Our latest interview features William Monaghan, executive chief digital information officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust. William joined us to chat about the digital projects and priorities at his trust, their emphasis on user-centred design, and his hopes for the future. Hi William, can […]
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Roadmap and priorities for Greater Manchester in new digital transformation strategy
Health Innovation Manchester has published The Greater Manchester Health and Care Digital Transformation Strategy on behalf of Greater Manchester NHS and social care partners, highlighting five key ambitions to deliver integrated, coordinated care; enable efficient and productive working; empower citizens; understand and act upon population health needs; and accelerate research […]
NHS England opens £300 million procurement framework for digital pathways in primary care IT
NHS England has opened a procurement framework for the provision of digital pathway solutions to support primary care IT with an estimated value of £297,600,060. The scope of the digital pathways services and systems required will cover care navigation; online consultations and online patient/service user request reporting; cross-organisational appointment booking; […]
Applications open for ICS £30 million tech fund
At the start of the month we covered the news that the Department of Health and Social Care was opening a £30 million funding programme which would invite integrated care systems to submit bids for digital projects; applications are now open, with the government stating that “project delivery is expected […]
Health Tech Awards 2023: meet the winners!
It’s that time of year again – we’re delighted to share the winners of the Health Tech Awards 2023, sponsored by CCube Solutions. Almost 200 judges from across the NHS have read all about the innovative digital health projects and programmes from our finalists and cast their vote. With 15 […]
Digital priorities from North East London, Somerset, Nottingham and Northamptonshire integrated care systems
For our latest industry view, we asked four representatives from integrated care systems for their thoughts on the digital priorities in their region – and what they are looking forward to in the future with regards to digital in health. Osman Bhatti, GP and chief clinical information officer at North […]
NHS England October board papers share update on digital in maternity care, genomics and more
NHS England has shared the papers from its latest board meeting [5 October], with discussion highlighting the role of digital, data and technology in a number of key areas including tackling health inequalities in caring for people with learning disabilities and autism, accelerating genomics research and improving safety in maternity […]
HTN Now: the opportunities and challenges for national digital health strategies in small island states
At HTN Now we were joined by a team of researchers to discuss their work exploring the opportunities and challenges for national digital health strategies in small island states, looking specifically at Bermuda. We welcomed Dr Kathrin Cresswell and Jay Evans from University of Edinburgh; Dr Rosemary Foster from the […]
South West London ICB board highlights progress and plans on updating the ICB’s digital offer and improving digital pathways
South West London ICB’s most recent board meeting was conducted virtually this month, as a result of industrial action. Amongst other areas, board members discussed the need to transform access to services, including a digital offer and improved digital pathways across the ICB. One of the first topics on the […]
Improving data use takes focus in new intermediate care framework for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery
NHS England has published for integrated care boards an intermediate care framework for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery following hospital discharge, with recommended actions for ICBs including improving data use for planning and implementing digital tools to support workforce efficiency. The framework brings together learnings from eight sites across the country […]
