Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced digital health coaching app, Surgery Hero to help patients prepare for surgery. Using AI, Surgery Hero “quickly and accurately” identifies patients who may need additional support before and after an operation, with an aim to “reduce the risk of complications before a […]
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Sonia Patel, CTO announces Let’s Talk Architecture initiative and to create digital architecture for health and care blueprint
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s senior writer, Emily Rodwell attended the digital transformation opening keynote, where chief technology officer for NHS England, Sonia Patel, announced plans for a new initiative around Let’s Talk Architecture and creating a “digital and data blueprint for health and care”. Taking to LinkedIn to […]
Two primary care innovation projects selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB test bed programme
Two primary care innovation projects have been selected for Surrey Heartlands ICB Test Bed Programme, which, supported by £1.3 million in non-recurrent funding, aims to deliver innovation in primary care, focusing on three key areas: inbound, outbound, and business processes. One of the projects set to be rolled out across […]
Cambridge University Hospitals goes live with instant shared care record access from EPR
On Tuesday this week Cambridge University Hospitals went live to provide teams with “instant access” to their region shared care record directly from the trust’s Epic EPR. In what Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS is noting as “a major milestone” in the roll-out of the shared care record, access is granted […]
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB awards digital mental health tech contract
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has awarded a contract to the digital mental wellness programme myHappymind, an online educational resource aimed at supporting children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing. The procurement of the myHappymind platform, aims to provide children aged 3-11 with “interactive and pre-prepared […]
NHS England announces Epic EPR integration with NHS App
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s Emily Rodwell, senior writer, attended a panel discussion on the question, ‘can the NHS App finally become the digital front door?’. Talking as part of the digital transformation stage was Professor Joe Harrison, national director of NHS digital channels at NHS England and chief […]
£3.9 million funding awarded to innovations supporting urgent & emergency care
£3.9 million has been awarded to nine innovations that support the delivery of urgent & emergency care, through a SBRI Healthcare, an Accelerated Access Collaborative initiative, in partnership with the Health Innovation Network, funding programme. The funding aims to support innovations that scope health and care outside of hospitals, support […]
NHS transformation executive team announced to lead transition into DHSC
An NHS transformation executive team has been announced to help lead the transition of NHS England into the DHSC and “support ongoing business priorities, statutory functions and day to day delivery”. With all colleagues except for the deputy CEO expected to be in post on 1 April, the team has […]
Cambridge University Hospitals introduces tool enabling EHR data to be transferred to research databases
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has introduced a tool for EHR data to be transferred to research databases or electronic data capture software for use in clinical trials, in a move the trust hopes will allow researchers to spend “more time on clinical research rather than data entry”. The Archer […]
£6 million investment in innovation for diabetes, stroke, and genetic testing for babies in Scotland
The Scottish Government has shared details of a £6 million investment to be made as part of the Accelerated National Innovations Adoption (ANIA) programme, supporting innovation across conditions including type 2 diabetes and stroke, and for babies born with rare genetic conditions. £4.5 million will be invested over three years […]
