For a recent HTN Now webinar we were joined by a team from Ideal Health, including Stephanie Spencer, director of implementation services; Martin Roe, technical consultant; and Paul Chiles, digital specialist. Through the session, Stephanie discussed a variety of topics and issues relating to digital maturity and building digital maturity […]
Other News
News in brief: anxiety app for children in Gloucestershire, mental health support website in Portsmouth, ‘DadPad’ app in Coventry, and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news stories that have caught our eye in March. My Medical Record integrates with NHS App at University Hospital Southampton University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has announced the integration of its My Medical Record platform with the NHS App, […]
Hywel Dda Local University Health Board publishes £75m tender for long-term digital transformation partner
Hywel Dda Local University Health Board has published a tender worth an estimated £75 million for a digital transformation strategic partner to support them in planning, accessing and managing digital ambitions by leveraging the capacity and expertise of both the health board and the partner. It is hoped that the […]
Interview: “A digital nurse is still a nurse at heart” Jessie Dhaliwal, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
For a recent interview, we spoke with Jessie Dhaliwal, a digital nurse at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Shuri Fellow, about her work on digital and transformation in Leeds. Jessie started out by sharing with us a little bit about her role and background, saying: “I’ve been a registered […]
Google Cloud announces updates to solutions to support interoperability, data foundations and gen AI
Google Cloud has announced updates to three solutions aiming to support healthcare and life sciences organisations in enabling interoperability, building stronger data foundations and deploying generative AI tools in the hopes of improving patient outcomes. A key update centres around increased interoperability between the three solutions: Vertex AI Search for […]
HTN Now: OX.DH on how technology in fertility clinics can transform care
A webinar with John Kosobucki, CEO and founder of OX.DH, focused on how modern technology in fertility clinics is transforming care. He shared insights into how their flagship product, OX. assisted reproduction (OX.ar), came about, how it is being rolled out and how it is used in practice. John emphasised […]
NHS Dumfries and Galloway experiences “focused and ongoing” cyber attack
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has announced that a “focused and ongoing” cyber attack has taken place on its IT systems, with the health board “generally running as normal” at present. The board shares that work is ongoing to identify the consequences of the attack, and to assess “the concern that […]
New systems introduced through digital transformation programme at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
A collaboration between Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and technology provider CDW has led to the implementation of a number of digital systems as part of an 18-month transformation programme designed to support the trust with digital skills and equipment. Systems introduced at the trust include Kontakt.io Real-Time Location Services solution, […]
Poll: Five years from now, how many GP clinical system suppliers do you think there will be?
Over on LinkedIn, we asked our audience how many GP clinical system (core electronic health record) suppliers they think there will be in five years’ time – below three, four to six, or more than seven? Out of 155 votes, the first option of ‘one to three’ received a clear […]
Interview: Victoria Betton, PeopleDotCom, on the importance of people-centred design for digital transformation
We recently sat down for a chat with Victoria Betton, director at PeopleDotCom, for a discussion on the importance of people-centred design for digital transformation. Victoria started by introducing herself and telling us a little bit about her background, explaining that she worked in the NHS for over 25 years […]
