University College London Hospitals has shared a series of digital transformation plans and priorities in its five-year strategy to 2031, with plans to redesign care pathways with remote monitoring, digital tools to support care being delivered outside of hospitals, and to focus on information sharing via joined-up digital systems. UCLH […]
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Cornwall Partnership digital stroke recovery, EPR updates, modernisation
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust board has highlighted digital in supporting its stroke recovery programme, recent EPR upgrades, progress with ambient voice technology, and a need for the trust to modernise systems going forward. The digital stroke recovery programme is in place as a result of a partnership with iCareiMove, […]
University Hospitals Plymouth July EPR go-live, digital inclusion focus, 182k virtual outpatient appointments
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has published its quality account for 2025/26, outlining successes over the last 12 months including its EPR programme. “Significant progress” has been made over 2025/26 in delivering the trust’s digital programme in support of safer, more efficient, and more integrated care, University Hospitals Plymouth states, […]
£11million funding to launch wearables and remote monitoring innovation cluster in Greater Manchester
A total of £11.1 million in funding has been committed to the launch of a wearables and remote monitoring innovation cluster in Greater Manchester; a partnership between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the NIHR Manchester Health Determinants Research Collaboration. £5,5 million of […]
Feature: The patient portal you can call: Why the future of patient communication is integrated, not just digital
Content authored by Think Healthcare. Written by Dave Mills, Head of Health and Care, Think Healthcare. Patient portals have changed how millions of people deal with the NHS. But the next step forward is not a better app. It is making every way a patient can reach NHS services, by […]
HTN Now panel discuss and share digital in community care
HTN was joined by an expert panel to discuss digital in community care innovation, taking a deep dive into best practice, approaches, challenges, and the 10-Year Plan. Our panel included Sheikh Mateen Ellahi (Mateen), GP partner, clinical director, and clinical safety officer at Elm Tree Medical Centre and Antonia Frost, […]
1.2 million increase in online and video GP appointments delivered in April 2026
GP appointment data in general practice has revealed that there were over 1.2 million more GP appointments via online or video means in April 2026 than the same month last year. Just under 3.5 million online or video appointments were recorded in April 2026, with 18.8 million face-to-face appointments held. […]
Study highlights potential for digitally-enabled support for people with MSK conditions
A study into the impact of a digital exercise programme designed to support adults managing MSK problems has found that it provides similar outcomes to face-to-face physiotherapy. The platform, Good Boost, provides digital personalised therapeutic exercises to support those living with long-term conditions. Data from 40,000 exercise sessions highlighted that […]
New model of care uses video calls to bring specialist rheumatology input into primary care
A pilot of the Connected Health Network model at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is using video call functionality to bring specialist rheumatology input into primary care, with the ambition of reducing “unnecessary referrals to secondary care”. The model includes a GP with a special interest in rheumatology […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton outlines progress of digital pilots
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has outlined outcomes from pilots including a digital bot to contact patients waiting for appointments, and virtual reviews. The trust shares that digital innovations have played a “critical role” in improving outpatient efficiency, with a focus on waiting list validation helping achieve […]
