NHS England’s ambition is to make the NHS App the digital front door to the health service. While the number of people who have downloaded the app is impressive, recent evidence suggests that usage remains low. So, what role do digital health providers play in supporting the successful development of the app? And how can… Read More How digital health providers can support the NHS App
Responding to NHS England and Department for Health and Social Care’s ‘Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care’, Catherine Davies, director of Digital Healthcare Council said: “We welcome the government’s plans to embed digital healthcare technologies within primary care. Every day huge numbers of people try to see their GP, and we must find… Read More Digital Healthcare Council responds to: ‘Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care’
The long awaited Hewitt review of integrated care systems was published today. We welcome the report’s acknowledgement of the opportunities to be gained by new digital and data technologies. ICSs provide an opportunity to truly do things differently and enable the vision of prevention and population health management to be realised. We hope that the… Read More What might the Hewitt review mean for digital health providers?
The DHC are proud to partner with WIRED Health 2023 for their upcoming London conference. The event aims to support a broader awareness of how the health industry is evolving, helping attendees to connect with leaders in their field while examining innovations across healthcare. Learn more about the conference here. If you are a digital… Read More Three things we are looking forward to at Wired Health 2023
The Health and Social Care Committee’s Expert Panel has evaluated the Government’s progress against its commitments made regarding the digitisation of the NHS. The evaluation, published today (Friday 17th February 2023), concluded that the Government’s progress is inadequate. The Expert Panel recognised that although significant progress has been made in some areas, progress is too… Read More DHC responds to evaluation of the Government’s progress on NHS digitisation
The Digital Healthcare Council and our members were recently joined by: Nick Barlow, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Jim Ritchie, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Consultant Renal Physician at The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust to discuss digital transformation in acute trusts. Read on for our three… Read More Three key themes from our event with NHS acute trust innovation leads
While ICSs are still in the early stages of their development, it is important that they are built upon strong digital foundations, helping to ensure they are fit for the future. To see how these new systems are getting on, the Digital Healthcare Council has written this report to assess each ICS’s digital readiness and leadership,… Read More Our new analysis of ICS digital readiness
Last month, the Digital Healthcare Council was joined by Lisa Emery, Chief Transformation Innovation and Digital Officer at NHS Sussex, Stephen Slough, Chief Digital Information Officer at Dorset ICB and Professor Graham Evans, Executive Chief Digital and Information Officer at North East and North Cumbria ICB. These innovative individuals shared with us their current projects, future… Read More Five takeaways from three innovative ICSs
Catherine Davies, director of the Digital Healthcare Council said: “The Digital Healthcare Council welcomes the announcement of a £3.3bn support package for the NHS, announced in the autumn budget. With immense pressure across the system, this additional funding is vital if we are going to tackle system backlogs and deliver the care that patients and… Read More DHC responds to the Autumn budget statement
At last month’s Digital Healthcare Council members meeting, we were joined by Toby Lambert, Executive Director of Strategy and Population Health at North West London Integrated Care System. Toby spoke to members about the challenges and opportunities facing ICSs and what ICSs need from innovative organisations. Toby highlighted some of the challenges faced by ICSs… Read More How digital can help Integrated Care Systems