A recent HTN Now webinar took an in-depth look at how technology is transforming skin cancer care at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, exploring successes in reducing two-week wait referral time from 57 days to 12 days, looking at challenges for implementing this approach, and sharing advice to other […]
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust explores the market for multiple workforce management solutions
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has opened a market engagement exercise for the procurement of a “suite of workforce management solutions” to be used across multiple trusts within the region. The trust first aims to “gather industry feedback to inform the development of service specifications and commissioning strategies”, before they […]
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde awards £307k contract for virtual care solution
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has awarded a contract to the virtual care solution Doccla, for its remote management platform aimed at helping patients with long-term health conditions. The contract covers the installation of the Doccla virtual ward solution, which was chosen for its ability to offer remote support to […]
DHSC seeks feedback on emerging ideas for change and NHS App
The Department of Health & Social has opened a call for feedback on emerging ideas for change, as part of the Change NHS initiative launched in October 2024. The NHS App and a single digital care record for patients, are in focus. Following more than 175,000 change idea submissions, a […]
Great Western Hospitals NHS FT introduces patient communication toolkit
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a patient communication toolkit, with the aim to support patients with additional communication needs. The trust highlights the toolkit provides “a diverse collection of pictures and icons” to cover a range of everyday topics, designed to help patients when it comes to explaining […]
NHS Lanarkshire set to launch digital check-in and triage system in A&E
NHS Lanarkshire is to launch a digital check-in and triage system for patients arriving at its accident and emergency department, to gather key patient information at the point of arrival. Planned to roll-out over the upcoming weeks, first at University Hospital Monklands, and then followed by a phased roll-out to […]
AI transcript tool tested at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
An AI transcript tool is being piloted at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, with hopes of reducing the administrative burden for clinicians by generating notes of doctor-patient conversations. The NHS England funded pilot is testing the use of the CLEARNotes tool, that reportedly generates a structured discussion summary from conversations, […]
NHS transformation executive team announced to lead transition into DHSC
An NHS transformation executive team has been announced to help lead the transition of NHS England into the DHSC and “support ongoing business priorities, statutory functions and day to day delivery”. With all colleagues except for the deputy CEO expected to be in post on 1 April, the team has […]
Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT acquires health tech company
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has acquired the digital health company, Health Call Solutions Limited, in a bid to “support Health Call to develop its reach across the NHS”. The deal will see the trust acquire the company’s software products said to support the management of healthcare data, to support […]
NHS Frimley ICB awards contract for digital social prescribing platform
NHS Frimley ICB has awarded a contract to Pungo Ltd for its social prescribing digital solution, Joy, to support the “social needs” of patients across four Slough PCNs and other secondary care partners. The procurement of the solution aims to improve connections between residents and local services within the region, […]
