Surrey Heartlands integrated care board has opened an early engagement for potential providers to gauge the level of interest and explore the market for patient portal engagement and inbound communication workflows. According to the notice, the exercise will include the “development of testbeds and/or pilots for some products and functionalities”, […]
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NHS England awards two new contracts to support development of NHS.uk and the NHS App
NHS England has awarded two new contracts to support the “delivery of large-scale public facing digital services”, for NHS.UK and the wider portfolio including the NHS App and Login. Technology consultancy company, BJSS Limited has been awarded a three-year contract valued at £37.5m to support the development of the NHS.uk […]
Women’s health app launched in Cheshire and Merseyside
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside, have launched an app to help women across the region find trusted health information, forming part of Cheshire and Merseyside Women’s Health Strategy, launched in March 2024. To app provides women in Cheshire and Merseyside with a “convenient one-stop shop for trusted sources of women’s health […]
Increase in patients using online self-referral services across NHS Mid and South Essex ICS
NHS Mid and South Essex ICS has reported a 34.8 per cent increase in the number of patients using its minor eye conditions online self-referral service over the past year. The online process allows patients to self-refer and access an optometrist for a range of minor eye conditions without needing […]
News in brief: virtual wards success, neonatal app goes live, 3D walkthrough tours and more
Our latest news in brief takes a look at some of the important health tech stories that have caught our eye recently. From new neonatal apps to virtual wards and more, find out what’s going on across healthcare in the UK. DIALOG+ tool helps trust learn more about patient mental […]
Kidney Beam secures £610k investment to support virtual kidney care
UK health tech startup, Kidney Beam, has received £610,000 in seed funding to help with improving virtual kidney care. The Kidney Beam app offers a range of physio-led virtual exercises, education, nutrition and wellbeing programmes specifically designed for people with kidney disease. With the funding, Kidney Beam plans to expand […]
Scotland seeks suppliers to support delivery of Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has outlined its intention to work with suppliers to deliver its Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme, which seeks to provide “a proven clinical intervention using digital technology” with trained lifestyle coaches enabling participants to track progress against type 2 diabetes. The programme will offer support to […]
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS plans patient engagement portal procurement
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice for the procurement of a patient engagement portal solution, with a budget of £800,000. It comes as part of the trust’s efforts to increase its digital maturity, in which a PEP has been highlighted as […]
Citizen-facing digital services and digital investments outlined in Northern Ireland’s three-year plan for health and social care
In Northern Ireland, the publication of a new three-year plan for health and social care has outlined the focus to deliver a range of citizen-facing digital services and investments in digital capabilities, as part of a wider drive to “stabilise, reform, and deliver” health and social care services across the […]
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals’ partnership sees £2.56 million funding for innovative diagnosis and treatment
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s partnership with Newcastle University and the North East Innovation Lab (NEIL), designed to offer “independent expert support” to health tech innovators, has successfully secured £2.56 million in funding for innovations around the diagnosis and treatment of infection. The two projects focus on developing […]
