Future Nurse Notes LIVE!

Join us this month to hear about an exciting case study on improving digital inclusion for patients in the community, where routine digital ability screening and practical support in new local help hubs is breaking down barriers and ensuring technology actually improves access to healthcare. And for the first time, we dip our toe into vibe coding. You’ve probably heard about it, but have you had a play around with it? We’ll explain exactly how to get started. Plus find out more about how nursing will be affected by the World’s newest, most powerful microscope and the launch of innovative new whole body ultrasound technology that works by submerging patients in water.

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Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Watch the full webinar for more details about the Digital Inclusion case study ...

https://futurenurse.uk/digital-inclusion-webinar/

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

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Our July edition is live from the third annual Festival of Digital for Nurses, Midwives and AHPs at Salford University. Natasha is meeting the people who make transformation happen on the ground, exploring what really enables digital change in nursing. We examine how collaboration unlocks innovation in practice, joined by industry partners like Anya Health, Harris Health Alliance, Essential Parent and DiSkPass the Digital Skills Passport - plus the healthcare lead from Cisco explains how they are working with nurses to test real life digital transformation in new co-learning labs. NHS England's Deputy Director for the Digital Academy also explains how CNIOs are playing a significant role in the national digital literacy agenda, and he encourages us to be careful about believing the hype about digital innovation. So, join us for a packed half hour with frontline staff, leaders, and digital nurse discussing the challenges that make innovation difficult and the top tips that can help things move more smoothly.

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Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...

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Bid for the funding opportunity that builds on the digital Medicine first of type scheme

https://transformationhealthcaresuppliersbulletin.cmail20.com/t/d-e-guhhiid-dkkjiikikt-d/

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

We’ve got a jam-packed show for you again this month, taking another look at Virtual Nursing, this time with news of the first exciting UK pilot that's been putting futuristic consoles into ward rooms to bring virtual nurses to patient’s bedsides. And we re-open the case file on digital meds management, it's got the potential to be one of the most impactful innovations for nursing, so we’ve launched some new research into the topic with HIMSS. Plus, we’re rounding up this month’s news from nurse tech including the new bio-hub building AI for protein discovery, NHS staff getting improved access to Microsoft Copilot and another £20m in Wayfinder funding becoming available for Trusts to develop patient portals and integration with the NHS app.

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Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list

Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Matthew Wynn’s research, “Developing Digital Capabilities in Nursing Education’ ...

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7463500464513380356/?actorCompanyId=106039577

Freda Donkor’s research, “Co-designing a student led digital assessment to enhance clinical reasoning” ...

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7467505497957650432/

Nurses, Midwives and AHPs Digital Innovation Festival 2026 in Salford ...

https://futurenurse.uk/nmahp-professions-digital-innovation-festival-2026/

Support Iain O’Neil developing a roadmap for one of NHSE’s national digital products ...

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7465764065324408834/

Find out more about the Future Nurse Special Interest Group for AVT in Nursing ...

https://futurenurse.uk/ambient-voice-technology/

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

It's our favourite day of the year - we’re celebrating nurses who lead innovation and are joined by a surgical nurse and nurse researcher who’s breaking new ground in the field of virtual reality and pain management. We’re also looking at how AI tools can help your day-to-day work tasks, with top tips and words of encouragement for nurses and nurse leaders from a deputy Chief Nurse who’s an AI evangelist. Get the inside track from our recent ambient voice technology round table for nurses - and hear our roundup of the last month’s news in nurse tech, including the launch of the World’s first AI hospital.

LINKS

Complete the Future Nurse “Getting to know our community” survey ...

https://forms.monday.com/forms/f1e2550cdac77f40a6545d158f8404c5?r=euc1

Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list

Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

This month we’re delving even further into the world of virtual nursing. It sounds like a catch-all phrase, right-up there with “virtual wards”, but it's really about a very specific new approach to nursing practice that has swept the US and is now arriving in the UK – we hear from the founder of the Virtual Nursing Academy. We’re also catching up on the latest developments with agentic AI for wearables and how it might impact the paradigm shift to neighbourhood-based care. And we’re celebrating the podcast’s first anniversary - it’s been a whole year of supporting people with an interest in nurse tech, so today we’re marking the occasion by looking at one nurse’s inspirational career pathway through the world of digitally enabled care.

LINKS

Complete the Future Nurse “Getting to know our community” survey ...

https://forms.monday.com/forms/f1e2550cdac77f40a6545d158f8404c5?r=euc1

Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list

Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Re-watch our Future Nurse webinars about ambient voice technology in nursing ...

https://futurenurse.uk/events/

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

We’re talking virtual nursing - and with all the current emphasis on workforce transformation there’s never been a better time, so what actually is it and what does it mean for you? We’re also looking into new research that shows numbers of remote consultations dropping since their hight during the COVID pandemic – so can we, or should we, encourage this impactful innovation to stick better? Hear about the launch of our biggest ever community survey, catchup on news from our Special Interest Group for ambient voice technology, including a new webinar to watch back, and hear about the exciting implications for nurse tech that come with the new ten-year National Cancer Plan for England.

