Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has announced the launch of a series of animated videos at Royal Bolton Hospital’s Breast Unit, to provide patients with information surrounding breast cancer treatment, and help boost understanding prior to consent. In a twelve-month pilot funded by Our Bolton NHS Charity, patients will be provided […]
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Patient portal to launch at George Eliot Hospital
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is to launch its patient portal, MyCare, next month. The patient portal is currently in pilot for ENT, oral, and pain medical specialties at the trust, with the initial functionality to provide a view of a patient’s appointment letter and the option to choose to […]
Health Tech Awards 2024 launched!
HTN is delighted to announce the launch of the 2024 Health Tech Awards, sponsored by CCube Solutions! The Health Tech Awards 2024 are back for another year to share and celebrate success across health and care, with over 150 NHS leaders from a variety of care settings and backgrounds carefully […]
Two suppliers on Tech Innovation Framework on track to go live within general practice
Two of the suppliers on the Tech Innovation Framework are “on target to go live” within general practice according to a blog shared by NHS England, and as such deliver on the framework’s vision to supply internet-first, cloud-hosted and user-centred products to support flexibility and agility, as well as increasing inoperability through […]
Bupa Ventures Fund launches with $20m to support healthcare innovation start-ups
Bupa Ventures has announced the launch of its new Bupa Ventures Fund, with a total of $20 million in funding available for start-ups focusing on innovative models of healthcare across a variety of areas and early focuses including predictive and preventative healthcare, genomics, home care, and remote monitoring. Designed to […]
Jersey publishes report on EPR programme outlining challenges around engagement and benefits identification
Jersey’s Comptroller and Auditor General, Lynn Pamment CBE, has published a review on the nation’s EPR implementation, highlighting the need for “greater focus on effective stakeholder and user engagement, as well as more effective discipline around the identification, monitoring and delivery of benefits”. The review centres around the Government of […]
NHS App and website to help “make the system simpler” in plan to recover dentistry
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have published ‘Our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry’, setting out plans to prevent poor oral health, to boost access and activity, and to support and develop the dental workforce, with digital means noted to play a role in […]
News in brief: thoracic robotic surgery virtual observership programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’, two new UK Approved Bodies for medical device certification, trials for sobriety app and stroke treatment, and more
Here, we take a look at some of the health tech news stories to have captured our attention recently. Virtual observership programme launched at Guy’s and St Thomas’ for robotic surgery A six-week course in robotic surgery is underway at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which allows applicants such […]
Predictive modelling, data dashboards and early warning systems feature in strategic data themes from Somerset NHS
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s digital strategy strategic data themes focus on the four core principles of predict, prepare, prevent and improve, setting out planned actions including providing training for staff on predictive modelling, developing tools so that front-end users can create their own data dashboards; and developing early warning systems […]
Legacy information systems: approaches from across the NHS
As part of this week’s focus on legacy information systems, we’re exploring views from NHS professionals on their organisation’s approach. Mark Chester, assistant director of digital services at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, said: “All organisations face challenges with legacy systems and what happens to the […]
