Future Nurse Notes LIVE!

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

Sign up for the Future Nurse Notes newsletter ...
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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 ...
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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

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 - dk@pontemdata.com

Get involved in the Future Nurse Special Interest Group for Ambient Voice Technology:
Email - julia@futurenurse.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

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.

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/

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 julia@futurenurse.uk

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