At our HTN Now: Digital Social Care and Mental Health event we were joined by Jon Coolican, Head of Data Controls and Governance, and Diane Clark, Senior Business Analyst, from NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit (CSU). Jon and Diane led a discussion on linking health […]
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NHS Transformation Directorate share rise in use of extended reality tech and future work
A team from the NHS Transformation Directorate including Neesa Mangalaparathy, Extended Reality Programme Delivery Lead, and Peter Treeby, the programme’s Extended Reality Project Manager, have shared their learnings about the current state of immersive technology use in healthcare in a new blog. The digital productivity programme aims to identify the […]
NHS Digital figures show 21.5 percent rise in access to IAPT services for 2021-2022
NHS Digital figures show that the number of people accessing talking therapies for conditions such as anxiety and depression through the NHS has increased by 21.5 percent from 2020-2021 to 2021-2022. The report, entitled ‘Psychological Therapies: Annual Report on the use of IAPT services, England 2021-22’ provides information on the […]
Interview: Chris Mason, CIO at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chris Mason, Chief Information Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH), joined HTN for our latest interview. WUTH is one of the largest and busiest acute NHS trusts in the North West of England, serving a population of more than 320,000. Operating three hospitals at two sites […]
£1.7 bn tender opened for future NHS workforce tech
NHS Business Services Authority has opened a tender worth up to £1.7 billion to procure a ‘Future NHS Workforce Solution’. NHS BSA is calling for “a new transformed integrated workforce management solution for the NHS in England and Wales” to fulfil the ambition of “providing the NHS with a user-centred […]
Framework agreement published between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Digital
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a document entitled ‘Framework agreement between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (known as NHS Digital)’. The document sets out NHS Digital’s core responsibilities and how the relationship with DHSC works in […]
News in Brief: colorectal cancer care data dashboard, NHS App, satellite clone commissioned, virtual work experience
It’s been another busy week for the health tech community. Here at HTN we’ve picked out some of the top stories that caught our eye for our News in Brief – read on to find out what’s been happening. New data dashboard to improve colorectal cancer care A new national […]
NHSE opens procurement for delivery partner to support frontline digitisation programme
NHS England’s Transformation Directorate has opened a procurement process to partner with a delivery supplier to support its Frontline Digitisation programme. The programme aims to provide national support for locally led digital transformation, with the aim of this procurement to find a delivery partner for the provision of advice, support, expertise […]
140,000 people join cancer screening trial through NHS DigiTrials service
Over 140,000 people have signed up to take part in a trial of a blood test said to detect more than 50 types of cancer. NHS and healthcare company GRAIL developed the NHS-Galleri test. It is being run by The Cancer Research UK and King’s College London Cancer Prevention Trials […]
News in Brief: Boots support largest UK research programme, NHS Digital community, virtual pods supporting eye care, virtual training for ambulance staff and more
It’s time for another news in brief, a chance for us to highlight some of the health tech stories that have caught our eye over the past few days. Here’s what’s been happening… Moorfields Eye Hospital supports patients with virtual pods In mid-July Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will […]
