At HTN we often cover the wide array of apps being rolled-out by forward-thinking NHS trusts and primary care providers. But it’s equally important to go further behind the scenes, to talk to those that help develop and tweak the technologies. So, for this latest instalment in our interview series, […]
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Suppliers offered opportunity to develop Health and Social Care Standards Register
The UK Government and NHSX have opened a new opportunity to develop a Health and Social Care Standards Register, to provide a core catalogue of existing standards and supporting materials. The programme aims to ensure there is one place to host the standards that apply to a particular healthcare setting, provider […]
NHS Digital announces new plans for GP data collection service
NHS Digital has announced new plans for the GP Data for Planning and Research programme, a primary care data collection service which will make near-real-time information available to clinicians and researchers. Originally challenged for a planned launch on 1 July 2021, the programme was later pushed back and set to begin […]
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT opens EPR procurement
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust has opened the procurement process for a new electronic patient record (EPR). Set to replace an in-house system developed over 15 years, the trust is seeking a supplier of a new EPR system and the associated maintenance and support services. The trust […]
NHS ORB app ready for user testing
The NHS ORB app is ready for user testing, with a launch to take place across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The user feedback stage forms part of a pilot for a national primary care interface for citizens and individuals to access digital services, and for people and patients to access health […]
CQC outlines registration requirements for online orthodontic providers
The Care Quality Commission (the CQC) has released details of its registration requirements for providers of ‘direct-to-consumer’ orthodontic treatment, also referred to as online or remote orthodontics. Concentrating on these virtual dental services, the CQC said it wanted to “clarify the registration requirements for this type of care”. The reason […]
Digital Health and Care Wales awards contract for clinical data repository
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), the organisation tasked with driving digital health advancement and innovation in the nation, has awarded a two-year contract to Better for a clinical data repository that will “help to transform care and treatment for patients”. Through its “open-platform approach”, patient records are shared between […]
Scotland sets out digital strategy
The Scottish Government has published its strategy for how to help the nation “achieve its potential” in a “constantly evolving” digital world. The strategy, jointly owned by local and national government, is part of a collaboration with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) to deliver a “refreshed Digital Strategy […]
Health Foundation explores opportunities and challenges of automation
The Health Foundation, working with the University of Oxford, has published research into the opportunities and challenges for automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare. The research study explored the potential of automation in primary care, the increasing number of areas for automation, how AI and robotic technologies are being applied to […]
Feature: Civica moving to the cloud
It’s been an eventful year for Civica who, as well as moving many of their software solutions to the cloud, have also hit the headlines for new partnerships with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – which chose the company’s Cito cloud software for integration with its Electronic Health […]
