University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new research and innovation strategy for 2023-2028, setting out plans for digital to play a role in helping the trust to meet environmental goals in their processes along with aims to widen access to new technologies and treatments through system working. Principles […]
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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust signs 10-year EPR contract
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has signed a 10-year contract for an EPR system with System C designed to support integration with partner trust Walsall Healthcare, along with enabling integration with other services provided by the same supplier across Black Country ICS. The roll-out of the new system will involve […]
Help judge the HTN Now Awards!
We’re looking for a fantastic group of people to help support the judging process for the HTN Now Awards, sponsored by CCube Solutions! Whether you can help with one category or more, we would love your help and think it’s a great process to be involved in! The HTN Now […]
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board awards £1m EPR contract for eye-care digitisation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, has announced the awarding of a contract worth an estimated £1,183,936 for eye-care digitisation to support NHS Wales’ strategic ambition of providing care closer to home where possible and supporting people to maintain independence through […]
NHSE publishes latest stats on GP appointments including percentage of video consultations
NHS England has published the latest statistics on general practice appointments from September 2023, sharing that 23.8 percent were carried out via telephone (estimated to include around 7 million appointments) and 2.1 percent through video conferencing software (approximately 651,000 appointments) during the month. These figures demonstrate a slight drop from […]
Journal shares recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation
A journal article published in The Lancet Digital Health has set out recommendations to support data infrastructure transformation, with the authors also producing a website intended to “promote transparency and showcase NHS data assets” following a mapping exercise involving “all electronic patient data flows across England, from providers to more […]
NHS England publishes roadmap designed to support roll-out of teledermatology
NHS England has published a roadmap with the aim of accelerating the roll-out of teledermatology, by setting out practical steps that systems can take to ensure implementation of a “efficient, safe and effective” teletermatology service, including opportunities to improve integration and prepare for the introduction of artificial intelligence in skin […]
“We need to get to a point where we can deliver the level of seamless care that patients expect” – panel discussion on the primary and secondary interface
For our recent panel, we spoke with Max Carter, programme director in outpatient transformation at North West London ICB; Dr Paul Wright, GP and deputy clinical director/IT clinical lead at NHS Greater Manchester and CCIO at Manchester and Trafford Local Care Organisation; David Ezra, managing director at integrated patient referral […]
Digital to support care at home and consistent messaging in Scotland’s new winter preparedness plan
The Scottish Government has published this year’s winter preparedness plan for health and social care, with a number of priorities set out around helping people receive care from home; ensuring consistent messaging for the public and staff; recruitment, retention and wellbeing; maximising capacity and maintaining integrated services; supporting safe delivery […]
Interview: “You need people with broad experiences to lead digital agendas” William Monaghan, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NFT
Our latest interview features William Monaghan, executive chief digital information officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust. William joined us to chat about the digital projects and priorities at his trust, their emphasis on user-centred design, and his hopes for the future. Hi William, can […]
