EMIS announces active rollout to begin for EMIS-X functionality

digital passport

£1.99m contract awarded for technical services to support NHS Digital Staff Passport development

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB updates on digital progress for care homes

A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford has explored the potential for Algorithmic Clinical Decision Support Software (ACDSS) to be used in exploiting the value of NHS data.

Journal explores impact of primary to secondary care data sharing on quality of care in NHS hospitals

National roll-out for NHS App waiting times feature

NHS England has published a five-year implementation strategy for hybrid closed loop (HCL) technologies.

Strategy for hybrid closed loop tech recognises it as “next step in evolution of diabetes technology”

NHS Education for Scotland has announced the launch of "paperless placements" for nursing students at the University of Dundee.

NHS Education for Scotland announces e-Pad, enabling “paperless placements” for nursing students

NHSE update highlights number of trusts and ICBs to have signed up to Federated Data Platform, one year on

Guiding pathway principles and gold standard case studies from NHSE on technology enabled care referrals

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its Digital Strategic Plan 2023-2030, focusing on five "priority areas", which are: access, infrastructure, applications, information and digital literacy.

Great Western Hospitals digital strategy places focus on access, infrastructure, applications, information and digital literacy

Engagement invited on new draft primary care strategy launched in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals has published its annual plan for 2024/25, highlighting its upcoming EPR.

NHS England £16 million opportunity for “Tiger Teams” to support EPR delivery

Digital-first provider Livi launches “all-in-one primary care solution”

Hand holding the world

Northumbria Healthcare’s action plan to tackle climate change shares “digital by default” target

InnoScot Health is "urging Scottish innovation and science collaborators to take advantage of a £7.5 m pot of grant funding available from Innovate UK"

£7.5m in grant funding from Innovate UK for development of virtual regulation networks

VitalHub has announced its acquisition of Canadian-based Strata Health, a company offering solutions relating to patient access and "navigation to care"

News in brief: data survey launched in Norfolk, remote monitoring in Bedfordshire, digital fair in the Midlands, and more

Digital pathology go-live sees "faster turnaround time for test results and treatment" in Greater Manchester.

UK National Screening Committee says digital pathology can support quality assurance and flexibility for pathologists

23 suppliers named on NHS SBS framework agreement for audio visual solutions and integrated operating theatres

Digital platform to link recently-retired consultants with providers in need

Poll: which area should be the 2024 priority for an ICS and digital across a system?

NHS Supply Chain has issued a £500 million contract notice for a DPS Agreement to help bring MedTech products to market.

NHS Supply Chain issues £500 million contract notice for MedTech dynamic purchasing system agreement

The DHC Group, a portfolio of UK healthcare companies with the shared aim of supplying specialist outpatient pathways and diagnostic imaging services, has announced its acquisition of digital cardiology diagnostics provider ECG On-Demand. 

Study into training around remote services highlights value of “on-the-job” experience

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has expanded its new digital appointment service, allowing patients the ability to receive appointment reminders by SMS and to access important details about upcoming appointments directly from their mobile phone.

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre launches new digital strategy emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data

The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio (DMTP) has published its first ever Annual Review, which marks progress on "one of the biggest changes to medicines prescribing, dispensing and administration in decades". 

First annual review for Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio in Wales

The MHRA has published its Regulatory Roadmap to support safe access to medical technologies including AI and diagnostics.

MHRA regulatory roadmap to support access to medical tech shares plans for 2024-2025

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust revalidates against HIMSS EMRAM State 7 standard

Data reviews and targeted services take focus in strategy from Cambridge University Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Digital IT Strategy highlights digitally empowered workforce, "proactive" digital service, reliable infrastructure, innovation culture, and data as a "strategic asset"

Mid and South Essex NHS FT chief exec Matthew Hopkins on implementing a system-wide EPR, investing in foundational tech, and more

Birmingham and Solihull ICS has published its latest ten-year strategy, "A Bolder, Healthier Future for the People of Birmingham and Solihull: Strategy for Health and Care 2023 - 2033", highlighting the key role of data in tackling inequalities.

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s publishes tender for EPR integration and data migration services

The Scottish Government has announced an additional £3.6 million in additional funding for 2024/25 to the Hospital at Home service for older people.

November virtual ward data: capacity and occupancy across ICBs

NHS England has published new guidance titled, "Towards a unified vision of nursing and midwifery documentation", which "sets the direction for all nursing documentation across hospitals, community and nursing homes".

Cambridge University Hospital launches learning platform uPerform to support staff training

Virtual reality

VR tech to support psychosis patients demonstrates positive findings in Early Value Assessment