A programme of work to link up separate versions of the Welsh Patient Administration System (WelshPAS) in North Wales has been completed, bringing all areas of the Betsi Cadwaladr University (BCU) Health Board together under one single system. The WelshPAS is “the largest IT system in NHS Wales and manages […]
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Elective recovery implementation plan shares actions around Digital Mutual Aid System, NHS Digital Staff Passport and more
Following the establishment of the elective recovery taskforce – designed to “maximise all capacity available to us” by bringing together voices from across healthcare – the government has published an implementation plan which places focus in key areas, including empowering patients to exercise their right of choice and enabling longer-term […]
NHS England highlights virtual wards, primary care access and command centres in winter resilience plans
NHS England’s winter resilient system roles and responsibilities plan has highlighted integrated care boards to maintain 24/7 oversight through a system co-ordination centre, the role for digital in supporting primary care access, and a target for virtual wards to maintain 80 percent occupancy rates over the winter period. Following the ‘high impact interventions’ shared […]
Deep dive: digital transformation and change in Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Sussex
Let’s take a look at the role that digital transformation and change take in three recently released strategies from integrated care systems. We’ll explore key areas of focus in the integrated care strategy from Derby and Derbyshire ICS along with Northamptonshire ICS’s five-year forward plan, both released last month, along […]
24 per cent of integrated care boards have a digital leader at board level
As part of our ongoing Health Tech Trends Series, we looked into the number of integrated care boards with a digital leader on their board of directors. Using desktop research methodology, we found that amongst the 42 boards, 10 had a designated digital leader on their board of directors – […]
Identifying, signposting and co-designing: NHS England on digital inclusion in general practice
NHS England has published guidance on supporting digital inclusion in general practice, designed for healthcare staff and “anyone else who is seeking to reduce digital exclusion in general practice”. The guidance is based on examples of good practice shared from primary care organisations and VCSEs across the country. The NHS […]
Deep dive: what does ‘good’ look like in digital primary care?
What does “good” look like in digital primary care? Join us as we take a deep dive into digital primary care, exploring examples of best practice, challenges and how they could be tackled, and industry viewpoints on what ‘good’ looks like. We’ll take a look at some of the latest […]
Interview: “Having passion, energy and enthusiasm goes a long way” Channel 3 Consulting discuss EPR journeys and digital transformation
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with members of Channel 3 Consulting about their EPR implementation journey, projects, challenges and thoughts on digital transformation at scale. We were joined by Eleanor Rollason and Simone Collins, two of the lead partners at Channel 3 Consulting, who gave some thought-provoking insight […]
“It’s about how can we make an intentional, positive impact on the health of the population” Preeti Sud, director of strategy and innovation at Mid and South Essex NHS
We recently interviewed Preeti Sud, director of strategy and innovation for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Preeti spoke with us about her insights on change management and digital strategy. As head of the strategy unit, Preeti described how her team support the trust with strategy and also with […]
Train, retain, reform – NHS England’s Workforce Plan published
NHS England has published the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, to outline measures to address the current 112,000 staffing shortfall, and to highlight how it will support staff retention, increase education and training, and capitalise on technology to support reforms. The plan sets out an ambition that by 2036/37 – with retention […]
