NHSX has now opened applications for The Digital Health Partnership Award, a scheme created to help NHS organisations in England bid for funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies that support patients with long-term conditions. The award, which opens to bids from 1 July 2021, will run across […]
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Eye-tracking tech, sound sensors, in-room media: inside Chelsea and Westminster’s new digitally enhanced critical care units
HTN recently attended the virtual opening ceremony of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s two new critical care units, where digital and tech innovations have been combined with smart design, green space and art installations, to improve patient experience and create a more bespoke environment for recovery. The virtual […]
HEE releases advice on how to support digital literacy in the pharmacy workforce
Health Education England (HEE) has released a new report that provides guidance on supporting digital literacy across the pharmacy workforce. The document, ‘Digital Capabilities for the Pharmacy Workforce’, considers the key areas of digital transformation, as well as how to enhance the digital skills of pharmacy staff. After outlining how […]
Interview Series: Anna Bunch, Clinical Informatics Pharmacist at University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
HTN recently sat down with Anna Bunch, Clinical Informatics Pharmacist at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) NHS Foundation Trust, to discuss digital programmes, her secondment, the impact that COVID-19 has had on the world of health tech, and what the future might bring. Can you tell me about your background? My name is […]
Draft data strategy policy paper published
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX have published a draft policy document, data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data, aiming to set out priorities and commitments on how data is used and shared, and the underlying standards and infrastructure. The strategy highlights ‘bold commitments’ […]
Data and digital standards forms part of NHSE Integrated Care Systems design framework
NHS England has published a design framework for NHS leaders and organisations, to provide guidance and operational commitments from April 2022 – with a section also dedicated specifically to digital and data. Published 16 June, the document sets out the next steps for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to ‘seize opportunities […]
Dr Nikki Kanani to keynote HTN Digital Primary Care 2021
HTN is delighted to announce that Dr Nikki Kanani will be delivering a keynote on the future of General Practice at the upcoming HTN Digital Primary Care Conference 2021, which will take place on 4 August 2021. Dr Kanani, a GP in south east London and the Medical Director for […]
Interview Series: David Hancock of InterSystems on shared care records
As the early autumn deadline day approaches for shared care record implementation, more and more contracts and updates are being announced across the sector. But what else can we expect across the next few months and beyond? HTN recently spoke with David Hancock, Healthcare Executive Advisor at InterSystems, to discuss […]
Interview Series: Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology at Northampton General Hospital
HTN chatted with Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology at Northampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NGH), ahead of his upcoming appearance at HTN Now June 2021. Before his live webinar session on Thursday 17 June at 3pm, where he’ll discuss robotic process automation (RPA) and its application within the NHS, we […]
Interview Series: Dr Michelle Webster, CCIO, and Shafiq Khalifa, Associate Director of IT, Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
In the latest interview in the series, we speak with Dr Michelle Webster, CCIO, and Shafiq Khalifa, Associate Director of IT at Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust. We talk digital programmes, digital champions, ‘I want great care’ and ‘you said we did’ projects, patient apps, learnings, and lots more. […]
