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Interview Series: Royal Cornwall Hospitals team talks website accessibility tips

Our latest Interview Series segment talks to not just one health tech professional but a full panel’s worth. The Web Development team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust recently joined HTN for a virtual chat about the importance of website accessibility.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals was ranked first in the web governance platform Silktide’s NHS Trust website accessibility rankings earlier this year, while the team also topped the charts in a later Silktide leaderboard for Clinical Commissioning
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Interview Series: Niamh McKenna, CIO at NHS Resolution shares her leadership learnings

As part of HTN Now September 2021, as well as sharing live webcast sessions from health tech experts and industry voices, we’re also releasing a three-part series formed from interviews with leaders within the NHS.

Here, we chat to Niamh McKenna, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at NHS Resolution about how she joined the organisation, her tips for applying to leadership roles, and her learnings so far – plus a few podcast recommendations to inspire aspiring NHS leaders.

Hi Niamh, tell us about
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CEO Series: Janelle Holmes, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Next up in our CEO Series – and as part of our planned content for HTN Now September 2021 – we put the spotlight on Janelle Holmes, Chief Executive Officer at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

In this feature we find out how Janelle, formerly a nurse, rose through the ranks to become an NHS leader, and she also shares her thoughts on tech and digital programmes, as well as what it was like being one of the first trusts in the UK to take in COVID-19 patients…

Hi Janelle
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Interview Series: Professor John Sharry of SilverCloud discusses digital mental health tools

HTN continues its exploration of digital mental health by talking to SilverCloud’s Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Professor John Sharry, about his interest in children and young people’s mental health (CYP) and what the future could have in store for the entire sector, as it continues to expand.

A psychotherapist and an adjunct professor at the School of Psychology in University College Dublin, Professor Sharry explains his career background, how digital can complement face-to-face therapy,
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Interview Series: Jenny Thomas, Programme Director at DigitalHealth.London

Earlier in August, DigitalHealth.London opened applications for the latest round of its Accelerator programme, which aims to speed up the adoption of digital technologies in healthcare throughout the capital and the NHS.

To find out more about the programme – which closes to applicants on 12 September – as well as the other initiatives run by DigitalHealth.London, which will celebrate its fifth birthday later this year, HTN spoke to the organisations’ Programme Director, Jenny Thomas.

Here, Je
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Interview Series: Bruno Botelho, Director of Digital Operations at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Bruno Botelho, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Digital Operations at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust took time out to chat to HTN about his role, current projects and vision for the future.

As well as opening new digitally-enhanced critical care units, the trust and its charity CW+ have had a busy year in which they’ve stood out for innovation. This has included initiatives such as introducing a wayfinder app for patients, joining the NHS Clinical Entreprene
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Interview Series: Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology at Northampton General Hospital

HTN chatted with Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology at Northampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NGH), ahead of his upcoming appearance at HTN Now June 2021.

Before his live webinar session on Thursday 17 June at 3pm, where he’ll discuss robotic process automation (RPA) and its application within the NHS, we caught up with Tremaine to find out more about his role, his ambitions and what other initiatives and projects he’s working on.

It’s been a busy time for the 29-ye
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Interview Series: Richard Stubbs, CEO at Yorkshire and Humber AHSN

In the latest of our interview series, which sees us chat to influential figures from the UK health tech and innovation sphere, we caught up with Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive Officer at the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).

Also, as a Vice Chair of the wider AHSN Network, Richard offers a unique combination of local, national and international perspectives and, in pre-pandemic times, his role regularly takes him across the length and breadth of one of the largest r
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UK charity tech: Whizz-Kidz and Somo talk digital change

Much has been said about how the healthcare industry has embraced tech tools like never before. But the Third Sector has also been flexing its to meet audiences’ ever-changing needs during the pandemic, too.

To find out more, HTN got in touch with Whizz-Kidz to talk about how the UK charity – which transforms the lives of young wheelchair users by providing mobility equipment, a social support network and skills sessions – has extended its online offering with the help of its digital partner, S
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Interview Series: Richard Slater and Laura Mumby of Rotherham NHS FT

Mr Richard Slater, Chief Clinical Information Officer, and Laura Mumby, Head of EPR, recently took time out of a jam-packed digital schedule to chat to HTN about Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s latest digital initiatives.

The South Yorkshire trust had a lot to update us on, including their EPR choices, tips for boosting clinician engagement and what exciting digital developments are yet to come.

Tell us a bit about yourselves and your roles within Rotherham NHS FT

Laura: I’m head of EPR at R
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Interview Series: Professor Cathie Sudlow, Director of the BHF Data Science Centre

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre – a partnership between Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the BHF – works with partners, including the NHS, to carry out research by utilising health data.

Having celebrated its first birthday in January, the centre has recently reported on the work done by its ‘CVD-COVID-UK’ consortium that is looking into nationwide linked population healthcare datasets, to understand the relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases.

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Interview Series: Graham Walsh, Consultant and CCIO at Calderdale and Huddersfield FT

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is widely regarded as digitally mature and well known for embracing the latest tech and innovation.

To find out what they’re up to at the moment, and why digital works for them, HTN arranged a chat with Mr Graham Walsh, CHFT’s Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) and a consultant in knee surgery.

When he spoke to us, Graham had already had an interesting day, having been mistaken for a television presenter: “Obviously because of COVI