A letter sent from NHS England to accountable emergency officers for trusts and integrated care boards outlines the emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) exercise programme for 2024 to 2030. Seven themes are set out for NHS organisations to exercise in turn on a yearly basis from October 2024, including […]
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North West London ICS shares data on digital reach and access challenges
North West London Integrated Care System has started to publish monthly summaries identifying involvement with local residents and communities, including data on digital reach and health survey responses. Starting the initiative with data from June 2024, the ICS highlights the “digital reach and impressions” of four channels used to engage […]
South Central Ambulance Service opens engagement around electronic medicines tracking system procurement
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has opened an opportunity for early engagement around the procurement of an electronic medicines tracking system hoped to eliminate reliance on paper-based processes, reduce corporate risk, generate cost savings and enhance efficiency. Through market research, the trust aims to explore software and systems […]
Report from South London Listens highlights digital in work with local communities to improve access
South London Listens, an initiative bringing together two integrated care systems across the capital as well as three NHS mental health trusts and a range of other partners, has recently published a report highlighting the role of digital in driving change to tackle health inequalities. Beginning as an initiative to […]
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust maternity EPR goes live
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has announced the launch of online hub My Pregnancy Notes at Lister Hospital’s maternity unit, facilitating delivery of a maternity electronic patient record system. Through My Pregnancy Notes, care will be digitally tracked from the first presentation for maternity care right through to the postnatal […]
£10k in funding available for innovations impacting patient care in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS has shared an opportunity for innovators to receive up to £10,000 in funding for projects making a positive impact on patient care in the region through the Dr Carl Ellson Clinical Innovation Fund, set up in memory of a local health leader. Applications for suggested projects, […]
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS on tackling health inequalities through virtual hub
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS has shared insight and data around a project aiming to tackle health inequalities by prioritising prevention and increasing access to support, particularly for people with severe mental illness (SMI). The project focused on increasing awareness of information and support for people with SMIs, after the ICS […]
North East London NHS Foundation Trust launches market engagement around ADHD tech
North East London NHS Foundation Trust has published a pre-procurement notice aiming to identify market capabilities and supplier interest for ADHD technologies. In particular the trust seeks to develop a clear understanding for the number of suppliers capable of providing a fully digital diagnostic device for identification of ADHD, with […]
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust selects electronic patient record
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has announced the selection of an electronic patient record across its four sites, with Dedalus’s cloud-ready system ORBIS U chosen for deployment. It is hoped that ORBIS U will support integration across multiple clinical processes, offering a “comprehensive” patient record built on real-time data […]
HTN International: interviews with health tech experts, funding and procurement highlights, strategy developments and more
Let’s take a look at some of the health tech news stories from across the world which have caught our eye over the last few weeks over on our sister site HTN International. Insights from our international interviews We’ve been speaking to a range of health tech professionals from across […]
