The Cleveland Clinic in London has been awarded HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 accreditation in recognition of the “significant level” of digitisation and integration of its MyPractice Community EMR. The electronic medial record is based on “an integrated suite of software modules created by Epic® Systems”, said to offer clinicians access […]
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PRSB to develop new approach for use of individual characteristics within care records
Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) is to lead a consultation for NHS England aiming to explore how an individual’s characteristics are used in clinical decision-making and improve how those characteristics are recorded in care records, with focus on ensuring that patient diversity is reflected. The project will look to make […]
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital trials intelligent medications cabinet for patient bedside
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has tested out a ‘Bedside Intelligent Cabinet’ designed to store routine medicines, alert patients or guardians when medication is due, and update staff including notifying them if any medication is missed. Through the trial, families and staff teams have shared suggestions for now the Bedside Intelligent […]
NHS DigiTrials initiative to recruit 150,000 volunteers for research on cancer and children’s surgery
The NHS DigiTrials initiative is looking to recruit 150,000 volunteers for four research projects around cancer diagnosis and treatment, and children’s surgery. 120,000 of those volunteers will be recruited for the BEST4 Heartburn Health trial, involving the testing of a new screening technique for oesophageal cancer which sees patients swallow […]
NHS England shares refreshed plans for current operating framework to support optimisation
NHS England has published a letter penned by NHSE’s chief delivery officer and national director for system development, highlighting a need for optimisation of the NHS system, “greater clarity” around what every part of the NHS is accountable for, and emphasising intentions to follow the Darzi report guidance to shift […]
Children’s health platform Little Journey raises £6 million to scale and enhance product
Health tech company Little Journey, aiming to support paediatric care delivery through personalised psychological support, has announced the raising of £6 million Series A funding with intent to accelerate work on a global scale. Created to support children undergoing elective surgery, Little Journey’s platform provides customised preparation and psychological support […]
Launching HTN’s cyber security professional network!
HTN is delighted to announce the launch of the HTN cyber security professional network, designed to facilitate the sharing of best practice and ideas, and discuss challenges, approaches, learning, reflections, and more around cyber security in the NHS. The network will be an extension of our current programmes on cyber […]
Industry view: what is holding the NHS back from innovation, and what is needed to break these barriers?
To gain insights and perspectives from across the industry, HTN asked a variety of NHS and health tech professionals: what is holding the NHS back from innovation, and what is needed to break these barriers? From NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB and ICS, head of innovation Dr Tim Clarke said […]
Exploring smart tech: VR, IoT, wearable sensors, digital twins and more
Let’s take a look at what has been happening when it comes to emerging tech and smart tech for healthcare, from news in this area to innovative uses of this technology in the industry to research exploring the art of the possible. Emerging tech, innovations and smart tech In March, […]
NHS England highlights ICBs to assess information, digital maturity across sectors, progress on system wide digital plans, virtual ward capacity and usage
NHS England has published guidance for integrated care boards around assessing the effectiveness of information and using it insightfully to streamline performance and support continuous improvement. The guidance highlights the role of using information in this way to enable ICBs to meet statutory duties, detect early warning signs around quality […]
