Unstructured Mail – The Blind Spot in the NHS’s Digital Ambition
The NHS has placed digital-first communication at the heart of its modernisation plans. National policy now positions the NHS App, email and text messaging as…
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Unlocking NHS Winter Resilience: How Data can cut Wait Times and Boost Patient Outcomes
Every winter, the NHS faces mounting pressure as patient numbers surge and wait times grow longer. Hospitals and staff work hard to keep up, but…
Health Tech Suppliers Respond to the 10 Year Health Plan
The government has published its plans to transform the NHS and deliver a digital first service. Highland Marketing’s influential advisors and market-leading clients welcome the…
How Digitalisation Can Streamline Tedious NHS Admin
The NHS has made positive progress when it comes to digitalisation of its operations. Patient referral forms and other administrative processes that were previously dependent…
Change to NHS Payment Mechanisms: Accurately Coded Data will be Needed to Deliver Them
Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS was concerned about productivity and suggested the re-introduction of payment for activity could improve it. While…
Why End-to-end Data Management is Key to Government’s Ambitious Plans for the NHS
In recent weeks, there have been four significant milestones in health/health tech. Lord Darzi published his NHS review, and in it, called for a ‘tilt…
The NHS Transformation Opportunity for the New Government
Our new Government’s manifesto spoke of the opportunity for NHS transformation, but it lacked the specifics on how this transformation will happen. Labour have committed…
The NHS doesn’t just need New Funds, it needs New Delivery Models
In the election campaign earlier this summer, all parties promised to reform the NHS. In its manifesto, the new Labour government has pledged to get…
Clinicians are Drowning in Admin – Digital Tech Can Be Their Lifeline
A few years ago, I broke my arm playing football. During my visit to A&E I was given an appointment at the fracture clinic. I…
North Cumbria Integrated Care Chooses Alcidion as Preferred EPR Supplier
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has selected Alcidion as the preferred supplier for its new electronic patient record system. The trust, which…