Here we share some of the health tech news that has caught our eye over the last few weeks. Survey launched in Norfolk and Waveney on data in health and care A new survey has been launched in Norfolk and Waveney to help identify how much people understand about data […]
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UK National Screening Committee says digital pathology can support quality assurance and flexibility for pathologists
The government has accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s finding that the use of digital pathology to examine body tissues is a “safe option to complement or replace light microscopy”, with further use of digital pathology encouraged across the NHS. The recommendation follows up on action taken in 2020, when […]
23 suppliers named on NHS SBS framework agreement for audio visual solutions and integrated operating theatres
NHS Shared Business Services has awarded a contract for a framework agreement around the supply and maintenance of audio-visual solutions and integrated operating theatres, aiming to help connect operating theatres with multi-disciplinary teams for specialist collaboration across multiple sites as well as providing provision for patient check-in, patient entertainment and […]
Digital platform to link recently-retired consultants with providers in need
NHS England has announced the development of a cloud-based platform designed to link recently-retired consultants who still hold a license to practise with secondary care providers requiring additional help for their waiting lists, as part of the Emeritus pilot scheme. Through the platform, consultants will be able to express interest […]
Poll: which area should be the 2024 priority for an ICS and digital across a system?
We’ve been taking a focus on digital integrated care systems over the last week; we chatted with Eleanor Rollason and Chris Tack from Channel 3 Consulting about how how NHS organisations and ICSs can better deliver value through digital, and we also spoke with North West London ICB’s Clare Gallagher […]
NHS Supply Chain issues £500 million contract notice for MedTech dynamic purchasing system agreement
NHS Supply Chain has issued a £500 million contract notice for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Agreement to help bring MedTech products to market, focusing on offering a route to market for innovative products and enabling access to products and associated services that are “of an innovative nature” and “would […]
Study into training around remote services highlights value of “on-the-job” experience
An article published in the British Journal of General Practice has explored the training needs for staff providing remote services in general practice, finding that current training tends to be didactic in nature although participants say they value experience, informal discussion and on-the-job learning methods such as shadowing. For the […]
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre launches new digital strategy emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has launched a new digital strategy, emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data. With the overarching digital mission to “harness the power of digital technology and data to transform care, improving patient outcomes and experience”; the strategy identifies four themes: digitally […]
First annual review for Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio in Wales
The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio (DMTP) has published its first annual review, which marks progress on “one of the biggest changes to medicines prescribing, dispensing and administration in decades” for Wales. Formed by the Welsh Government in April 2022, following an independent review of prescribing, the DMTP set out a […]
MHRA regulatory roadmap to support access to medical tech shares plans for 2024-2025
The MHRA has published its Regulatory Roadmap, intended to “protect patient safety and enable access without delay for UK patients to innovative medical technologies” including implantable devices, healthcare AI and software, and diagnostics for the early detection and prevention of disease. These technologies, according to the MHRA, “all demand a new […]
