The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada, has taken a tech-based approach to tackling health inequity by prescribing mobile phones for patients who need better access to services. Entitled PHONE-CONNECT, the study and programme focuses on addressing issues such as poor COVID-19 outcomes for members of the public from […]
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Video: Liverpool Women’s Hospital on the importance of clinical leadership in digital transformation
Dr Natalie Canham, Chief Clinical Information Officer, and Matt Connor, Chief Information Officer, both from Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, raised the curtain on HTN Now November with a 9am session on the importance of clinical leadership within digital transformation. The duo gave a wide-ranging presentation, covering where clinical engagement […]
Northern Care Alliance aligns Green Plan with digital transformation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA), which brings staff and services together from two trusts, has announced that it is to align its ‘Green Plan’ with other ‘existing priorities’, including digital transformation. According to the NCA, which is comprised of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The […]
HTN’s Digital ICS Playbook has arrived…
Here at HTN we’re thrilled to share our latest Digital Playbook, available in print and online. Following the release of our first edition earlier this year, we’re back with a sequel – a second instalment featuring the latest solutions and innovations from providers working across the health tech sector. This […]
Video: University Hospital Southampton NHS FT shares its digital strategy and ICS approach
Earlier this month as part of HTN Now, we welcomed Adrian Byrne, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust (UHS) to reveal the organisation’s new digital strategy, and how it relates to its Integrated Care System. Adrian covered the wider goals that UHS has about the ICS landscape, […]
Greater Manchester Combined Authority shares new national digital exclusion tool
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has launched a new national tool which can be used to calculate the risk of digital exclusion and identify areas in need of more support. The Digital Exclusion Risk Index (DERI) tool, which can be used across England, Wales and Scotland, was released last week, […]
NHSX announces 35 projects as part of its new Adoption Fund
NHSX has announced the winners of its new ‘Adoption Fund’ to support 35 projects with a share of £6.5 million in funding. The funding programme was launched to support initiatives covering gastroenterology pathways, musculoskeletal pathways, perioperative pathways, digital inclusion, and cardiology and cardiac surgery. Following 138 applications to the programme, a review panel […]
NHSX publishes update on its work around standards and interoperability
NHSX has published new information on its progress around standards and interoperability, sharing why these areas are important and what it’s working on with partners across the NHS. In the new update, attributed to Irina Bolychevsky, Director of Standards and Interoperability at NHSX, the post covers what interoperability and standards […]
Midlands Partnership NHS FT releases new digital strategy
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 […]
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 […]
