The NHS England endorsed immersive, simulation and related technologies dynamic purchasing system, offering a procurement route for health organisations, has been extended for a further two years. The purchasing system is designed to help organisations including NHS trusts, GP federations, and local authorities to adopt and scale innovative approaches to […]
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DHSC plans £1.3 million national workforce development and training framework
The Department of Health and Social Care has opened a preliminary market engagement to support plans to develop a national workforce development framework and curriculum designed to promote consistency in skills, competencies, training, and professional development. With a maximum value of £1.3 million, the contract is split into two phases, […]
Australian Digital Health Agency launches self-assessment tool for digital health literacy
The Australian Digital Health Agency and the Australasian Institute of Digital Health have launched a new digital health capability self-assessment tool designed to support digital literacy across the Australian health workforce. The assessment is intended to support understanding of current capabilities and areas for development, mapped across five domains set […]
HTN Now: The role of the CNIO in digital transformation now and in the future
For a recent HTN Now webinar exploring the role of the CNIO in digital transformation now and in the future, we were joined by an expert panel including Melanie De Witt, CNIO at North Bristol NHS Trust; Louise Croxall, CNIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Natalie Hayes, CNIO at Wirral […]
National roll out of Microsoft Copilot announced for 500,000 NHS staff
NHS England has announced the roll out of Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 NHS clinical and support staff, with ambitions of freeing up an average of two days per month from administrative tasks by using AI to help draft documents and analyse data “more effectively”. The roll out follows a […]
Former Tesco chief executive John Browett named as chair of NHS Online
John Browett, former Tesco.com chief executive, has been named as chair for the new NHS Online hospital trust, alongside seven non-executive directors. Browett spoke of “delight” in taking up the role, noting: “In my previous roles across technology and retail, I’ve seen how much people value services that are intuitive, […]
Industry thought: Delivering on neighbourhood health
To gain insights and perspectives from across the industry, HTN asked a variety of professionals: What’s the greatest digital/industry/healthcare challenge with progressing towards neighbourhood health and how can digital be an enabler to realising success in neighbourhood health? Dave Mills, Think Healthcare, notes the NHS’s “long history of building brilliant […]
HTN Now panel discuss the NHS 10 Year Health Plan from ambition to delivery
HTN was joined by a panel of digital leaders to discuss the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, looking at building the right digital foundations to deliver on ambitions, local approaches to national objectives, system transformation, challenges, progress and the road ahead. Our panel included Ravinder Kaur Sahota, group CIO at […]
Digital inclusion delivery framework for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB outlines priority themes and roadmap to 2030
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB’s Digital Inclusion Delivery Framework has outlined a “bold and unified vision” for tackling digital inclusion, based around five themes: connectivity and access to devices and data; digital accessibility and information literacy; workforce digital skills and confidence; partnerships; and digital inclusion knowledge and expertise. The ICB commits […]
Lantum acquires Doctors Rostering System and launches InCheck
Lantum has acquired Doctors Rostering System from Skills for Health, launching InCheck with new features including an app for clinician exception reporting and a modernised user experience. Doctors Rostering System has previously been used to support trusts in calculating resident doctor pay and contractual compliance, with reporting capabilities helping meet […]
