UnitedHealth Group confirmed a threat actor gained access to its tech division Change Healthcare last month, which supports pharmacies and hospitals across the US. The company updated the market yesterday to note that it expects to restore Change Healthcare’s systems by mid-March. The company said that once they became aware of […]
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Digital Health and Care Wales 2024-2027 primary care strategy commits to building connectivity and research capability
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has published its primary care strategy for 2024-2027, sharing priorities including developing a digital futures team with the intention of shaping technology choices, and enhancing researching and reporting capability. The strategy is built around four key principles. The first, delivery quality, sees DHCW commit […]
Teledermatology service supporting waiting list reductions in Cornwall
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has partnered with Isla Health to offer dermatology services remotely to patients across community hospitals in Cornwall. Patients can be referred-in by their GP to an imaging clinic, where a medical photographer will take photographs of areas identified for concern, before those images are […]
Royal Devon University Healthcare moves to ‘digital by default’ approach for outpatient letters
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has moved to a ‘digital by default’ approach with regards to outpatient letters, with director of transformation Phil Luke highlighting hopes that the move will “dramatically reduce the amount of paper waste and cut down on carbon emissions” as part of efforts to […]
HTN Now: Think Healthcare on the journey of NHS cloud telephony from transition to transformation
At our digital primary care event, we were joined by Dave Mills, head of Think Healthcare, for a webinar focusing on the ongoing journey of NHS cloud telephony from transition to transformation. Dave explored the journey for sites who have recently started the migration to advanced cloud telephony along with […]
HTN at HETT North 2024: tackling AI risks and tips for virtual care
We rounded off our February with a visit to Healthcare Excellence Through Technology (HETT) North, bringing together professionals to discuss health tech topics. We attended a variety of sessions to hear views and discussions – here are some of our highlights. Artificial intelligence: how to mitigate risk and building trust […]
Government announces budget for long term growth including funding for NHS digital transformation
The ‘Budget for Long Term Growth’ has been announced today by the UK government, sharing plans for the NHS to receive a £2.5 billion day-to-day funding boost for 2024/25 along with £3.4 billion in capital investment over the forecast period “to invest in new tech and digital transformation”. The plan […]
Featured interview: “We don’t believe there is such a thing as digital or physical healthcare; it’s just healthcare” Kalle Conneryd Lundgren, COO at Livi
For our latest interview, we sat down with Kalle Conneryd Lundgren, chief operating officer at Livi (known as Kry in Sweden and Norway). Kalle discussed the health tech provider’s offering, work in the UK and beyond, and aspirations for the future. Hi Kalle! Can you tell me a bit about […]
North Staffordshire Combined launches patient app with ability to connect personal tech and smartwatches data
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has launched PatientAide, an online tool to provide patients access to their health documents, and connect personal tech and data from smartwatches. The app and online web tool provides patients with the ability to view letters, correspondence and test results, complete questionnaires before or after an […]
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust achieves HIMSS Stage 7
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has achieved HIMSS EMRAM (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model) Stage 7, confirming that the trust has met “the highest international quality standard for excellence in digital and data”. The achievement follows an on-site assessment this week which saw HIMSS inspectors observing as […]
