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England test-and-trace glitch blamed for spread of India Covid variant
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A glitch in the government’s £37bn test-and-trace system may have helped fuel the spread of a highly-transmissible Covid variant in one of the UK’s worst-hit towns, it has emerged. The software error meant that more than 700 infected people and their close contacts were not promptly passed on to local health teams, allowing them to potentially spread the disease further. The number of missing cases was highest in Blackburn with Darwen, where about 300 people are believed to have been lost in the system during a faulty IT upgrade. The Lancashire town is battling one of the UK’s largest outbreaks of the fast-spreading variant first identified in India. Labour has described the news as “jaw-dropping”. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 20 May 2021 -
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Ambulance crews in England to use iPads to assess accident and stroke victims
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Ambulance crews will start using iPads to send photographs of accident and stroke victims to specialist hospital doctors so that they can make rapid diagnoses and save some patients a trip to A&E. NHS England is giving 30,000 iPads to regional ambulance services to help paramedics decide what care to give and whether to take someone to hospital or treat them at the scene. The tablet computers will be a vital link between ambulance crews and hospital consultants, whose digital interaction will make treatment faster and better, NHS England said. For example, the devices will let paramedics show an A&E department how badly injured patients have been in a road traffic crash, so that they can prepare for their arrival. They will also allow crews access to patients’ medical records to help them build a better picture of their health. “Ambulance crews have been at the forefront of the pandemic, routinely dealing with life-and-death situations and often first on scene to treat and diagnose critically ill patients,” said Sir Simon Stevens, NHS England’s chief executive. “These devices are another tool for our highly skilled paramedics and ambulance technicians as they continue to respond to the country’s most critically ill and injured patients.” Read full story Source: The Guardian, 18 May 2021 -
EventuntilThis Webinar hosted by Hamilton Medical, will focus on the clinical use of intelligent ventilation software. Agenda Intro from Chair Luigi Camporata Presentation from Prof. Giorgio A. Iotti : “ The birth and growth of the visionary idea” Presentation from Laura Buiteman-Kruizinga: “Lung protective ventilation in the time of COVID-19” Followed by a Q&A Register for the webinar
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EventuntilDevelopment Partnerships, whilst common in other sectors, are rare in the NHS. However, these have proven remarkably successful when they’ve been implemented. HUC, one of the highest performing NHS 111 and GP OOH providers in the country, provides Integrated Urgent and Emergency Care for a population of 3.3M in the East of England. For the past six years HUC has worked in a joint Development Partnership with Content Guru, whose storm® contact centre solution is Europe’s biggest and most advanced cloud-based communications platform. The Development Partnership has jointly adapted Content Guru’s storm platform to meet HUC’s specific and evolving requirements across its service. This has grown to become the exemplar communications model for IUEC in England. It is currently being rolled out across all 16 NHS 111 providers in England. Development Partnerships, whilst common in other sectors, are rare in the NHS. However, these have proven remarkably successful when they’ve been implemented. In this webinar HUC’s CEO and Content Guru’s Head of Healthcare will discuss their journey together, share their key tips for success, and showcase some of the resulting innovations. Register for the webinar.
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EventuntilDigital technologies are transforming the way in which health and care is delivered. They have played a crucial role in enabling the delivery of services during the pandemic and are set to continue to play a pivotal role in the design, delivery and innovation of health and care going forward. This event will take a deep dive into the practical implementation of digital solutions in health and care. We will explore how data insights and technology are being used to improve care, access and user experience against the backdrop of the impact of Covid-19. Sessions will also provide an opportunity to assess how a range of digital tools from simple to complex can be used to innovate service design, support integration, improve population health management, and reduce health inequalities, touching on implications for staff and patients. Book a ticket
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Cyber threats to health and patient safety
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Through multidisciplinary lectures from expert speakers and lively panel discussions, this Royal Society of Medicine conference will look at the current cybersecurity threats facing health and care organisations and examine the progress made by healthcare institutions since 2017 in rising to the challenge of cybersecurity. We will focus on the issues facing the NHS today and the steps that NHS organisations should take to protect themselves. Attendees will learn how cybercriminals and hostile nation-states pose a threat to patient safety and trust. Delegates will hear from NHSX, NHS Digital and key organisations that combat cyber threats daily. They will also hear directly from experts in the field about the steps they are taking to help healthcare organisations to address their issues and concerns. During this event, you will: Current cybersecurity threats faced by healthcare organisations from both cybercriminals and hostile nations. Specific risks due to online working, increasing digitalisation and prevalence of connected medical devices and artificial intelligence (e.g. data provenance). Specific risks due to the use of medical and telehealth devices in the home and community. How the NHS is equipped to deal with current and future threats. Tools and approaches to protect organisations and devices from attack. Register -
EventuntilCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the UK, yet is largely preventable. It is the single biggest area where the NHS can save lives over the next decade, and as such, is a core priority in the NHS Long Term Plan. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, came an acceleration in adoption of technology as a tool within the NHS - both in clinic and in community - to enhance patient outcomes and professional pathways. These available technologies have a significant role to play, both broadly in alignment with the NHS LTP and also more specifically in the quest to close the atrial fibrillation detection gap. This webinar will highlight the technologies available to the NHS for ambulatory monitoring of CVD and also showcase recent NICE recommendation of the first and only personal ECG to achieve such status. Speaking on this topic will be Trudie Lobban, CEO and Founder of the Arrhythmia Alliance, and Dr Matt Reed, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Edinburgh. Register
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EventuntilYorkshire & Humber AHSN are hosting the latest in our Bridging the Gap series that are designed to help healthtech innovators work with the NHS. If you are a healthtech SME, start-up, scale-up or clinical entrepreneur then our Bridging the Gap events are designed with you in mind. We aim to give you a better understanding of how The AHSN Network and our national and regional partners can support your development and growth to ensure that your innovation is market ready and help you navigate the complexities of working with the NHS. This edition of Bridging the Gap will focus on the vital role digital innovation can play in the NHS's post-pandemic recovery. We will bring together experts from across The AHSN Network and health and care system to guide, support and advise you. Attending Bridging the Gap will enable you to: Get an insight from senior system leaders into the current and future challenges and priorities for NHS and social care organisations Understand how the AHSN Network and other national bodies can help and support you with their knowledge and expertise to accelerate the progress of your innovation into practice Learn about some of the common challenges and mistakes innovators make and hear from other companies who have successfully navigated the process There will be extended networking time incorporated into the agenda to give you the chance to meet and talk to some of the individuals and organisations who will be speaking and exhibiting at the event. Due to the limited number of places we have available at this event we are only able to provide one delegate pass per organisation in order to allow as many innovator companies as possible to join us. Register One to One meetings There will be a limited number of places available for delegates to have a one to one meetings with one of The AHSN Network's Commercial Directors. If this is something you would be interested in please let us know when you complete the event registration form. Please be aware that we may need to contact you for more information about your business in order to help us select those who can benefit most from this service.
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EventThis webinar chaired by Dr Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive of The Health Foundation and featuring Dr Tim Ferris, NHS England’s Director of Transformation, will explore the next steps for service transformation at scale. Against the backdrop of the recent Wade-Gery review, the data strategy, the forthcoming Goldacre review and AI strategy, the new tech fund to support elective recovery, and a renewed focus on delivering the tech ambitions outlined in the Long Term Plan, how can these be linked to support service transformation better in practice? What will be different this time? Register
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EventThis Westminster Health Forum policy conference: will examine what is needed to improve diagnostic speed and outcomes. It will also be an opportunity to discuss the future outlook for medical device regulation in the wake of Brexit, with the MHRA having consulted on a more transparent and flexible approach. Further sessions look at supporting continued research and innovation, with the Government launching strategic and funding plans, including investment in modernising diagnostics as part of wider efforts to address waiting lists. Additional areas for discussion include: industry partnerships staff recruitment and retention learning from the response to COVID-19 opportunities for driving efficiencies. Keynote sessions with: Professor Sir Mark Caulfield, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Queen Mary University of London; Chief Executive Officer, Barts Life Sciences; and former Chief Scientist, Genomics England Dr Sarah Byron, Programme Director, Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, NICE Professor Louise Jones, Chair, Genomics and Reproductive Science Specialty Advisory Committee, Royal College of Pathologists; and Professor of Breast Pathology, Barts Cancer Institute Stephen Lee, Director, Diagnostics Regulation, Association of British Healthcare Industries Professor Michael Messenger, Principal Scientific Advisor for In Vitro Diagnostics, MHRA Doris-Ann Williams, Chief Executive, British In Vitro Diagnostics Association Register
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EventThis Westminster Health Forum conference will examine the priorities and next steps for utilising AI-driven technologies within health and social care. Delegates will consider the opportunities for increased use, what is needed to tackle barriers to implementation, data protection, questions of ethics and bias, wider regulatory challenges, and priorities for research. It will be a timely opportunity to consider next steps for harnessing AI-based healthcare solutions to deliver streamlined and effective care following developments made during the pandemic - and in the context of the development of an AI Strategy for Health and Social Care. Overall, the agenda will bring out latest thinking on: priorities for the development of a national AI Strategy for Health and Social Care addressing the key ethical and legal issues in the development of AI-based health solutions key issues surrounding data security and sharing, priorities for ensuring patient anonymity, data confidentiality and providing transparency around data use the future for research and innovation in the development of AI-driven technologies priorities for workforce education and training around AI health solutions addressing barriers to the use of AI in healthcare, developing digital infrastructure across the health service, and improving the diversity of clinical research data. Register
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Priorities for NICE in health & social care
