In 2023 It’s ‘Back to the Future’ for Community Pharmacists
When I began my career as a community pharmacist 30 years ago, the telephone was the pinnacle of technology supporting how we filled prescriptions. Before…
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We can ease NHS Spending while Addressing the Workforce Crisis
The financial challenges faced by the NHS have understandably been high on the agenda of late. In the face of ongoing pressures including ambulance delays,…
What are Currently the Biggest Challenges in Digital Health?
Digital health is an exciting and fast-growing field, but it isn’t without its challenges. As technology advances and more healthcare organisations move to digital solutions,…
Entering a New Era in Health Tech Innovation
In the coming year, the UK’s healthcare sector will have to weather many challenges, from nursing strikes to chronic staff shortages. All the while, the…
Why Nurses Should be at the Centre of the Digital Agenda
Nurses hold roles across the entire care pathway, and as a result they have the most varied experience, from working with colleagues in other specialisms….
Looking ahead for Gamma Knife
Offering precision targeted radiation treatment, healthcare professionals are often surprised to learn that the technology behind Gamma Knife treatment is not a new concept, having…
Are Living Labs the Answer to Powering Open Innovation in Integrated Care Systems?
Victoria Betton, author of Towards a Digital Health Ecology: NHS Digital Adoption through the COVID-19 Looking Glass, discusses whether Living Labs are the answer to…
Virtual Wards: Tech matters, but so do people
Emily Wells is the first Chief Nursing Information Officer to be appointed by Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and was the Digital…
Digital Referrals Reduce Waiting Times in North East London
Marie Loizides, associate director of performance analytics at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how switching to digital referrals has reduced waiting…
Empowering Young People with Digital Mental Health Tools
Earlier this year, NHS Gloucestershire’s children and young people’s mental health services launched its digital support finder. On Your Mind Glos aimed to get young people to the…