At HETT, HTN took the opportunity to sit down for a chat with Owen Powell, ICT director at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), during which Owen shared his experience of the trust’s move to cloud infrastructure with the support of Rackspace Technology; his advice for other […]
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NHS Scotland extends £4m contract for colon capsule endoscopy managed service
NHS Scotland has extended its £4 million contract with Medtronic for a colon capsule endoscopy managed service; with an estimated value of £400,000, the extension is granted for a six-month period to allow Medtronic to complete “the final number of funded procedures”. The procurement sought to improve the patient journey, […]
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust announces preferred EPR supplier
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) has announced the preferred supplier for its electronic patient record, to Insight Direct (UK) implementing a Nervecentre solution, subject to contract and approval of full business case. The trust has been investing in its digital infrastructure as part of the EPR programme, with […]
Scottish healthcare innovators encouraged to apply for Clinical Entrepreneur Programme
InnoScot Health is encouraging Scottish healthcare innovators to apply for the third year of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP), with applications set to close on 29 October ready for the programme to commence in early 2025. Applications are welcomed from NHS workforce staff and those providing NHS services, with […]
Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center recommends that providers appoint CISO
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has warned healthcare providers about Trinity Ransomware group and its focus on targeting patient data, with CEO at OmniIndex Simon Bain speaking out on the “growing threat” of this type of attack and its potential to hold hospital infrastructure “hostage and immobilised”. Bain pointed […]
Digital and data across Scotland: interviews, insight, strategy, innovations…
Digital and data across Scotland In this special report HTN examines the landscape of digital healthcare in Scotland now at present and for the future, as well as speaking to representatives from the Scottish Government, NHS National Services Scotland and Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, to hear their […]
Applications open for £4.2 million medtech accelerator for SMEs seeking external regulatory support
The UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has opened applications for a £4 million medtech fund designed to support SMEs in commercialising new products and meeting new regulatory requirements, with up to £30,000 available for successful applicants. Recognising that SMEs often suffer with a “lack of internal expertise” on the […]
Panel discussion: scaling health tech, new modes of collaboration, and future digital leadership
HTN welcomed a panel of experts from across the health sector for a recent HTN Now webinar to discuss scaling health technologies, focusing on digital projects and programmes successfully scaled at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, as well as approaches, challenges, and how […]
NHS Shared Business Services opens framework opportunity for digital workplace solutions
NHS Shared Business Services has published an open opportunity, seeking suppliers to join a framework to provide digital workplace solutions across the NHS and other public sector organisations. It aims to cover off-the-shelf software licensing, bespoke software development, infrastructure equipment supply, and infrastructure support, maintenance, and management services. The framework […]
HTN Now: Isla’s digital pathway platform in supporting chronic wound care and caring for darker skin tones
A recent HTN Now webinar focused on the potential for technology to help support chronic wound care, focusing on a case study of the Isla digital pathway platform at Birmingham Community Healthcare exploring the utilisation of technology to help detect pressure ulcers in darker skin tones. We were joined by […]
