A new guide to help councils and social care providers avoid common issues when introducing technologies into adult social care has been published by the University of Birmingham and RAND Europe. The guide has been developed through the BRACE Rapid Evaluation Centre and co-badged by Digital Social Care and NHS […]
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GP contract updates focus on access, mandated cloud telephony and prospective record access
NHS England has written to all GP practices, primary care networks and integrated care boards to make changes to the GP contract 2023/24. In the letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, national director primary care and community services at NHS England, the changes focus on offering an assessment of need at […]
Special report: pathways, cross-organisation workflows and region-wide projects
The latest edition of our special report series focuses on pathways, cross-organisation workflows and region-wide projects. We are joined by Open Medical as they share their work unifying trauma pathways throughout the Lincolnshire region, and we take a look at some of the latest news and resources from the health […]
Cambridge University Hospitals explores role of mixed reality tech
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT (CUH) has explored the role of mixed reality to improve and optimise how staff deliver clinical care, and how the trust trains and educates staff. Through an awareness event at CUH, including tech suppliers Microsoft, VSI ApoQLar, Fracture Reality JoinXR, Proximie and Holomedicine Association, CUH staff […]
Jenny Chong and Tim Ferris discuss driving digital transformation at HETT
At healthcare event HETT North this week, a discussion between Jenny Chong, the Chair of Medway Innovation Institute and Tim Ferris, the Director of Transformation at NHS England, focused on ‘driving digital transformation across the entire NHS: the power of connected services in healthcare’. The discussion captured our attention and covered […]
The Health Foundation to launch tech funding programme to support care at home
The Health Foundation is to launch a new programme to provide funding and guidance for tech-enabled approaches to support care at home and in the community. First, the organisation is seeking a support partner to help deliver the new funding programme, with up to £120,000 made available for a partner. Following […]
NICE conditionally recommends digitally enabled therapies
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has conditionally recommended digitally enabled therapies to treat anxiety and depression in adults. The digitally enabled therapies are to address conditions such as PTSD and body dysmorphia, with each technology including support and involvement of an NHS Talking Therapies clinician, and using cognitive […]
Feature: Insource on elective recovery solutions that put you in control of your waiting lists
By Kim Aspinall, Director of Commercial Operations, Insource Ltd With over seven million people in the UK waiting for treatment, the pressure is on nationally to reduce waiting lists. A huge number of initiatives have come out of NHS England to drive down the backlogs – from 78-week waiters to […]
Panel discussion: virtual wards and the future of remote patient care
For HTN Now, we hosted a panel discussion on virtual wards and the future of remote patient care, with guests Tara Donnelly (director of digital care models at NHS England), Sam Jackson (clinical services manager for the Virtual Health Hub at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) and Jamie Innes (product […]
Mid and South Essex pilots prediction tech to reduce did not attend rate
NHS England has highlighted a pilot at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust where artificial intelligence (AI) technology is being used to predict likely missed appointments. The algorithm, created by Deep Medical, uses a range of external insights including the weather, traffic and jobs, to identify where and why a […]
