23 digital aspirants have been revealed, part of a multi year programme to drive digital transformation. The organisations will share a £28 million technology fund, as part of the first group of digital aspirants announced. In December Matt Hancock announced the programme, commenting “I want the whole of the NHS to […]
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Industry View: Digital Health Technology Standard published by NHSX
NHSX last month published a draft Digital Health Technology Standard and called for feedback from the industry before 22nd April. The draft standard outlines 10 components on what the NHS expects. It’s based on existing standards and will support a process for reviewing, assessing and evaluating digital health technologies that meet […]
First team of judges for Health Tech Awards 2020 announced
HTN is delighted to announce the first team of judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2020 judging process. The innovative Health Tech Awards 2020, supported by CCube Soltuions and Highland Marketing, celebrate great technology and innovation making a difference across health and care. The first team of judges includes: Cindy Fedell, […]
NHSX appoints Sonia Patel as new national chief information officer
NHSX has today announced a new national chief information officer, Sonia Patel. Sonia Patel was previously CIO at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and will now take up the role working with Matthew Gould, CEO and CCIO Simon Eccles. The role was advertised at just over £130,000, and Sonia is […]
NHSX launches Tech Plan call for engagement
NHSX has launched a call for engagement on its Tech Plan for health and care today. The unit has launched a programme called ‘Have your say on the Tech Plan for health and care’ as the first phase of five phases in its engagement programme. The next stage will look at […]
Matthew Gould ‘We want to do some important things differently’
July marked the official launch of NHSX, a new organisation to oversee digital, data and technology. The industry responded positively to the new unit and its initial announcement to focus on interoperability, standards and platforms. This week Matthew Gould published a blog to provide an update on what progress the […]
Royal Berkshire to go live with AI to support stroke patients
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is to go live with artificial intelligence software from Brainomix next month. The AI software analyses CT images of the brain and its blood vessels immediately after the patient has a scan. It automatically highlights the area of probable damage and the blocked blood vessel, […]
Boots to trial Doctor Care Anywhere digital prescription service
Boots has launched a new service in 20 stores across London to provide a digital prescription service using technology from Doctor Care Anywhere. The tech company supports thousands of GP consultations and will be providing its new prescription service so patients have the option to have their prescriptions sent electronically to a […]
Scientists discover antibiotic using AI
Using artificial intelligence scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a new type of antibiotic to kill dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. The team from MIT using a machine learning algorithm have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world’s most problematic disease-causing bacteria, […]
InterSystems ePMA saves North Tees 53 hours a day
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust introduced the InterSystems TrakCare electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system, removing the previous paper based process. The trust said in result nurses have saved more than 50 hours each day, or 19,345 hours a year, and have seen safer ways of working and a […]
