The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced plans to build a digital marketplace “comparable to an app store”, which will reportedly change the technology procurement process in the UK public sector. The National Digital Exchange platform will be designed to make it “faster and easier to buy the […]
Tag: workforce
ELMO Group acquires Rotageek
In a move to expand its delivery of intelligent workforce management solutions across the UK, ELMO Group has announced its acquisition of Rotageek and its AI-powered intelligent scheduling engine, aiming to deliver an intelligent end-to-end platform for rostering and scheduling. Rotageek, founded in 2009, was initially used as a smart […]
SBRI Healthcare and NIHR Invention for Innovation Investment Readiness programme welcomes first cohort of female founders
SBRI Healthcare, in partnership with Lifted Ventures, has launched its first cohort of female founders and CEOs, joining its Innovation Investment Readiness programme. The six-month programme, expected to run from May to October 2025, has been introduced as an avenue for supplying female-led startups with the “tools, knowledge and networks […]
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust explores the market for multiple workforce management solutions
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has opened a market engagement exercise for the procurement of a “suite of workforce management solutions” to be used across multiple trusts within the region. The trust first aims to “gather industry feedback to inform the development of service specifications and commissioning strategies”, before they […]
HTN Now panel discussion: Go-live best practices, key learnings and challenges
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion we welcomed experts from across health and care, including Sally Mole, digital programme manager at The Dudley Group NHS FT, Fhezan Ashraf, clinical configuration manager at The Dudley Group NHS FT, Stacey Spence, EPR programme manager at Medway NHS FT and Hayley Grafton, […]
Sonia Patel, CTO announces Let’s Talk Architecture initiative and to create digital architecture for health and care blueprint
At Digital Health Rewired 2025, HTN’s senior writer, Emily Rodwell attended the digital transformation opening keynote, where chief technology officer for NHS England, Sonia Patel, announced plans for a new initiative around Let’s Talk Architecture and creating a “digital and data blueprint for health and care”. Taking to LinkedIn to […]
Salford Royal Hospital becomes latest NCA site to introduce Sectra PACS
Salford Royal Hospital is now live with Sectra Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), for reporting and diagnostic imaging. Going live with the system provides reporters and radiologists at Salford Royal the ability to view and report on imaging studies, “rather than having to navigate separate systems to provide reports […]
University of Liverpool £10 million in funding for health tech innovation zone
A programme led by the University of Liverpool is expected to invest nearly £10 million in funding for a Civic HealthTech Innovation Zone (CHI-Zone), with a further £2.5m in funding expected from other sources including the university itself. Based in Liverpool Science Park, the CHI-Zone will be developed as part […]
Oxleas NHS FT board highlights key updates and future hopes for digital transformation and services
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust’s January 2025 board meeting shared key updates on digital from across the trust, outlining key areas of focus for upcoming digital transformation and digital services. Opening with a response to the NHS Change consultation, the trust shared hopes for the 10-Year Health Plan, outlining four different […]
Digital and data capability self-assessment tool launched by NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland has launched a new digital and data capability self-assessment tool designed to help guide individuals through the Digital and Data Capability Framework. Announcing the launch of the tool on LinkedIn, NHS Education for Scotland’s digital workforce communication and engagement manager, Debbie Murray, shared how it allows […]
