Last but not least, there’s Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS’s digital strategy, where five inter-connected themes are highlighted. ‘Creating the future’ is one such theme, along with integrating services, managing the system more effectively and empowering the frontline. These themes tie into an ICS’s overarching focus on empowering the person. Creating the future means supporting people […]

At HTN Now: April, were joined by Dr Gemma Donovan, head of behavioural insights at Generated Health, along with Dr Sabine Van Der Veer, senior lecturer in health informatics from the University of Manchester, for a discussion on the potential and pitfalls of digital health and behaviour change. In particular, Gemma focused on behaviour change […]

The Faculty of Clinical Informatics (FCI) has published a paper exploring the context and planned future of the Federated Data Platform (FDP) currently undergoing procurement from NHS England. The paper highlights a variety of information around the FDP, including what the platform is expected to look like and a list of questions requiring answers to ensure […]

As the NHS struggles to manage backlogs, industry leaders and healthcare experts discuss benefits of expanding access to medical devices into ISTCs  to increase combined glaucoma/cataract procedures. iStent Inject was recommended for ground-breaking pilot programmes across Independent Treatment Centres in England The report ‘The Silent Theft of Sight’ calls for improved access to ophthalmic medical […]

A study by Swansea University has revealed how machine learning can help with the early detection of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) inflammatory arthritis and revolutionise how people are detected and diagnosed by their GPs. Published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the study, funded by UCB Pharma and Health and Care Research Wales, has been carried out by data analysts and […]