The UK Government has published an overview of the Laura Wade-Gery review into data, digital and tech in the NHS. An overview of the independent report – which informed Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid’s proposal to merge NHSX and NHS Digital into NHS England and Improvement, along with […]
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James Paget Hospitals’ highlights digital vision
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust (JPUH) has released a refreshed clinical strategy for 2021-2026, which includes its digital plan and focus. The trust says that the vision for its revamped strategy is “underpinned by four enabling strategies” identified by the trust through specialty workshops considered to have the most […]
NHSX and NHS Digital to merge into NHS England – the view so far
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed plans for NHSX and NHS Digital to be merged into NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), as part of a wider shake up to reform digital transformation and workforce planning in the NHS. Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision […]
Video: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital on the art of co-designing & co-creating a modular care record
At our last HTN Now event, Dr Saroj Patel, Chief Digital Innovation Officer at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH), delivered an insightful live webcast on ‘the goal and art of co-designing and co-creating a modular care record’. Saroj started her live session by sharing the trust’s journey […]
Innovations in focus: all 35 winners of NHSX’s new Adoption Fund
HTN recently covered the announcement of NHSX’s new Adoption Fund winners. The 35 successful innovations, and the teams behind them, will each receive a share of the £6.5 million funding pot. Spread out across five areas – gastroenterology, musculoskeletal, perioperative, cardiology and cardiac surgery pathways, and digital inclusion – the […]
Video: North East and North Cumbria ICS shares its digital care programme and approach
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 […]
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 […]
46 suppliers selected for £5bn NHS digital documents framework
Suppliers have been named as part of a £5 billion framework, which is led by NHS London Procurement Partnership and focuses on digital document solutions and storage. The four-year Digital Documents Solutions framework includes a range of suppliers to cover the scope of digital solutions, and associated hardware or software. […]
Invitation to tender for new research project into Equality Impact Assessments
The NHS Race and Health Observatory (RHO), an independent organisation which works to identify, explore and tackle ethnic inequalities in healthcare, has put out an invitation to tender for research into how tech, treatments and innovations are impacted by Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs). The Observatory, which is supported by NHS […]
Study highlights effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity
A research study, believed to be the first of its kind, has explored the effectiveness of digital technologies used as interventions for increasing physical activity, with the analysis focusing on the effectiveness based on socioeconomic status. The study, entitled: ‘The effectiveness of digital interventions for increasing physical activity in individuals of […]
