Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s heart failure virtual ward has introduced use of the remote monitoring KiActiv digital service with the aim of improving recovery rates for patients experiencing serious cardiac conditions. KiActiv combines an online platform with a wearable device that collects personalised data about the user’s everyday […]
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Digital Health and Care Wales issues £2 million contract notice for network as a service solution
Digital Health and Care Wales has issued a contract notice for a Network as a Service (NasS) solution worth in excess of £2 million, designed to enable the department to “strategically interconnect its physical datacenter estate, public cloud platforms, and consumer base using a resilient underlay/transit network”. According to the […]
MHRA opens applications for AI Airlock pilot, seeking innovations offering patient benefits and novel AI applications
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has opened applications for its AI Airlock pilot, offering innovators the chance to benefit from expert support and sandbox testing for medical devices utilising AI. Launched in spring of 2024, the AI Airlock programme is described by the MHRA as “a proactive, […]
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT 2024-2029 maternity strategy highlights EPR plans for 2025
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its maternity service strategy for 2024-2029, highlighting innovation and technology as key enablers to develop the service and noting plans to launch a new maternity end-to-end electronic patient record in 2025. The strategy focuses on four key aims, including understanding clinical outcomes based […]
SBRI Healthcare announces new funding for work-related digital innovations to support individuals with poor mental health
SBRI Healthcare has announced a new funding competition seeking “work-related digital innovations for individuals with poor mental health”, focusing on supporting individuals to stay in work, return to work, or overcome barriers to workforce entry. With applicants able to apply for up to £200,000 per innovation for up to 12 […]
Panel discussion: patient engagement, patient-centred solutions, and managing patient expectations around digital
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion on the topic of patient engagement, we were joined by a panel of experts to talk about current priorities and projects in this space, to share learnings on adopting patient-centred processes and solutions, and to highlight outcomes and challenges around engaging patients with […]
Panel discussion: digital trusts, digital teams, measuring value, and demonstrating impact
For HTN Now, we welcomed a panel of experts for a discussion around digital trusts, focusing on what good looks like from a tech perspective, the best ways of fostering a culture of innovation, building great digital teams, and more. Making up our panel were Georgie Duncan, associate CCIO at […]
Digital Health and Care Wales to procure digital maternity solution for NHS Wales
Digital Health and Care Wales has shared plans to procure a new commercial, off-the-shelf digital maternity solution for NHS Wales, with the functionality to support a shared maternity record and notes and supported by a service management regime. The published tender highlights how DHCW seeks to develop a sole supplier framework […]
Royal National Orthopaedic and University College London Hospitals announce EHR collaboration
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (RNOH) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have announced their upcoming collaboration on Epic’s EHR, which is expected to be rolled-out at RNOH in November of 2025. The roll-out, which follows funding approval from NHS England, will see Epic implemented across […]
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s plan to improve mental health services highlights data as “key enabler”
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s three-year plan to improve mental health services has highlighted the role of data as a “key enabler” in realigning services so that inpatient provision better fits the needs of the population, following a self-assessment involving multiple stakeholders. Focusing on the quality of the service’s inpatient offer, […]
