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 […]
Whether it’s virtual quizzes or ‘face time’ with loved ones, there are few areas of life that have been left untouched by video conferencing in 2020 – and now it’s claimed its next triumph in improving outcomes for mothers and babies… Maternity and neonatal teams across Herefordshire and Worcestershire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) […]
Plans to ensure that everyone using the NHS can access free Wi-Fi are among recommendations made today by Martha Lane Fox. Martha Lane Fox has made the recommendations in a bid to increase take-up of internet enabled services in health and care. This follows a commission from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt who asked the former […]
More than 2.7 million people have already used a new prescription feature in the NHS App since its launch two months ago. The convenient new feature, which was launched in January, allows patients in England to see when their prescriptions have been issued and view their prescribed medication. Since the launch, there have been 18.4 […]
Information about NHS Improvement’s technology information including video conferencing.
GE3: Hand Hygiene Technology Evidence and Manufacturers for General schemes, which forms part of the 2016/17 Prescribed Specialised Services Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) schemes.
Innovation Technology Payment (ITP) – Call for Applications and Guidance document.
Visitors to NHS England’s Health and Care Innovation Expo on 3 and 4 March will be able to see the latest healthcare technology in action in the ‘Entrepreneur Zone’. The Zone will feature around 30 exhibitors including several small organisations and innovators, many of whom will be launching new services and delivering demonstrations for the […]
NHS England response to early value assessment on using AI for assessing and triaging skin lesions What does the early value assessment say? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) early value assessment ‘Artificial intelligence (AI) for assessing and triaging skin lesions referred to the urgent suspected skin cancer pathway’ (HTE24) conditionally recommends […]