Belfast Health and Social Care Trust went live this week (6 June) with its electronic patient record system, replacing previous paper processes, with a digital record. The trust went live at 4am on Thursday, as part of a national programme to introduce an electronic health and social care record to cover […]
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Featured interview: Ben Farrar of Traka on operational efficiencies for device management in healthcare
Our latest interview saw HTN sit down for a chat with Ben Farrar, business development manager for the healthcare sector for UK-based Traka, the global market leader in key and asset management. To begin with, Ben shared some insight into his role, which sees him take on responsibility for Traka’s […]
Ambulance services report highlights need to be “better prepared for the emerging impacts of advancing technologies”
A report developed by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives in partnership with NHS Providers and NHS Confederation has called for the “radical re-design” of urgent and emergency care and long-term planning and highlights the need to be “better prepared for the emerging impacts of advancing technologies”. Additionally, the report […]
Study explores potential for 999 calls to be “video live streamed” to aid response decision-making
A study led by the University of Surrey and funded by the NIHR has looked at the potential for technology to enable “video live streaming” of trauma incidents, with the aim of helping to support decision-making from the emergency services around response. Enabled by 999 callers’ smartphones, the study explored […]
Panel discussion: how can digital help us to bridge the gender health gap?
Our latest panel discussion focused on women and health tech, generating conversation around the gender health gap and the potential role of digital in this space. For the purposes of the discussion we were joined by Kim Ashall, head of virtual wards for North West Anglia Foundation Trust and programme […]
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 […]
SBRI Healthcare awards £4.9m in innovation funding across learning disability and maternity care
SBRI Healthcare, in collaboration with partners including the Health Innovation Network, has awarded almost £5 million in funding for innovations across learning disability and maternity care, with five innovations for maternity care receiving a portion of £2.5 million and a further five innovations awarded a share of £2.4 million for work […]
HTN Now Awards 2023/24: Best Virtual Care Project
Next up: we present the finalists in the category of Best Virtual Care Project. iPLATO/HUMA Overview: Gestational Diabetes is a growing problem in the UK as maternity services, and the consequences of not managing this condition are dire, with emergency C-sections and pre-term births. Our solution enables a much better […]
HTN Now Awards 2023/24: Innovation in Health and Care
Up next: finalists in the category of Innovation in Health and Care. Birdie – the intelligent platform for homecare Overview: Birdie seeks to reinvent care through innovative technology, enabling older adults to thrive at home through a platform built to drive critical efficiencies and further person-centric care. Why? The UK’s […]
South Tees agrees eight-year extension for EPR and ePMA contract
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed an eight-year contract extension with Alcidion for the provision of the trust’s EPR, taking the contract agreement – initially set to expire in 2025 – up to 2033. The trust has been utilising Alcidion’s Miya Precision EPR, which includes the OPENeP ePMA module […]
