It’s been a busy past 12 months for the healthcare informatics company, Alcidion, which announced its acquisition of Silverlink Software, a specialist Patient Administration System (PAS) provider which works with the NHS, at the end of 2021. The news arrived just months after the company had made another major move in […]
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Health tech predictions for 2022: “there will be a big focus on up-skilling healthcare workers”
As we warmly welcome in another year, we’ve gathered industry reflections on 2021, and NHS priorities for 2022. But what about health tech predictions for the next 12 months? HTN asked the experts what they expect to happen, and what they’ll be working on, in 2022 – and we received […]
NHS tech priorities for 2022: “digital innovation will remain front and centre”
As the New Year approaches, HTN is keen to keep to looking forwards. So, to continue our festive features series, we asked health tech professionals from, or who work alongside, the NHS, to tell us about their priorities for 2022. Find out below, where you can read about some of […]
Scotland publishes refreshed digital strategy and plans new data strategy
NHS Scotland has refreshed its digital strategy, with a renewed focus on digital inclusion being at the heart of its plans. The strategy has been updated in line with a recent refresh of the overall Digital Strategy for Scotland, which details how the country’s services and public can ‘adapt to change’ […]
Joined Up Care Derbyshire ICS publishes digital and data strategy
Joined Up Care Derbyshire Integrated Care System (ICS), has published its digital and data strategy, outlining its vision and priorities for the region. The strategy has been produced as part of the ICSs ambition to be digital by default, moving from a “traditional reactive system to a proactive approach of working […]
Cambridge University Hospitals signs 5-year deal with AI and data company
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and Sensyne Health, a clinical AI company, have announced a new five-year partnership which will focus on harnessing AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning to ‘drive ethical research into better health care’. The partnership aims to utilise AI to search large de-identified datasets, […]
NHSX publishes reviews on digital skills and technology in adult social care
NHSX has published new reviews into digital skills and technology within the adult social care sector. The reports, which were conducted by Ipsos MORI, the Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University, and Skills for Care, were released last week, alongside the Department of Health and Social Care’s […]
Interview Series: Royal Cornwall Hospitals team talks website accessibility tips
Our latest Interview Series segment talks to not just one health tech professional but a full panel’s worth. The Web Development team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust recently joined HTN for a virtual chat about the importance of website accessibility. Royal Cornwall Hospitals was ranked first in the web governance platform […]
Industry View: health tech experts react to NHSX/D merger with NHS England
News of plans for NHS Digital and NHSX to merge into NHS England and NHS Improvement, bringing all of the National Healthcare System’s tech, digital and data expertise together under ‘one roof’, has dominated the headlines this week. As well as covering the latest developments, following the release of the […]
James Paget Hospitals’ highlights digital vision
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust (JPUH) has released a refreshed clinical strategy for 2021-2026, which includes its digital plan and focus. The trust says that the vision for its revamped strategy is “underpinned by four enabling strategies” identified by the trust through specialty workshops considered to have the most […]