LINKS

Complete the Future Nurse “Getting to know our community” survey ...

https://forms.monday.com/forms/f1e2550cdac77f40a6545d158f8404c5?r=euc1

Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list

Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Re-watch our Future Nurse webinars about AVT in Nursing ...

https://futurenurse.uk/events/

Get in touch with Jacqui Copper and team to discuss virtual nursing ...

Email - David Kwo - [email protected]

Get involved in the Future Nurse Special Interest Group for Ambient Voice Technology:

Email - [email protected]

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

Hear more about Future Nurse’s fast-growing Special Interest Group for ambient voice technology in nursing, exploring the products that listen whilst you work to help release time with follow-up tasks. The group is helping nurses embrace these innovations safely, and with one much anticipated webinar already delivered, the founder team explains what’s coming next. We also find out about an award-nominated digital skills education programme that’s helping to build confidence for NHS staff using new technology. Plus, we’ve got all the news in tech from the last month, including big changes in evaluation processes at NICE.

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Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list

Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Re-watch the Future Nurse webinar about AVT in Nursing ...

https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/watch-avt-and-nursing/

Read Synergy Digital Health’s take on the new NICE digital health mandates:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/neil-perry_healthtech-digitalhealth-nhs-activity-7425066955537285120-EA1C/

Get involved in the Future Nurse Special Interest Group for Ambient Voice Technology:

Email [email protected]

Find out more about AVID, the AVT community at the THIS Institute:

https://ambientvoice.thiscovery.org/p/welcome

Find out more about the Nova Academy digital skills training via NHS Futures:

https://future.nhs.uk/DigitalNursesNetwork/view?objectId=60886736#60886736

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

We kick start 2026 with a visit from two superstar nurse leaders, to talk about the themes of compassionate leadership and person-centred care in the context of digital nursing change. 

Natasha’s also been discussing the emergence of a new era for sustainable wearables in health, and catching-up on exciting news about Amazon’s new “agentic” AI offer for health, which promises patients lifelike automated interactions to help improve access to care – plus there’s an update on news about how you can help steer the MHRA, as it decides what should be the new UK approach for managing AI in health tech.  

LINKS

Follow or contact Future Nurse on Linked In ... 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse 

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ... 

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list 

Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ... 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Re-watch the Future Nurse webinar about AVT in Nursing ...

https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/watch-avt-and-nursing/

Find out more about the Nursing Now Challenge ...

https://www.nursingnow.org/

Find out more about the RCN Foundation ...

https://rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

With the launch of Microsoft’s ambient AI for nursing offer – we’re asking what AVT means for nurses.  Will we all be walking the wards wearing microphones soon? Will there be an Alexa at every bedside helping us get admin done?  Find out more about our upcoming webinar that will deep dive into these questions and more.  And with the new year just around the corner, Natasha is reflecting on the year gone, also asking what might be big in digital nursing in 2026 – including finding out more about digitising medicines administration, which offers us the potential to both improve patient safety and release nurse time to care. 

LINKS

Register for our free webinar about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing on 15 Dec 25 ...

https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/upcoming-avt-and-nursing/

Follow or contact us on LinkedIn ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-nurse

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

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Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50

In November’s episode we’re calling all nurse innovators and finding out about the support you could get from the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme which is currently open for applicants.  We’re also discovering where genomics meets digital and asking nurse leader and genomics specialist Tracie Miles about her journey as a nurse innovator.  As always, Natasha has loads of dates for your diary, including a chance to sign up for our much-demanded webinar about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing.  

LINKS

Follow or contact us on Linked In ...

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Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...

https://mailchi.mp/futurenurse/join-list

Find out about and apply for the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme before 28 Nov 25 ...

https://nhscep.com/

Register for our free webinar about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing on 15 Dec 25 ...

https://futurenurse.uk/2025/11/10/upcoming-avt-and-nursing/

Read our recent Nursing Times article about Ambient Voice Technology in nursing ...

https://www.nursingtimes.net/digital-and-technology/ambient-voice-technology-in-health-key-considerations-for-nursing-practice-14-10-2025/

Read Neil Perry’s monthly health tech roundup from Synergy Digital Health Innovation ...

https://www.linkedin.com/company/synergy-digital-health-innovation-ltd/posts/?feedView=all

Register to attend Ethical Healthcare Consulting’s event “Shaping the Future of EPRs” on 19 Nov 25 ... 

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/778DCY/

Read the Nuffield Trust’s recent report on community nursing ...

https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/district-nursing-understanding-the-decline-and-mapping-the-future

MUSIC & FX CREDITS

"Daily Beetle" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Life of Riley" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Dark Arts FX", Daniel Mumford, Imuno

https://imuno.sourceaudio.com/album/8858841?o=track_number&d=a&pg=0&show=50