The NHS contact-tracing app has now been peer-reviewed by academics and it’s been highlighted that the technology made a significant impact on lowering the spread of COVID-19. Published online on 12 May 2021 in Nature, the academics calculated that the app helped avert 248,000 infections and potentially saved over 8,700 […]
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21 solutions approved for online and video consultation framework
The new Digital First Online Consultation and Video Consultation (DFOCVC) framework, primarily focused on supporting CCGs and GP practices, has now listed 21 solutions following its assurance process. The framework aims to support general practice purchase of online consultation and video consultation systems, with the longer-term intention to become a […]
Digital midwife develops innovative new maternity emergency system
A midwife at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is developing a new allocation system for use in the event of an emergency on its maternity unit. The digital midwife, Caroline Lacy, is building the system – known as an ‘Emergency Role Allocation (ERA) System’ – to help clinicians declare emergencies and […]
HTN Now June, sessions in preview…
HTN Now April may have come to a close, and if you missed anything check out our session reviews here, but now is the time to announce the details for our sessions taking place in June! The third HTN Now event in the series is set to take place 14 […]
NHS Digital launches new and improved GP data collection service
NHS Digital has announced a new primary care data collection service, which will make near-real-time information and data available with a purpose to support healthcare planning and medical research. For over a decade, the organisation has been collecting data from GPs to meet bespoke data requests, through its trusted General […]
NHS England and Improvement opens ‘Digital Staff Passports’ tender
NHS England and Improvement have launched a new £1.25 million tender to develop ‘Digital Staff Passports’ for permanent use, building on from the interim COVID-19 Digital Staff Passport. The invitation to tender for the service focuses on designing and developing an alpha version of the digital staff passport for permanent staff […]
NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG has five-year digital roadmap approved
The NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG has had its new Digital First Primary Care Five-Year Roadmap approved. Surrey Heartlands’ guide sets out the CCG’s current status – which includes 104 GP practices, over 200 dental practices, around 187 pharmacies, 151 optometry practices and community services such as mental health providers – […]
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS announce integrated care record system
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS has announced plans to go live with an electronic integrated care record system in summer 2021. The ICS, working with local NHS organisations, councils and system suppliers, has launched a programme called ‘One Health and Care record’, to connect healthcare providers with patient records. Health and social […]
“The future was always going to be hybrid” – House of Lords releases report on the digital way forward
The House of Lords has released a report following a COVID-19 Committee session, entitled ‘Beyond Digital: Planning for a Hybrid World’. Published on 21 April, the report covers ideas for what it calls a ‘hybrid strategy’ to balance a best of both approach to online and offline living, as well […]
HTN Awards 2021, further judges announced!
HTN is delighted to announce a further group of confirmed judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2021. The expert judging panel this year includes professionals from NHS England, Health Education England, to Whittington Health NHS Trust, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital. We welcome a range of […]
