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Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has been abruptly replaced by Sajid Javid. The Highland Marketing advisory board consider the huge agenda he is now facing, and what it could – and should – mean for health tech.
Matt Hancock’s downfall as health and social care secretary was swift. Last week, barely 12-hours
Continue reading It’s going to be quite a handover…
Implementation to digitalise and automate scheduling of over 36,000 home care visits a week will save time and money whilst improving communication with social care stakeholders
Totalmobile, the UK leader in Field Service Management software solutions, has announced it is working with South Lanarkshire Council to modernise the service that plans, schedules and carries
Continue reading South Lanarkshire Council Embarks on Modernisation of ‘Care at Home Service’ with Totalmobile
International cricket is returning to the Bristol County Ground this summer and Gloucestershire Cricket is taking the opportunity to thank the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic by giving away tickets to blue light workers.
In a rerun of the 2017 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Final, England will take on India in Bristol on Sunday
Continue reading GLOS CRICKET THANKS BRISTOL NHS AND EMERGENCY SERVICE WORKERS WITH ENGLAND WOMEN ODI TICKET GIVEAWAY
Highland Marketing’s advisory board welcomed Jane Brightman, social care lead at Institute of Health and Social Care Management, to discuss the sector and its technology needs. A lot of hope is being pinned on integrated care systems, but when it comes to joining up health and care systems and putting the underpinning IT in place,
Continue reading What next for social care?
Digital transformation pushed to the top of the priority list for central Government
An estimated 60% of UK central government departments have an IT modernisation strategy in place and even more want to upgrade legacy systems due to security vulnerabilities, according to a new study from BAE Systems Applied Intelligence.
The recent research
Continue reading BAE Systems Applied Intelligence: Cyber security concerns drive digital transformation in UK public sector
This year has already seen an increase in interest and focus on sustainability goals and reducing impacts organisations have on the environment.
As hot water can cost between 2 to 4 times as much as cold water, once energy costs are taken into account, it means even small steps to increase water efficiency and cut
Continue reading Top tips to save running costs and reach green goals
Knowsley Council has appointed Jenny Rollinson as Assistant Executive Director – Adult Social Care.
Jenny has worked at the Council for almost four years, and is currently the Head of Adult Social Care.
Over the last 15 years Jenny has held a number of senior Health and Social Care roles working for both Stockport and
Continue reading Meet the new Assistant Executive Director for Adult Social Care
Occupational health & disabled services provider distributes technology to 200 assessors NuroKor bioelectric technology will help support disabled people as they start work Microlink staff with health conditions successfully trial NuroKor therapy
Microlink PC, a global leader in education and assistive technology solutions, is offering cutting-edge technology from NuroKor BioElectronics to 200 disability assessors,
Continue reading New partnership launched to reduce absenteeism and help disabled workers under UK scheme to get a million people into employment
The National Care Forum (NCF) has created a new partnership with The Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) for the benefit of its members.
Members of the NCF will be able to enjoy the full membership offer from the IHSCM which includes:
A full programme of events and support for conferences Accredited short
Continue reading National Care Forum and Institute of Health and Social Care Management announce partnership to provide an exciting member benefit
ExtraMed, which provides patient flow software to NHS trusts, has been acquired by smart health tech provider Alcidion Group in a move that will provide an enhanced offering to hospitals and associated primary and social care organisations.
Smart health technology provider Alcidion Group has today announced the strategic acquisition of ExtraMed, a UK company which
Continue reading Alcidion acquires UK patient flow software company ExtraMed
The emergency services outside Cumbria’s new Blue Light Hub
A new Blue Light emergency services hub to better serve the local community has opened in Cumbria.
The multi-million pound Furness Peninsular Blue Light Hub brings services together under one roof for the first time in the south of the county.
Cumbria County Council
Continue reading Cumbria’s new Blue Light Hub brings better service for community
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is to work with smart health tech provider Alcidion to provide vital tools to help thousands of staff enhance patient safety.
Thousands of NHS professionals across five hospitals in East Lancashire are to benefit from early warning technology that will help them detect and swiftly respond to
Continue reading East Lancashire signs deal for early warning technology from Alcidion
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
Most public sector organisations and their IT teams will be familiar with the challenge of balancing time between implementing new technologies against the need to keep existing systems running effectively. In some cases, organisations can do little more than focus on
Continue reading How to Tackle Technical Debt
More than 250,000 disabled people in the country will benefit from greater access to life-enhancing Changing Places toilets, as the Government announces a new £30m fund to increase the number of facilities across England.
Announced today by Regional Growth Minister Luke Hall, the move follows changes to statutory guidance that came into effect from January
Continue reading 30M INVESTMENT TO PROVIDE CHANGING PLACES TOILETS
Essex based business, keep2m.co.uk, have been busy supplying sneeze screens, information sticker packs and mobile temperature measuring equipment to authorities across the UK with a syndication of London boroughs recently buying over 1500 sneeze guards for the election and then increasing their order for use by staff in their offices too.
Neil Levett, Director of
Continue reading Covid Safe Elections: Essex firm helping Local Authorities tick the right box
South Lanarkshire Council confirms ‘Cash Out’ delivers immediate and wider access to crucial funds vs vouchers
Increasing numbers of local authorities are utilising the instant cash solutions from PayPoint to financially help families quickly, as the effects of lockdown bring further suffering. Government free school meals and Winter Hardship Fund vouchers provided to
Continue reading 90 local authorities and housing organisations turn to PayPoint for accessible financial support for struggling families
The services supplied by the UK’s public sector, particularly those provided by the world-renowned NHS, are considered by many to be the jewel in our crown. Never before has this commitment to service excellence been more evidenced than by the way our public servants have responded to the challenges presented by the global pandemic and
Continue reading GFT: Intelligently exploiting the cloud to power the UK’s public sector, the jewel in our crown
An organisation that has represented healthcare managers for more than a century formally becomes the Institute of Health and Social Care Management to give a voice to leaders and managers working throughout both health and social care.
An institute that has represented healthcare managers for nearly 120 years has today announced its new identity
Continue reading New ‘home’ created for UK’s social care professionals
Tom McVey, Solution Architect, Menlo Security, explains why government and defence organisations must look to build security resilience in 2021
In a year heavily influenced by the global crisis, the security risks faced by government and defence organisations are greater than ever, with cyber criminals exploiting ‘pandemic fear’ to launch more and more sophisticated
Continue reading Address the red flags of cybersecurity before raising the white flag
● UK emergency services will be able to receive fast and accurate access to critical medical and personal details that could save lives ● RapidSOS links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices to over 4,800 emergency communication centers worldwide ● Hexagon’s solutions help protect nearly 1bn people globally
RapidSOS, the world’s first emergency
Continue reading RapidSOS partners with Hexagon to power the future of UK emergency response
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