HTN caught up with Matt Connor, group chief digital information officer for University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, consisting of Liverpool University Hospitals Trust and Liverpool Women’s and spanning multiple hospital sites. Matt shared insight into the importance of having a cohesive strategy for digital and his views on cyber security […]
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Ransomware consultation on mandatory incident reporting and ban on payments opens
A consultation has opened to explore proposals to increase incident reporting and reduce payments to cyber-criminals, with the aim of reducing the threat posed by malicious ransomware software. The government recognises that whilst “it may seem like a necessary evil to pay a ransom” to end disruption and resume normal […]
HTN Now: upcoming panel discussions 2025
HTN Now is back for another year, covering a range of health tech topics across health and care settings, through a series of webcasts, webinars and panel discussions. Every session is completely free for NHS employees to attend and open for everyone to join. Want to get involved? Find out more […]
Sword Health acquires UK digital prehabilitation tech, Surgery Hero
Sword Health has announced the acquisition of UK-based health tech supplier, Surgery Hero. The acquisition comes as part of Sword Health’s investment in the UK, and will see the Surgery Hero tool integrated with the Sword Health offering, with the Surgery Hero team integrated also. Sword Health describe itself as […]
State of digital government review: fragmented tech, underused data, funding not reflecting modern digital practice
The government’s State of Digital Government Review has offered a “realistic and unflinching” analysis of tech in public services, highlighting fragmented technology, underused data, low service reliability, dependence on external resources for core skills, and funding which does not reflect modern digital practice. The review also highlights examples of good […]
Feature: Building confidence in AI telephony tools for primary care
By Max Gattlin, Commercial Director, X-on Health The latest NHS England figures show that general practice delivered a record 38.6m appointments in October 2024 (or more than 40m if you include COVID-19 jabs), that’s the highest ever one-month total on record. Alongside this, primary care struggles with overwhelming demand and […]
AI Opportunities Action Plan to establish AI growth zones, unlock data assets, support vendors to scale, promote trust and adoption
The UK Government has published its AI Opportunities Action Plan, accepting recommendations for expanding computing capacity, establishing AI growth zones, unlocking data assets, and sharing alongside a proposed delivery timeline. In a foreword, Prime Minister Keir Starmer highlights the “defining opportunity of our generation”, outlining the potential of AI to […]
HTN Now Awards 2024: Health Tech Case Study of the Year
Here, we present finalists for the HTN Now Awards 2024 in the category of Health Tech Case Study of the Year. Suvera Overview: SouthEast London ICB (SEL ICB) engaged Suvera to improve hypertension management across two PCNs in Lewisham. In just six months, Suvera reduced systolic blood pressure by an average […]
HTN Now Awards 2024: Digital Patient Transformation
Here, we present finalists for the HTN Now Awards 2024 in the category of Digital Patient Transformation. The Institute of Clinical Science and Technology Overview: ICST’s Respiratory Digital Therapeutics Toolkit has achieved national adoption across Wales, with a 100 percent uptake in primary care and hospitals. It improves outcomes, builds […]
HTN Now Awards 2024: SME/Start-up Innovation
Here, we present finalists for the HTN Now Awards 2024 in the category of SME/Start-up Innovation. e18 Innovation Overview: e18 Innovation is a UK based female led SME which revolutionises NHS operations through intelligent automation, enhancing patient care and operational efficiency. Collaborating with over 50 NHS organisations, e18 has successfully […]
