In a two part series we explore some of the programmes and technologies supporting social care digitisation. In this part one of the series we speak with interoperability specialists Healthcare Gateway to explore data sharing, to hear about their work with the Local Health and Care Record Exemplar (LHCRE) programme […]
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Single Electronic Patient Record planned across Lancashire and South Cumbria
The Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) has announced plans to move to a single electronic patient record across the region. The procurement is being led by the Lancashire Procurement Cluster (hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust), with the programme to include Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East […]
Trusts go live with Apple Health Records app
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT and Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT have become the first hospitals in the UK to enable patients to access medical data through the Health Records app on iPhone. Available from today (7th October), patients will be able to view their consolidated health care records directly on […]
Interview Series: Sam Allen, CEO, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
In our latest interview we speak with Sam Allen, CEO at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who takes us through her journey from NHS receptionist to CEO. We chat to Sam ahead of a presentation she will be delivering at the upcoming Mental Health Recovery Summit, supported by HTN. We […]
London health tech firm raises £23m Series A
Your.MD, the creators of the self-care app Healthily, has raised £23 million in Series A funding. The app supports people find safe and personalised information, guidance and support for their health, and is used by millions of people for self-care. The company has reported user growth of 350% in the last […]
Walsall Healthcare live with System C, with the deployment documented on Twitter
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has deployed its new electronic patient record system from System C. On the weekend of 19th and 20th September the trust went live with the system, supported by a remote deployment team and staff from Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust who also adopted the system recently. 2,500 […]
C the Signs diagnostic tool rolled out to 400 GP practices
A new diagnostic tool to help detect cancer at an early stage has been rolled-out across 8 North West London boroughs, including 400 GP practices. C the Signs can be used by GPs during their regular consultations with a patient, and classifies patients by their risk of cancer, using signs, symptoms, […]
HTN Now November registration now open
Join us on 3rd and 4th November for HTN for the Now, two days of online sessions to hear from health and care teams across the country. HTN Now is a new series ‘for the moment’ or ‘for the now’, where we curate a series of sessions to support our continued […]
Video: Dilshan Arawwawala, CCIO, presents an application used to support staff Covid-19 testing
On day one of HTN Summit 2020, we welcomed Dilshan Arawwawala, CCIO at Mid and South Essex Health Care Partnership to present a session discussing an application used to support staff Covid-19 testing. Dilshan said: “The problem we were trying to resolve was access to Covid testing and receiving back results quickly.” […]
Chelsea and Westminster NHS FT launches first Nursing Innovation Fellow position
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT has launched its first Nursing Innovation Fellow position, with support from Burdett Trust for Nursing and its official charity CW+. The trust said the role will encourage nurse-led innovations and will support an entrepreneurial nurse, midwife or allied health professional to lead on the […]
