Augmented reality technology is being used at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to help patients and clinicians visualise women’s health conditions such as endometriosis and prepare for surgical excision. The technology offers a large-scale, close-up view of anatomically precise 3D models, aiding clinicians in explaining diagnoses or disease […]
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Patients Know Best and Heartfelt Technologies collaborate to accelerate clinical trial recruitment
Patients Know Best has collaborated with Heartfelt Technologies to automate and accelerate clinical trial recruitment, by taking a digital-first approach to patients. Using Patients Know Best to recruit patients for Heartfelt Technologies’ Innovate UK-funded HF-TRACK trial, the approach has significantly accelerated enrolment, demonstrating how a patient-led, automated process can outperform […]
Scottish Government five-year AI strategy and AI Stack in “radical new approach”
The Scottish Government has published its five-year AI strategy to 2031 alongside an “AI Stack” detailing areas where action should be taken to ensure an effective response to AI as an emerging technology. Layers of the AI Stack cover users, adoption and skills, companies and products, innovation and R&D, data […]
Noveva selected as electronic document management partner for Velindre’s new cancer centre
Velindre NHS Trust has selected CCube Cloud from Noveva Software Group to provide Wales’ flagship new oncology facility with a fully digital records platform. The appointment follows a tender process conducted through the LPP framework, which Noveva successfully won to provide a secure, cloud-based electronic document management system for the […]
Latest Digital Maturity Assessment data reveals trusts reporting lowest digital maturity
The latest figures from the Digital Maturity Assessment have been published, revealing the trusts reporting the lowest digital maturity, and their progress from 2024, from a self-assessment covering a total of 47 domains, forming a maturity score between 1-5. Bottom of the table is Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation […]
Deep dive: discussing neighbourhood health with Fay Johnstone, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and Christopher Malone, Luscii
HTN recently caught up with Fay Johnstone, acute virtual ward matron at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust, and Christopher Malone (Chris), commercial growth at Luscii, to discuss how tech is supporting neighbourhood health. Chris shared his background, from his decade of experience as a medical negligence lawyer, to […]
Humber Teaching receives NHSE funding to lead on roll-out of NHS App functionality
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has received funding from NHS England to lead on the roll-out of functionality allowing patients to manage their appointments and visits directly from the NHS App. The trust’s implementation will be shared with 11 NHS trusts using SystmOne across the country. Once live, information from […]
Ambient scribe technology guidance for healthcare and information governance professionals launches
Guidance for healthcare and information governance professionals on the use of ambient scribe technology has launched, covering checks to be made before use, consent, transparency, checking for accuracy, the lawful basis for processing of data, record retention and storage, and more. It notes that healthcare professionals should check whether the […]
Digital Maturity Assessment report for 2025 highlights trust progress and rankings for overall digital maturity
NHS England has published the latest Digital Maturity Assessment report for 2024 and 2025, offering a system-wide view of digital maturity by trust and ICB. By including 2024 data alongside latest 2025 scores, it offers further insight into progress for each organisation. The CIO or a nominated deputy for each […]
Feature: AI in action, supporting safer care across the NHS
By Radar Healthcare Patient safety remains one of the most important priorities across the NHS and wider healthcare system. Healthcare organisations generate vast amounts of information every day through incident reporting, governance processes and clinical systems, but turning this information into meaningful learning remains a significant challenge. Artificial intelligence is […]
