Digital Social Care, part of NHS Digital, has published a draft framework to provide structure for learning and development in digital skills, as part of the Digitising Social Care programme. The framework was developed in response to a recommendation from the Technology and Digital Skills Review, with support from Skills for […]
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Video: David Kwo on EPR strategies for ICSs
Our final HTN Now session was led by David Kwo, EPR Programme Director for Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire ICS, and Advisor on Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programmes at Torbay and South Devon, Royal Devon and Exeter, and Northern Ireland. David joined us to discuss EPR strategies for integrated care systems […]
Feature: the role of the digital midwife, Hermione Jackson and Sarah Lumley share their experiences
“Digitising our maternity services is transforming the way we work,” said Misbah Mahmood, Lead Digital Project Midwife at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. “Digital midwives are leading the change.” In March 2021, the Royal College of Midwives launched a positioning statement calling for a Digital Midwife to be included in […]
Video: Heather Cook and Dr Masood Nazir discuss digital treatment for mental health
Heather Cook, the Interim UK Director of Big Health, and Dr Masood Nazir, a GP in Birmingham and the Director of Primary Care for the NHS Transformation Directorate, led a discussion focusing on digital treatment for mental health needs, at HTN’s latest Digital Primary Care conference. Joining the duo on […]
Lantum raises £11m to support growth plans
Lantum has raised £11.4 million ($15m) in funding led by Finch Capital and other participants to help accelerate the company’s growth plans. Specialising in workforce management, the company’s platform is now used by over 30,000 clinical and non-clinical staff, and 50% of GP practices in England. Investors in the over-subscribed […]
Feature: how is immersive technology being used in healthcare?
After years of the technology growing, health and social care providers are making use of the rise in immersive technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). The use of immersive technologies have brought new possibilities and approaches, with use cases ranging from activities such […]
Feature: four key things to consider when implementing Shared Care Records
A feature by InterSystems David Hancock, Healthcare Executive Advisor at InterSystems shares another industry thought-piece with the team at HTN. Having previously covered the redesign of pathways for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and tackled Electronic Patient Record (EPR) transformation, this time, David turns his attention to Shared Care Records. One […]
Health Tech Trends Series 2022 part one: what makes a great digital champion?
It’s time for the first instalment of our Health Tech Trends Series 2022, in which we consider the latest topical issues and questions across the industry and ask experts from the sector for their perspectives and opinions. Our first foray into 2022’s trends takes us towards the role of a […]
Video: North East and North Cumbria ICS share their digital strategy
North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care System (ICS) joined us at one of our HTN Now Focus events last year, sharing insights into how digital innovations and ideas can support ICSs, as the 42 new organisations develop across England and await their formal creation. As their example, the […]
Report highlights five recommendations for interoperable health records
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published a new report that focuses on interoperability of health and care records. The document – entitled ‘The Digital Advantage – Realising the benefits of interoperability for health and social care in England’ – highlights five new recommendations needed for a new, […]
