Three months into the year seemed like an appropriate time to catch up with health tech industry leaders, to find out about what they believe are the biggest current challenges facing healthcare. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic continues – but with some reason for optimism on that front, we asked […]
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“The core goal is to make our staff more efficient” – Darren Atkins of the Royal Free talks RPA
Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in Automation at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, recently held court in a UCLPartners Innovation Network Meeting, presenting his team’s work in RPA (robotic process automation). In a session screened on YouTube, entitled ‘NHS Robotic process automation’, Darren shared case studies and […]
Royal College of Midwives calls for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a new positioning statement to call for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service in the next 12 months. The trade union, which represents the majority of practising midwives, has called for every trust to recruit or train Digital Midwives to lead […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2021, we would love to hear from you!
The HTN Health Tech Trends Series, sponsored by InterSystems, is back for another year. The HTN team are now working on the next two features in the series and we would love your help to answer three questions. We would like to understand your organisation’s digital maturity, the extent to […]
NHS trust and CCG websites compared for accessibility
Silktide, a company that compares millions of websites, has analysed NHS trust and CCG websites for usability, including content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. The Index, a league table, has been created showing how organisations in various industries compare for web accessibility. North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FT, […]
Snapchat and NHS Blood and Transplant driving organ donation awareness with AR
On World Kidney Day, 11 March, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has announced it’s collaborating with Snapchat to drive organ donation awareness, with the launch of a body-tracking Augmented Reality (AR) Lens. The AR Lens, which is believed to be the first of its kind, will enable ‘Snapchatters’ to locate […]
13 trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside connect to National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database
A consortium comprising of 13 trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside has worked with Royal Philips to create a regional hub for the National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database (NCCID). Launched in January 2021, the regional hub has been used across the organisations to connect to the NCCID. The database is part of a programme […]
Categories announced for the Health Tech Awards 2021
HTN is delighted to announce the categories in the Health Tech Awards 2021. The awards, now in the fifth year, aim to share and celebrate digital teams, programmes, innovations and health tech suppliers that have made a difference across health and care. Following an open invitation last month, we announced the first […]
Panel Discussion: Women leading collaboration in technology in health and social care
HTN recently attended the NHS and Health & Care Women Leaders Network’s joint virtual celebration of International Women’s Day 2021. There were a host of fantastic and informative sessions across the day – ranging from giggle-inducing wellbeing activities like Laughtercise, to thought-provoking fireside chats and panel discussions. As the “unconference” […]
HTN Feature: Healthcare teams share tips for coping with stress during pandemic
Over the past 12 months the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for each and everyone of us. So, we sent out an open invitation to hear some of your tips to help survive or manage the stresses at the moment. Like many, here at HTN, we have had our various […]
