Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, together forming the NHS Humber Health Partnership, have launched a transformation project called ‘Flow’ aiming to reduce unnecessary hospital stays and admissions by streamlining “every stage” of the patient journey. The project will see each stage […]
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Huma secures $80m and launches Shopify style AI platform for digital healthcare industry
Global healthcare AI company Huma Therapeutic Limited has completed a Series D funding round with financing of over $80 million and launched the Huma Cloud Platform, designed to help accelerate the adoption of digital and AI across care and research. The Huma Cloud Platform is described as “a technology ecosystem […]
West Herts Hospitals highlights virtual wards for rising almost 100 places in NHS league tables
According to recent NHS stats, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals has risen from 102nd place in trust rankings for A&E waiting times to seventh place in two years, citing its “virtual hospital” approach as helping to free up “thousands of beds”. The latest figures indicate that 82.6 percent of over 17,000 […]
University Hospitals Birmingham plans digital experience solution
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is planning a future procurement of a digital experience solution designed to support proactive equipment management. Specifications set out by the trust include enabling the IT department to proactively monitor and manage the health and performance of equipment across trust facilities; providing real-time data […]
Featured interview: Nick Westall of Athera Healthcare on utilising intelligence in the track and trace space
What benefits can intelligence in the track and trace space offer healthcare, and what does the future look like for this kind of technology? HTN sat down for a chat with Nick Westall, chief technology officer at Athera Healthcare, to find out his thoughts. Athera works with a range of […]
Poll: which of Labour’s key areas of focus should take priority for the new government?
Following Labour’s win of the general election, we examined the party’s plans for the NHS shared within its manifesto and posed a question to our audience: which of Labour’s key areas of focus should take priority for the new government? To narrow down the manifesto’s focuses, we highlighted four answers […]
King’s Speech 2024 outlines planned bills around cyber security and smart data
The King’s Speech 2024 highlights plans for a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, set to expand regulatory remits to provide protection to a higher number of digital services; and a Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, aiming to ensure the power of data is utilised to support growth, the government, […]
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative secures £88m in funding for EPR programme
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative has shared an update on plans to implement a shared EPR across Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, James Paget University Hospitals, and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, with the full business case now approved. The EPR programme is backed by […]
University of Huddersfield develops secure threat intelligence sharing platform to protect AI tools from cyber attacks
A team from the University of Huddersfield is working on the development of a secure threat intelligence sharing platform with the aim of helping to protect AI-enabled diagnostic tools from cyber attacks. Dr Faisal Jamil, lecturer in computing within the university’s centre for autonomous and intelligence systems, is leading the […]
Telehealth provider chosen for digital prehab trial in Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
University Hospitals Plymouth has signed a contract with Kent-based SME, QuestPrehab, for year-long trial of digital prehabilitation (prehab) services for patients on the liver transplant list across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset. Patients participating in the trial will have the ability to access an individualised programme spanning physical activity support, anxiety […]