Through our live event series HTN Now we hosted a virtual panel discussion focusing on connecting care and extending EPR value through mobility and connected devices. Joined by panellists Andy Kinnear (former chief information officer and independent consultant), Louise Clarkson (chief nursing information officer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals) and Daniel […]
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NHS Education for Scotland sustainability strategy and action plan focus on digital first approach
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has published its climate emergency and sustainability strategy for 2024-2027 along with an action plan for delivery, including focus on a ‘digital first’ approach “both to the work of its own staff and the delivery of training”. Placing emphasis on remote learning, the strategy states […]
West Yorkshire ICB appoints new chief digital and information officer
West Yorkshire ICB has announced the appointment of a new chief digital and information officer (director of digital), with Shaukat Ali Khan joining the ICB’s leadership team from autumn 2024. Shaukat has had an international career “across strategic and operational IT disciplines” in the healthcare, education, pharmaceutical, humanitarian, hospitality and […]
Video game launched to boost recruitment for pharmacy roles at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole and Hull University Teaching Hospitals
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have launched a new video game designed to help boost recruitment for pharmacy roles. The game features virtual patients who must be given the right medication as prescribed by a virtual doctor, in a race against […]
Applications open for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s innovation fellowship
Applications have opened for the latest round of the CW Innovation Horizon Fellowship programme, designed to encourage staff across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to share innovative project ideas around improving patient care and experience. The fellowship offers a range of support for staff, including provision for peer-to-peer […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals appoints new chief digital transformation officer
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) has announced the appointment of its new chief digital transformation officer on an interim basis, with David Newey joining the team. David brings with him experience from his role as chief information officer at the Royal Marsden, where he was involved […]
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier introduce app to support international nurses
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (GESH) has introduced an app called Ask Aunty, as part of its support offering to help newly arrived international nurses. The app has been designed to pair newly arrived international staff with a colleague who can help them settle […]
Department of Health and Social Care publishes £475k tender for digital skills support in social care
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a tender for a partner organisation to help deliver projects supporting digital skills development of the adult social care (ASC) workforce. The overall aim is to ensure that the workforce “has the confidence and skills to embrace technology and adopt digital […]
NHSE board discusses plans to improve productivity with the NHS to “embrace 21st century tech”
The NHS board meeting last week focused on a number of areas, including productivity in the NHS and the potential of technology to support this; operational actions for the second year of the primary care access recovery plan; and a review of progress in 2023/24 around equality, including achievements around […]
Digital system for comfort checks shown to “improve quality” of end-of-life care at University Hospitals Sussex
At University Hospitals Sussex a digital system has been developed to record “comfort checks” for patients receiving end-of-life care, with 3,000 patients supported over the course of a 12-month study and results demonstrating “colleagues promptly and appropriately responding to symptoms and providing patients with an individualised, person-centred end-of-life care plans”. […]
