Seven areas across England are set to trail-blaze digital services for mental health patients, which will include innovative apps to improve care and online access to ‘real-time’ patient records. NHS England has announced new funding for seven mental health trusts to enable these organisations to pioneer world-class, digital services to improve care for patients experiencing […]
From April, parents of the 136,000 babies born across London each year will be able to record and manage information about their child’s health and development online. The NHS in England has today announced a digital version of the Redbook will be rolled out across London, answering calls from parents who often lose information when […]
Innovators of digital technology which improves people’s mental health can now apply for a share of a £400k fund to speed up the adoption of their product by the NHS. Six to eight innovations will be chosen to take part in the NHS England funded Digital Development Lab being delivered by mHabitat. Over seven months the […]
NHS England responds to Independent Review Twelve NHS hospital trusts have been selected to trail blaze new ways of using digital technology to drive radical improvements in the care of patients. Known as “digital exemplars”, they will each receive up to £10 million from NHS England in a bid to inspire a digital revolution across […]
Twenty six of the most digitally advanced trusts have been invited by NHS England to apply for a £100m+ funding pot to become centres of global digital excellence and drive forward better use of technology in health. In a bid to win up to £10m each to invest in digital infrastructure and specialist training, the […]
NHS England has announced a two week extension on a scheme to fast-track cutting-edge innovations from across the globe to the NHS frontline. Developers of medtech devices and apps from around the world are called upon to join the new Innovation and Technology tariff, which provides a clear “route to market” for innovations. Hundreds of […]
A report published yesterday (18 July) shows an NHS programme to train vulnerable people to use the internet has led to over half feeling more confident to manage their health, 21% making fewer calls or visits to their GP and 6% making fewer trips to A&E. This behaviour change is estimated to have saved the […]
Today NHS England and NHS Improvement announce three key appointments to help transform how the NHS uses technology and information. The creation of these roles reflects recommendations in the forthcoming review on the future of NHS information systems by Dr Bob Wachter. Rather than appoint a single chief information and technology officer, consistent with the […]
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Marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day, NHS England has announced the addition of new software to its website to open it up to more people. The NHS England website now features Texthelp’s ‘Browsealoud’ – an innovative and free-to-use support tool which will read aloud and translate webpage content to users, allowing for a better and easier […]