NHSX has opened a market engagement exercise to gather information to investigate the current market capabilities and possible solutions to shape booking and referral appointment management. Relevant suppliers are being invited to participate through a questionnaire, as part of the NHSX Booking Referrals Appointment Management (BRAM) programme. The main aim […]
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£250 million framework for Intelligent Automation tools released
A new framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services to allow NHS organisations and other public sector bodies to purchase intelligent automation tools. The £250 million framework intends to provide a contractual service to support the adoption, implementation and on-going development of intelligent automation solutions across health and care. The […]
Humber, Coast & Vale ICS opens £2m tender for single maternity system
Humber, Coast and Vale Integrated Care System (ICS) has opened a £2 million tender to procure a single maternity system. The ICS is looking for a supplier to be in place for April 2022 to deliver a single system to be used across three or four local trusts, including Hull […]
NHSX opens funding applications for digital perioperative pathways
NHSX has opened up applications for digital perioperative pathway support, through a new fund, with the aim of helping Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to streamline services. The Perioperative Care Adoption Fund, part of a wider collaboration between NHSX, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), […]
NHSX funding project to support ICSs with digital MSK pathways
A new funding programme has been launched by NHSX to support Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) that are interested in digitising musculoskeletal (MSK) pathways – either through introducing or scaling up digital innovations. Around £1 million in funding is available in total through the programme, which aims to support ICSs, who […]
NHS Digital commits to new workforce diversity targets
NHS Digital has set itself a number of new targets to improve the diversity of its workforce at all levels, in areas such as tech and data, and particularly in senior roles. According to the organisation, around one in five NHS staff are from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, […]
Feature: Using operational data to support the redesign of clinical pathways across an ICS
For the latest in the HTN feature series which focuses on digital transformation for integrated care systems (ICS), HTN spoke with David Hancock, Healthcare Executive Advisor at InterSystems. In our virtual chat we discussed the role of operational data, the need for data liquidity, and how to approach system-wide pathway […]
Greater Manchester announces plans for improving digital inclusion
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester recently set out new plans to improve digital inclusion and get residents in the region online. A Digital Inclusion Action Network has now been established to help support the Mayor’s ambitions, which include finding ways to provide all under-25s, over-75s and people that […]
South West London and St George’s plans new digital strategy
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has announced plans to publish a new five-year digital strategy in 2022. The strategy, aimed to shape the direction of transformation at the trust, will place a key theme on digital inclusivity and co-design, the trust said. It’s now called on service […]
Video: NHSX on the importance of adopting digital Blueprints
Paul Charnley, Digital Lead for Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership and a Co-Chair of the NHSX Blueprinting Steering Committee, delivered a live webcast for the HTN audience on why Blueprints are so important in helping NHS organisations to deliver digital capabilities. Speaking to us in June, as part […]
