An award notice has revealed that a £2.975 million contract for a virtual care digital platform solution across Surrey Heartlands ICS has been awarded to Doccla UK Limited, after a procurement process which saw a total of ten tenders submitted. According to the award notice, the virtual care digital platform […]
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West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts annual report highlights key role of tech in delivering improvements across the region
The West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) has published its Annual Report for 2022/23, providing an overview of progress and performance over the last twelve months. The report highlights the role that digital and data have played in helping make improvements for both patients and staff across the region. […]
North Lancashire and South Cumbria pilots AI and teledermoscopy tech
A pilot programme combining AI and teledermoscopy with the aim of diagnosing and treating people with skin cancer earlier is underway in North Lancashire and South Cumbria, and is hoped to enable clinicians to “review more suspected cancer cases in a shorter space of time”. In partnership with medical technology company […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals introduces 3D heart replicas to support surgical interventions
A biomedical engineer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has created 3D heart replicas with the aim to support surgical interventions for patients with congenital heart defects. Scans are taken of a patient’s heart and turned into a 3D replica using computer-aided design; these designs can then be studied […]
Eight community pharmacy suppliers awarded grants to develop electronic prescription service in Wales
Eight community pharmacy system suppliers have been awarded funding to develop an electronic prescription service (EPS) in Wales, with the grants intended to support suppliers to make the necessary changes to facilitate the delivery of prescriptions electronically, and to integrate with the new NHS Wales App when it is launched. […]
Interview: Sarah Andersen, GP, on digital in primary care and sustainable digital transformation
In a recent interview, we spoke to Sarah Andersen, GP at Herstmonceux Integrative Health Centre in East Sussex. Sarah shared with us some of her recent insights and experiences on a range of digital health topics across primary care. To begin, we asked Sarah to share a little about herself […]
Focus on improving core systems and patient empowerment in new digital strategy from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust has published its new digital strategy, highlighting priorities around utilising technology to improve core clinical systems, empowering patients, advancing the use of information, promoting seamless system-wide working, improving efficiency, and developing safe and secure systems. The new strategy comes as CNTW […]
Trial of powered biopsy device at Clatterbridge leads to “measurable benefits for patients”
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has trialled a powered biopsy device called OnControl that aims to shorten the procedure to take bone marrow biopsies from patients, with trial participants calling the process “much less stressful and painful”. With manual biopsies requiring two passes into the bone to collect liquid and solid material […]
Study launches to explore AI bone analysis tool for predicting patients’ risk of osteoporosis
A new study led by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust will test an AI bone analysis tool that provides GPs with a patients’ risk of osteoporosis. Designed to be used during routine x-rays, the tool will be examined for its potential to “increase the very low diagnosis rates” […]
NHS vaccination strategy highlights role of digital services, national data record and NHS App in promoting access, uptake and delivery
NHS England has published the new NHS vaccination strategy, highlighting the role of digital services, a national vaccination data record and the NHS App in promoting access, uptake, and delivery. Bringing together all vaccination programmes, the strategy aims to “start a conversation, within integrated care boards (ICBs) and the wider […]
