Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has announced TPP SystmOne as its electronic patient record provider, “following a dedicated period of procurement”. The trust made the announcement this month, under a programme brand of ‘Be Digital’ – including the strap-line of Discover, Develop, Design and Deploy. The EPR contract is for 10 […]
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AI trial leads to altered care plans for over 300 cardiac patients in Oxford
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared news of an artificial intelligence tool that researchers hope has the potential to improve treatment for patients undergoing CT scans for chest pain, with a trial leading to clinicians altering treatment plans for more than 300 patients. For the purposes of the study, […]
COVID-19 secure research platform expansion to support research into other major diseases
NHS England has announced the expansion of the secure research platform OpenSAFELY, originally developed in collaboration with the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford in order to help researchers understand more about patient vulnerability to COVID-19 along with vaccine and treatment effectiveness, with the aim […]
Digital as an enabler in NHS Northamptonshire ICB’s Five-Year Joint Forward Plan 2023-28
Northamptonshire ICB has published its Five-Year Joint Forward Plan, guided by the wider 10-year strategy, which sets out 10 ambitions for everyone in the county to ‘Live Your Best Life’. The plan identifies digital as one of five areas of work which will “deliver the biggest impact” on national and […]
HTN Now: CCube Solutions on key considerations for EDMS implementation
At HTN Now we hosted a webinar with Alistair Eaton, CEO of CCube Solutions, and Vijay Magon, founder of CCube Solutions. Alistair put a number of key questions to Vijay to make the most of his 30 years of experience in the industry, discussing key things to consider when implementing, extending […]
AI solutions piloted to support preventive care in Birmingham, Buckinghamshire and Somerset
NHS England has shared how artificial intelligence solutions are being deployed across the NHS with the aim of identifying patients at risk of hospital admission, so that teams can provide preventive care in the hopes of reducing pressure on A&E. One such example is an algorithm designed to predict the […]
University Hospitals Birmingham seeks electronic content platform to make data more accessible
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has published a future opportunity notice to outline the trust’s upcoming procurement of an enterprise electronic content solution. The notice details the trust’s plans to source a solution which can replace the current enterprise content platform, primarily for the storage of part of the […]
AI study at The Royal Marsden NHS shows benefits for tailoring treatment and diagnosing rare disease
A study undertaken by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has shared the effectiveness of a new AI algorithm for tailoring treatment for some sarcoma patients and to help diagnose subtypes of rare disease. The study focused on retroperitoneal sarcoma – a soft […]
Join us tomorrow for live discussions on AI in eyecare, data for proactive care and more
Our HTN Now event series aims to explore best practice and inspiration from across the NHS and beyond. Tomorrow, Tuesday 21 November, join us for a range of live and written content across topics including population hypertension management, ophthalmology, cancer care and more, along with a very special launch of […]
DHSC highlights importance of “appropriate digital systems” to support launch of Pharmacy First service in January 2024
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that Pharmacy First, a service including seven new clinical pathways to replace the Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS), will be launched on January 31 2024 subject to appropriate digital systems being in place. In a letter to community pharmacy contractors, the […]
