We sat down for a chat with Ryl Jensen, CEO of the Digital Health Association (DHA), the peak advocacy body for the digital health sector in New Zealand. Ryl described the DHA as not-for-profit “conduit between government and industry” and explained how her team works closely with government to disseminate […]
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Royal Free London clinical strategy highlights plans around population health data, AI in imaging and diagnostics, and more
Royal Free London (RFL) NHS Foundation Trust has launched its new clinical strategy, highlighting the role of new technologies, EPR and improved data and digital services in helping to create a “blueprint to deliver world-leading healthcare”. The strategy is centred around three group clinical priorities: cancer, cardiovascular, and organ failure […]
Jas Purewal, cyber consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital: “getting board and senior management buy-in has been key”
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS partnered with cyber security specialist Cynerio to introduce its healthcare cyber security platform, to provide visibility, meet Data Security and Protection Toolkit targets and other requirements, and support network segmentation. HTN spoke with Jas Purewal, cyber consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, to […]
HTN is delighted to announce the judges for the Health Tech Awards!
Here at HTN we’re always looking forward to the Health Tech Awards sponsored by CCube Solutions, our annual awards programme designed to shine a spotlight on innovative thinking and best practice in the NHS and beyond. Each year, we gather an experienced and varied group of judges from the health […]
NHS Dumfries & Galloway CEO updates local citizens on cyber attack published data
NHS Dumfries & Galloway chief executive Julie White has shared an update with every citizen in Dumfries and Galloway on the cyber attack earlier this year, stating to residents to “assume that some data relating to you is likely to have been copied and published”. The letter adds that “the criminals […]
Digital Health and Care Wales publishes organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting need for “a digital and data revolution”
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has published its organisational strategy for 2024-2030, highlighting the need for “a digital and data revolution” which will enable innovation and new ways of delivering services to empower patients and health professionals, in turn improving outcomes “by providing safe, responsive and prudent health and […]
Interview: “The key with any innovation is being open to allowing creativity” Kate Warriner, Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest
For our latest interview we caught up with Kate Warriner, chief digital and transformation officer at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust and chief digital and information officer at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. Kate shared insights on current projects and digital priorities across both organisations, around the digital, data and […]
Proposed MedTech pathway from NHSE and NICE emphasises need for evidence-based advice and lifecycle approach
NHS England and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have set out a proposed new route for MedTech developers to access NHS funding, revolving around the development of “an integrated, rules-based medical technology pathway” to help “create the right conditions for innovators to thrive, with the health […]
Finnish system Oy Apotti Ab partners with uPerform to enhance EHR education and support
Oy Apotti Ab (Apotti) based in Helsinki, Finland, has deployed uPerform, a ‘just-in-time learning platform’ for its Epic®-based electronic health record system. Apotti selected the platform to optimise the development and dissemination of learning materials to over a third of the Finnish healthcare workforce, with an aim to empower users to […]
Interview: “The digital genie is out of the bottle, there’s no going back” Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, NHSE, on digital education in the NHS
In a recent interview, we got chance to catch up with Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, head of portfolio at NHSE, to find out more about her projects, programmes and priorities for 2024, a year after she joined us for a discussion at HTN: Now on innovation and training in the health workforce. […]
