NHS Supply Chain has announced the launch of its new Medical Technology Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for innovative products, intended to support public sector organisations in accessing goods and services from SMEs who may face barriers when tendering to supply NHS trusts. The open market solution aims to streamline the […]
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£1m in funding from NHSE for seven trusts through the Wireless Trials programme
NHS England has announced that around £1 million in funding has been awarded to seven trusts as part of NHSE’s Wireless Trials programme, designed to support organisations in introducing “new opportunities for wireless technologies that could help transform patient care”. Participating trusts include Manchester University NFT, trialling an approach that […]
NHS App and website to help “make the system simpler” in plan to recover dentistry
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have published ‘Our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry’, setting out plans to prevent poor oral health, to boost access and activity, and to support and develop the dental workforce, with digital means noted to play a role in […]
NHSE board explores digital portfolio with focus on FDP, primary care, NHS App and more
NHS England’s board met 1 February 2024 with progress around current digital programmes as a topic of discussion; key takeaways include a need to focus public communication on the Federated Data Platform around existing case studies and benefits; a reported rise in AI decision support tools from five percent in […]
£1.99m contract awarded for technical services to support NHS Digital Staff Passport development
NHS England has awarded an interim contract with an estimated value of £1,990,000 to SiteKit Applications for technical services to support development of the Digital Staff Passport, with the appointment aiming to bring on board a “capable and competent supplier” to support with project management, technical application development, development operations, […]
Journal explores impact of primary to secondary care data sharing on quality of care in NHS hospitals
A journal published in npj Digital Medicine explores the landscape of data sharing across recent years in the NHS along with the impact of primary to secondary care data sharing on care quality, finding that data sharing capabilities are associated with reductions in breaches for the A&E four-hour decision time […]
National roll-out for NHS App waiting times feature
NHS England has announced the national rollout of the average waiting time feature to be introduced in the NHS App, for patients referred into a speciality at NHS acute trusts. The rollout follows a trial with Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where the introduction of the feature was viewed as a […]
NHS Education for Scotland announces e-Pad, enabling “paperless placements” for nursing students
NHS Education for Scotland has announced the launch of “paperless placements” for nursing students at the University of Dundee, thanks to a digital tool developed by the NES Technology Service in collaboration with the NES Nursing and Midwifery pre-registration and practice education team. e-Pad, which stands for Electronic Placement Assessment […]
Guiding pathway principles and gold standard case studies from NHSE on technology enabled care referrals
NHS England has published guidance around technology enabled care (TEC) referrals, providing direction on how urgent community response (URC) and TEC provision can be linked, including guiding principles designed to support understanding of how to establish and maintain pathways from TEC providers into UCR, and “gold standard” case studies. The […]
23 suppliers named on NHS SBS framework agreement for audio visual solutions and integrated operating theatres
NHS Shared Business Services has awarded a contract for a framework agreement around the supply and maintenance of audio-visual solutions and integrated operating theatres, aiming to help connect operating theatres with multi-disciplinary teams for specialist collaboration across multiple sites as well as providing provision for patient check-in, patient entertainment and […]
