In 2020, the Health and Social Care Committee commissioned a review of the evidence for effective implementation and appropriateness of government policy commitments with regards to digitisation in the NHS. A report entitled ‘Evaluation of Government commitments made on the digitisation of the NHS’ was recently published to share findings. […]
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£500 million Digital Health Advisory framework to launch
NHS Shared Business Services is to launch a Digital Healthcare Advisory services framework for health and care providers, worth an estimated £500 million. The framework intends to provide specialist digital consultancy and advisory services, to include design, application, delivery and management of digital technologies. Acting on behalf of approved organisations, NHS […]
NHSE publishes Who Does What framework on maximising benefits of digital
NHS England has published Who Does What, a framework designed to support NHS and integrated care system leaders on how to move forward together to maximise benefits of IT infrastructure, with the aim of ultimately enhancing provision of care and achieving optimal value for money. “We will support ICSs in […]
HTN AI and Data: Peter Thomas, CCIO at Moorfields Eye Hospital, on building foundations for scaled AI implementation
At HTN AI and Data, we were joined by Peter Thomas, chief clinical information officer and director of digital medicine at Moorfields Eye Hospital, for a discussion on building the foundations of scaled AI implementation. Peter discussed the applications of AI in eye care, and considered how the broader healthcare […]
HTN Now: Dr Hatim Abdulhussein on using artificial intelligence to improve health equity
We were recently joined by Dr Hatim Abdulhussein, national clinical lead for AI and digital media workforce at the Directorate of Innovation, Digital and Transformation at Health Education England (HEE). For his session, Hatim looked at how AI can be used to improve equity. He looked at why tools such […]
Special report: news and research on artificial intelligence
Next up in our special report series, we’re looking at all things AI. Artificial intelligence is currently at the forefront of health tech news. Since the new year, we’ve seen a wealth of stories hit the headlines, from Google Research and DeepMind researchers publishing an evaluation of an AI application […]
Norfolk and Waveney ICS release digital transformation strategic plan and roadmap
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) has released a digital transformation strategic plan and roadmap, following on from their engagement work in creating their clinical and digital strategies. The plans lays out the ICS’s digital roadmap, how it will invest in digital as an ICS, its clinical objectives and […]
Poll: Focusing on health and care data, what’s the most challenging area?
The latest question we posed to our health tech audience, as part of our Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, focused on data and the most challenge areas. We asked: Focusing on health and care data, what’s the most challenging area? Participants in the poll came from a wide […]
Mid and South Essex ICS digital plans and strategy in focus
Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership has published its digital strategy entitled ‘Setting the North Star: our shared direction for digital services’. “As an ICS we are committed to taking a ‘digital-first’ approach and to realising the benefits that data and digital technology can deliver for our residents,” […]
Interview: Lisa Emery, Chief Transformation, Innovation and Digital Officer at NHS Sussex, on their five-year plan and digital priorities
For our latest interview, we spoke to Lisa Emery from NHS Sussex. Lisa chatted to us about NHS Sussex’s five-year plan, Improving Lives Together, achievements in digital and data, and hopes for the future. Hi Lisa, tell us about your role and your background I’m the Chief Transformation, Innovation and […]
