Leading change The Nurse Manager in the Mental Health and Vascular Wellbeing Team at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) led a programme of work to introduce a digital application (app) into the care and treatment plans for service users at high risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The app was designed to […]
We are reviewing and updating these webpages to reflect the current work of the maternity and neonatal programme. Digital tools can help transform care for women and their families in maternity services. This film shows what the NHS is doing to support the maternity service in England to use these tools to provide personal and […]
Lives are being saved through the NHS’s use of smarter technology, including the introduction of a ‘game changing’ cancer treatment which reprogrammes patients’ own immune cells, NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens will announce today. In the NHS’s 70th year, the NHS is using smarter technology to halve the number of cardiac arrests, treat Sepsis […]
A pioneering project in Leeds to speed up cancer patients’ test results and diagnoses is set to be rolled-out in hospitals across West Yorkshire and Harrogate. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of a small number of cancer centres to establish a digital pathology centre of excellence. With investment from LTHT’s Charitable […]
NHS England has today announced three ambulance trusts will share £10m to help improve patient care by developing into world class digital organisations. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS), West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) and North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) are the first to join the ambulance […]
Information about NHS Improvement’s technology information including video conferencing.
The NHS is on-track to transform cancer services in England by 2020/21 according to a report published today by NHS England’s National Cancer Programme. The report details the investment the NHS is making in cancer transformation, including £130m over the period 2016/18 in new and upgraded radiotherapy equipment and £200m over the next two years […]
This report details the findings of an evaluation process for IT solutions, following the publication of “IT requirements for personalised care” in February 2017.
The NHS is trialling new wearable sensors, based on technology used by NASA and the CGI film industry, to help identify older patients at risk of falls as part of a new drive to tackle frailty. The technology will help make one small step a lot easier for the over-65s (although giant leaps may still […]
The Chief Nursing Officer for England champions NHS Digital’s week long e-nursing campaign: As we are all aware, any change undeniably brings pressure. I see this when I visit hospitals, communities and educational institutions, as well as at events I attend and through the conversations I have on Twitter. But I also see teams and […]