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untilThis Westminister Forum conference will discuss the priorities for NICE within health and social care following the publication of the NICE Strategy 2021 to 2026: Dynamic, Collaborative, Excellent earlier this year, which sets out NICE’s vision and priorities for transformation over the next five years, including: rapid and responsive evaluation of technology, and increasing uptake and access to new treatments flexible and up-to-date guideline recommendations which integrate the latest evidence and innovative practices improving the effective uptake of guidance through collaboration and monitoring providing scientific leadership through driving research and data use to address gaps in the evidence base. It will be an opportunity to discuss the role of NICE in a changing health and social care landscape following the pandemic, as well as the opportunities presented for guidance to keep pace with the development of integrated care, innovative treatments, and data-driven research and technology. Sessions in the agenda include: key priorities for delivering the future vision and transformation of NICE going forward developing evidence-based guidelines in a changing health and social care landscape: flexibility, patient engagement, collaboration, and effective implementation lessons learned from the use of rapid guidelines in response to COVID-19 the opportunities presented for improving the utilisation of data and the future for data-driven evidence and guidelines taking forward new approaches to evaluating health technology - speed, cost-effectiveness, and engagement priorities for industry engagement and improving value and access to innovative health technology supporting the development and adoption of innovative medicines the role of managed access and funding in delivering improved patient access to innovation opportunities for using research and data analytics to meet gaps in the evidence base. Register -
EventPart of the NHS Long Term Plan Webinar Series, this webinar discusses how digital technology is helping to battle the growing waiting list backlog. Register
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EventuntilNHS Long Term Plan Webinar Series NHS waiting lists have hit record levels across the UK as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the numbers are continuing to rise, with some experts warning 14 million people could be waiting for treatment by the end of 2022. Many hospital groups have turned to digital technology to increase clinical capacity, help safely manage patients and detect deteriorating patients, but are these short term saviours or long-term solutions? New NHS funding has been created to support innovation and the introduction of digital tools, so we have brought together an expert panel to share evidence-based examples of how digital technology is supporting the NHS waiting list challenge and helping to shape the future of healthcare and discuss: What impact has remote patient monitoring already made for patients and clinicians dealing with waiting list backlogs? How can experiences in surgical waiting lists and COVID-19 care guide other clinical pathways? How does this offer a way to increase engagement with patients and improve outcomes? Book a place
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EventuntilDigital solutions have already transformed how health services are offered, accessed and used, and will continue to do so in the years to come. With the adoption of new technologies, new ways of working are emerging that seek to combine the best of digital approaches with the benefits of face-to-face contact. In this online event, the panel of experts will explore how wearables have created better health outcomes for people living with long-term conditions, such as diabetes. They will look to the future and discuss how we can make sure that digital approaches are prioritised in the long term to continue empowering patients and supporting clinicians to create patient-centred care, leading to improved health outcomes. They will also explore the lessons from diabetes and wearables that offer wider learning across the NHS on harnessing the benefits of technology for a digital future. Register
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EventuntilWhile the pandemic didn’t cause all the shifts happening in healthcare, it had a major hand in accelerating and shaping the changes that will alter the healthcare landscape far into the future. Join Fierce Healthcare as we examine the tectonic transformation across healthcare. We’ll explore changing consumer expectations in access to care, the moves by major tech players and providers to reach their customers and strategies for actually paying for everything. Register
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The Future of Hospitals Event 2021
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untilThe Prime Minister recently announced a funding package worth £3.7 billion to build 40 hospitals by 2030 in the biggest hospital building programme in a generation. The Health Infrastructure Plan will also provide capital to modernise diagnostics and technology and help eradicate critical safety issues in the NHS. The scale of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused big shifts in the way hospitals deliver services. The NHS has had to mobilise to respond to the acute needs of people infected with the virus whilst at the same time scaling back non-COVID-19 healthcare. Services have had to be rapidly re-designed on a large scale to release capacity for treating patients with COVID-19. With the development of a Health and Care Bill that looks to build on the innovation and integration seen during COVID-19, healthcare professionals will have to balance providing care during a pandemic with systemic and transformational change across the system. This unique event from the Institute of Government & Public Policy examines the current and future state of NHS hospitals and the impact of COVD-19. It takes a close look at all the vital components that make up NHS acute care including patient safety, workforce, infection control, standards, funding, estates, and emergency care. Hear a combination of policy updates and best practice case studies from a wide variety of organisations within acute healthcare. Patient Safety Learning's Helen Hughes will be one of the presenters at the event. Register -
