In October, for HTN Now Focus, our online event for Integrated Care Systems, HTN welcomed Dr Mark Dornan, GP and co-chair at Newcastle Gateshead CCG and SRO for Digital Care Programmes at North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS), to the virtual stage. Dr Dornan shared North East […]
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University Hospitals of North Midlands publish analysis used to develop prediction tool
Researchers from the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and Staffordshire University, have published a new report into their analysis of hospital admission data used to develop a predictive tool. The paper, entitled: ‘A predictive model for identifying patients at risk of delayed transfer of care: a retrospective, cross-sectional […]
Manchester University NHS enters data sharing collaboration with Rinicare
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has signed up to a data sharing collaboration with Rinicare, a company focused on clinical risk prediction. The collaboration and data sharing agreement will help to develop the company’s clinical risk prediction technology platform, STABILITY. The digital tool uses algorithms designed to give clinicians working in critical […]
First research study published using GM Care Record
The first research paper to use data from the Greater Manchester Care Record has been published in The Lancet. The paper, entitled: ‘Temporal trends in primary care-recorded self-harm during and beyond the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Time series analysis of electronic healthcare records for 2.8 million patients in […]
Patients set to access new entries in TPP and EMIS health records
From next month, patients will be able to access all new entries in their online health records, if their GP practice use TPP or EMIS IT systems. According to NHS Digital, patients who use online accounts – such as the NHS App – and whose surgery uses TPP, will be […]
RwHealth raises £6.1 million in Series A funding
AI and data specialist RwHealth has announced a successful raise of £6.1m in Series A funding. The company supports over 40 healthcare providers in the UK and internationally, to glean insight and value from data and analytics by utilising the company’s data science platform, through a combination of artificial intelligence, […]
New Information Standard published to support medicines information sharing
NHS Digital has published a new Information Standard on medicines information sharing, with the aim of helping to reduce errors and increase safety when patients transfer between care locations. The Standard, which ‘sets out definitions that are to be used when a health professional sends or receives patient medication and […]
Greater Manchester Combined Authority shares new national digital exclusion tool
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has launched a new national tool which can be used to calculate the risk of digital exclusion and identify areas in need of more support. The Digital Exclusion Risk Index (DERI) tool, which can be used across England, Wales and Scotland, was released last week, […]
NHS England and NHS Digital create new cancer quality of life dashboard
A new data dashboard, which illustrates quality of life levels for cancer patients in England, has been launched by the NHS. Teams from NHS England and NHS Improvement, and NHS Digital, worked on the project, which uses data from national surveys. People with cancer are being asked to complete the […]
Health Data Research UK funding to inform design of UK digital research environments
Health Data Research UK, UK Research and Innovation, and Administrative Data Research UK have launched a £2 million fund to explore, develop and progress a UK-wide digital research infrastructure – focusing on the design to connect sensitive data from across research councils. The programme aims to attracts 10 ‘Sprint Exemplar Projects’ […]
