A new research programme has been launched seeking GP practices to contribute patient data to help develop a deeper understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic in general practice. The Nuffield Department of Primary Care at the University of Oxford and the Royal College of General Practitioners are working with primary care […]
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Video: Paul Charnley, Director of IT and Information, Wirral University Teaching Hospital
In January, as part of HTN Digital Week, we heard from Paul Charnley, Director of IT and Information at Wirral University Teaching Hospital on population health management in the Wirral region. In this webinar Paul discusses the journey and experience that the Wirral team have been on as they have worked to […]
NHS England works with GoodSam app to recruit volunteers
NHS England is working with the GoodSam app to recruit hundreds of thousands of volunteers, with the latest volunteer target set to 1.4 million. GoodSAM is the platform powering the on boarding and deployment of the volunteers for the NHS during the Coronavirus crisis. To sign up, please visit: http://goodsamapp.org/NHS […]
Feature Part One: How tech is supporting the COVID-19 crisis
As part of our continued coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, we take a look at some of the innovative health tech companies that are supporting the NHS, patients and staff alike in the current crisis. In this feature supported by Highland Marketing, we hear from companies across health and care […]
World Health Organisation publishes global COVID-19 tracking dashboard
The World Health Organisation has launched a tracking dashboard to show every country affected by COVID-19. The dashboard can be accessed here: WHO Tracking Dashboard It features an interactive world map where the user can see numbers of infected in every country around the globe. Total confirmed cases Deaths Countries […]
Interview Series: Dr Leon Douglas, Chief Information Officer, Whittington Health NHS Trust
Last month we spoke with Dr Leon Douglas, CIO at Whittington Health NHS Trust to find out more how the organisation is utilising technology, data and analytics to drive operational efficiencies. We asked Leon a few questions about the past 12 months, what the organisation is working on at the […]
National CCIO “We need to know how many people are self-isolating by region”
Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care and Deputy CEO for NHSX Simon Eccles, commented on Twitter yesterday to state plans being in place to understand the numbers of those self-isolating in specific regions. Speaking on the plan, Simon said “We are doing this. We need to know how […]
Public Health England publishes live coronavirus tracking dashboard
Public Health England have published an interactive tracking dashboard for the spread of COVID-19. The dashboard includes statistics on total cases, daily confirmed cases and total deaths in the UK. The information is displayed in bar chart format broken down into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There is also a […]
Second team of Health Tech Awards 2020 judges announced
HTN is pleased to announce the second team of judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2020 judging process, following announcing the first team of judges last week. The innovative Health Tech Awards 2020, supported by CCube Soltuions and Highland Marketing, celebrate great technology and innovation making a difference across health and […]
Study highlights ability to predict depression in Facebook users
A study by David Luxton titled ‘Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural and Mental Healthcare’ published in ScienceDirect has explored the ability to predict depression in Facebook users. The study used an artificial intelligence algorithm to detect vocabulary usage with negative connotations and said depression can be detected up to 3 months before a social […]
