The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has published a new digital strategy to cover the next five years, from 2021 to 2026. The publication explains how the strategy will enhance care for service users, staff and partners, before delving into its priorities and how they will be achieved, as […]
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UCLH puts tech at the forefront of new outpatient transformation strategy for a ‘hospital without walls’
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has released its new ‘Outpatient Transformation Strategy’ for 2021-26. Covering the next five years, the document’s title is one of its goals – ‘a hospital without walls’ – with a focus on an ‘integrated future for outpatients’ that has tech and digital […]
NHSX announces funding for 14 projects
NHSX has announced the winners of one of its funding programmes, The Digital Health Partnership Award, naming 14 projects to receive between £100,000 – £500,000. The funding scheme has been created to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies that support patients with long-term conditions, and focuses on scaling digital […]
‘Green Guide for Diagnostic Imaging’ launches
Feature by Canon Medical: Practical advice & guidance curated for radiology departments to help make progressive steps towards the NHS net-zero carbon emissions targets A five-point guide for the UK diagnostic imaging community, providing practical advice to start working towards meeting the aims of the NHS’ net-zero carbon targets by […]
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland updates plans for its £300m Encompass programme
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland has provided an update on its ‘Encompass’ programme, a £300m 10-year work-stream to deliver a new electronic patient record for five trusts. The contract for the programme was signed in June 2020 to implement the Epic electronic patient record, develop its infrastructure and create up […]
Video: Kettering General Hospital opens HTN Now focusing on AI patient flow and bed management
To open HTN Now September 2021, we invited Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the AI and machine learning specialists at Faculty, to raise the curtain on our latest online event with a session on their new AI bed management programme. The project, backed by NHSX, is still in […]
Interview Series: Professor John Sharry of SilverCloud discusses digital mental health tools
HTN continues its exploration of digital mental health by talking to SilverCloud’s Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Professor John Sharry, about his interest in children and young people’s mental health (CYP) and what the future could have in store for the entire sector, as it continues to expand. A psychotherapist and […]
Interview Series: Insource discuss how a unified data platform can support ICSs and target the NHS backlog
HTN caught up with the team at Insource to discuss the company’s data platform and what it can offer to NHS trusts. As reported by HTN, Insource announced the acquisition of Gooroo earlier this year. The company – which specialises in advanced capacity planning with particular expertise in elective waiting times and […]
Industry Opinion: health tech experts have their say on NHSX’s ‘What Good Looks Like’
At the end of August, NHSX published its long-awaited ‘What Good Looks Like‘ framework, to provide guidance and support for NHS trusts on their digital transformation journeys. After covering the release of the new guidelines, focusing on the ‘seven measures of success‘ and the new Unified Tech Fund and prospectus […]
Health Tech Awards Finalists 2021: The Reveal
Following 1,000 hours of judging and journalism, HTN is delighted to reveal the finalists in the Health Tech Awards 2021! The HTN Awards help to share and celebrate digital teams, programmes, innovations and health tech suppliers that have made a difference through the year. In the spirit of doing so, […]