Eventuntil2020 saw a huge leap in the delivery of virtual health and care, with encouraging lessons for the current crisis and beyond. But has the speed of innovation been at the expense of inclusive people and patient-centred care? In this free online event from the King's Fund, explore what we can learn from the innovations that have accelerated during the pandemic and how we can align patient and user involvement in the development of future virtual health and care solutions. Register
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EventuntilDigitising the management of wound care provides accurate and accessible data to nurses and clinicians while also enabling remote assessment of wounds. The COVID-19 pandemic is front and centre of all current healthcare priorities – and rightly so. Yet, we must not, nor should not, overlook the need for other forms of healthcare provision – which have by no means abated. Take the management of wound care. It is estimated that 2.2 million people in the UK live with non-healing, chronic wounds – those wounds which do not respond to treatment and therefore do not heal. They can last for months or even years, costing the NHS around £5 billion a year. COVID-19 risks exacerbating the issue as the same populations who have been identified as at-risk of developing complications from the pandemic, such as older people and people with diabetes, are exactly those that are also at risk for developing chronic wounds. At a time when demand on the healthcare system is more pressured than ever, it is even more critical to ensure NHS providers have access to the tools they need to deliver quality care, making it easier to protect patients. This webinar, part of the Improving Patient Safety & Care Webinar Series, will discuss how harnessing technology can make routine monitoring digital and how digital wound care services can save time, reduce administrative burdens and helps NHS staff assess patients earlier. Register
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Digital mental health
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untilGood mental health services are now recognised as vital to the NHS and to the health of the nation. With that in mind, the NHS Long Term Plan proposes to significantly increase mental health investment and envisages data and technology as central to transforming services. Stepping forward to 2020/21 sets out the need for continued development of the mental health workforce. We need mental health services that offer the best available care, provided by staff who can work effectively in a culture of continuous improvement. What will result when this policy alignment meets technological progress? This webinar from GovConnect will highlight the potential for emerging technologies to impact on our understanding of mental health and the care that we provide, identifying broad trends that are already underway, which are set to transform mental health services and the workforce who deliver them. Register -
EventuntilChief executive Joe Rafferty and strategic advisor for digital programmes Jim Hughes, will discuss how Mersey Care Foundation Trust has been part of a region-wide programme to develop shared understanding of covid and other pressures. Joining them on the panel will be Rebecca Malby, professor in health systems innovation at London South Bank University, and Markus Bolton, director of Graphnet Health – which is supporting the event. In a discussion chaired by HSJ contributor Claire Read, they will explore the value of a shared understanding of which pressures and caseloads exist in an area and consider how digital technologies might play a role here. Which parties need to be involved? Which information is most important to which groups? How can worries about information governance be overcome? Register
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Content ArticleThis report by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change looks at how the NHS needs to adapt to meet the demands of the current population. It asks the questions, should we and could we go much further in fundamentally changing the design of how the NHS is run, highlighting two key societal changes that make change necessary: increases in our knowledge of how to stay healthy, and huge technological advances such as artificial intelligence.
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Content ArticleAn increasing number of healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) applications are in development or already in use, but the safety impact of using AI in healthcare is largely unknown. This qualitative study in the journal Safety Science aimed to explore how different stakeholders (patients, hospital staff, technology developers and regulators) think about safety and the safety assurance of healthcare AI. Through a series of interviews, the authors assessed stakeholder perceptions of an AI-based infusion pump in the intensive care unit. Participants expressed perceptions about: the potential impact of healthcare AI requirements for human-AI interaction safety assurance practices and regulatory frameworks for AI and the gaps that exist how incidents involving AI should be managed. The authors concluded that there is currently a technology-centric focus on AI safety, and a wider systems approach is needed. They also identified a need for greater awareness of existing standards and best practice among technology developers.
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Content ArticleThis guide developed by the AHSN Network, the University of Plymouth and the pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim sets out four key principles to involve and engage patients and the public in digital health innovation: Engage – map out your strategy and motivations, identify a representative cohort and develop inclusive engagement practices. Acknowledge, value & support – show you value patients’ and the public’s contribution to ongoing and transparent communication, any necessary training and potential financial reimbursement. Communicate – tailored external communication and open feedback channels are crucial to maintaining engagement and accountability by all parties. Trust and transparency – In order to gain patients’ trust, organisations conducting PPIE should be trustworthy and transparent about potential risks.
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Content ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult to maintain high quality in medical education. As online formats are often considered unsuitable, interactive workshops and seminars have particularly often been postponed or cancelled. To meet the challenge, Angelina Müller and her colleagues converted an existing interactive undergraduate elective on safety culture into an online event. In this article, they describe the conceptualisation and evaluation of the elective.
