times for minor injuries, the majors wait time, the number of patients in the department, and the number of patients to have arrived in the last […]
Panel Discussion: How can digital support pre-op assessments and streamline pre-operative triage
For a recent HTN Now webinar on the topic of digital pre-op assessments, we were joined by panellists including Abi Burrows, pre-op, prehab & NCSEM matron, ambulatory care at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH); Dr Katie Misselbrook, consultant paediatric anaesthetist at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital; and Dr Lara Mason, director of […]
News in Brief: New digital hub for sexual health services launches in Leeds, 135,000 patients managing appointments online with patient portal and more
Find out what’s going on in health tech news with our latest news in brief. Here are some of the stories that recently caught our attention. Sexual health digital hub launches in Leeds A new digital hub has launched in Leeds, offering support and advice on sexual health in a […]
Innovation Ecosystem Programme outlines recommendations for change through innovation
Contributing to the forthcoming 10-year Health Plan, the Innovation Ecosystem Programme (IEP) advisory board has published a report outlining recommendations for change through innovation. Chair of the programme, Roland Sinker, CBE, notes in the foreword that “despite the urgent need to act, staff, patients and the wide range of partners […]
Interview: Dr Nojus Saad, president and CEO of Youth For Women Foundation and MENA digital healthcare researcher
For a recent interview, we caught up with Dr Nojus Saad, president and CEO of the Youth For Women Foundation, France, and MENA digital healthcare researcher and ambassador. Nojus shared his experiences in digital healthcare spanning countries including France, Iraq, and India. As a medical doctor with an MBChB (Bachelor […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital awards £16.7 million EPR contract
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a £16.7 million EPR contract to Meditech via the NHS LPP Clinical Digital Solutions Framework Agreement. The contract will run from 30 October 2024 for an initial period of ten years, with the option to extend for a further five, making the […]
Alder Hey Children’s responds to data published online purporting to be “obtained illegally” from trust systems
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has issued a response to claims that data published online and shared on social media has been “obtained illegally from systems shared by Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust”. The update informs patients that the trust is working with […]
