The Department Health and Social Care has opened a market engagement, seeking input from care technology suppliers, innovators, and start-ups to support the development and implementation of new national standards for care technology. The call for input follows the government’s announcement of new reforms around adult social care in January, […]
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HTN Now panel discusses patient engagement, communication tech and patient portals
For our latest HTN Now panel discussion on advancing patient engagement with communication tech and patient portals, we were joined by experts including Jothi Vasan-O’Leary, medical information officer and outpatient clinical lead (GIRFT) at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton; Daniel Parkinson, digital IT project manager at Leeds Teaching Hospitals; […]
NHS England to be abolished: Keir Starmer announces how the government will “reshape”
Keir Starmer has today confirmed plans to abolish NHS England, in a move he states will bring the management of the NHS “back into democratic control” and support the government’s objective of “reshaping the state”. In his speech in Hull this morning, the prime minister said: “I don’t see why […]
Interview: Michael Wornow, computer science PhD candidate at Stanford University, California
For a recent HTN interview, we caught up with Michael Wornow, a computer science PhD student at Stanford University to discuss some of his most recent projects, including his involvement with research on Advancing Responsible Healthcare AI with Longitudinal EHR Datasets. Michael began by introducing himself as a PhD candidate currently […]
Exploring automation with patient record storage and how West Hertfordshire manages 350k medical records
For HTN’s latest feature series, we focus in on digital clinical and administrative systems, sharing practical use cases and examples supporting productivity. Here, we explore Restore Information Management’s Auto-Ordering System, utilised by NHS organisations to support automation when ordering and managing patient records, files and notes. We share examples of […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT acquires health tech company
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired the digital health company, Health Call Solutions Limited, in a bid to “support Health Call to develop its reach across the NHS”. The deal will see the trust acquire the company’s software products said to support the management of healthcare data, to support […]
Sussex Community procures £275,000 exercise prescription software service
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract worth £275,000 to London-based Physitrack PLC for the provision of an exercise prescription software service. The platform is said to enable physiotherapists to create “customised home exercise programs” with “easy-to-follow” videos to promote adherence, pain tracking, and progress monitoring features. According […]
Leading the Future of Haematology: HPCC 2025 Brings AI, Digital Innovation & Patient Voices Together
By the HPCC 2025 team The response to HPCC25 has been amazing. We’ve heard from hundreds of patients, clinicians, NHS trusts, NHS executives, patient organisations, researchers, industry leaders, and digital health innovators who want to get involved, and we couldn’t be more fired up to deliver HPCC25. Get ready for […]
Sussex Partnership organisational strategy highlights data, innovation, and digital technologies
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust shared its organisational strategy for 2025 – 2030 last week, setting out its vision, objectives and measures, as well noting the opportunities to utilise data, innovation and a digital-first approach. The trust opens with its vision to state “delivering the strategy will take time and […]
Government accepts 15 recommendations on the regulation of AI as a medical device
The UK government has published a response to a report from the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) about the regulation of AI as a medical device (AIaMD), accepting all 15 of its recommendations, and offering insight into current work and next steps in this space. Highlighting that AIaMD has “advanced significantly […]
