Welcome to your daily dose of digital health news, information, and events!
👇 News
🛏 England’s top doctor has warned of increasing pressure on NHS hospitals this winter, with thousands more patients in hospital compared to the same time last year. Despite having more beds, including 99,887 core beds, bed occupancy is higher, with 94.6% of general and acute beds occupied in the week ending 11 February, up from 93.8% last year.
📑 Digital Health and Care Wales is procuring a medicines information solution and drugs tool, aiming to provide unbiased information and access to evaluations of drugs and medicines.
👵 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s frailty virtual ward is helping to keep older people out of hospital and improving treatment for those in need of urgent and emergency care.
🖥 A new patient engagement portal is being introduced at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, which will offer people more choice when booking their appointments and improve two-way communication.
💷 Agilio, a UK frontline healthcare operations software provider, has announced a strategic growth investment from Five Arrows and TA Associates to support the next phase of the Company’s expansion plans.
❓ Did you know that
Node4 has revealed the findings of its latest independent research into the UK’s Mid-Market IT Priorities for 2024, highlighting the private healthcare sector’s confidence in preventing and responding to cyber attacks.
📢 What we’re listening to
The importance of establishing credibility in the digital health industry is the central theme of a podcast hosted by KevinMD, featuring David Lee Scher, a renowned cardiologist and digital health consultant.
🚨 This week’s events
21 February, Westminster Health Forum – The next steps for net zero and sustainability in the NHS
23 February, Westminster Health Forum – Next steps for cancer treatment, prevention and diagnosis in England
