Garmin fitness and wellness device users can track their health, locate healthcare specialists and store securely, safely access and share medical history from their mobile device Medelinked is now integrated with Garmin Connect – the only online community created specifically for Garmin and designed to help users focus even more […]
Month: August 2016
Hicom automating patient referrals
Software and consultancy provider, Hicom, announces it is automating consultant and diagnostic referral processes and providing a paperless environment through the design and implementation of purpose-built technology interfaces at Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC)one of the first dedicated orthopaedic and sports surgery clinics in Europe. SSC conducts approximately 12,500 surgical referrals a […]
NHS South Worcestershire CCG pilots new technology from Advanced and Black Pear to enhance palliative care
NHS South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is leading the trial of newly integrated technology from Advanced and Black Pear. This will ensure information can be shared more effectively between primary care providers and Out of Hours (OOH) and NHS111 providers on behalf of the three clinical commissioning groups in […]
NHS Barnsley CCG live with Clinical Decision Support Portal
GPs in Barnsley have co-designed a clinical decision support portal called BEST (Barnsley Education and Support Time). The portal, which offers quick access to clinical information and imagery, is leading to improved effectiveness of clinical consultations. The contents of the portal include diagnostic tools, prescribing guidelines, patient information sheets and […]
Trusts offered over £100 million funding pot to set up centres of global digital excellence
26 NHS Trusts have been invited to apply for a £100m funding pot to drive forward technology in healthcare and become global centres of excellence. The centres will be announced at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo event in September To be selected, trusts need to show they will […]
Medway Maternity and the Perinatal Institute
System C is integrating the Perinatal Institute’s customised growth charts with its maternity software in support of a national drive to halve stillbirths by 2030. The use of customised growth charts is one of a handful of key interventions required in the official ‘Saving Babies’ Lives’ guidance published this Spring. […]
NHS must empower CCIOs and security leads to tackle new data threats
Executive powers must be given to CCIOs and information security leads to tackle data risks in the UK’s emerging integrated care environments, writes Dr Saif F Abed, EMEA medical director at Imprivata. New care models must not be undermined by security breaches. Avoidable security breaches must not undermine new models […]
Sutton introduces a borough-wide shared record system
The London Borough of Sutton and NHS Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have gone live with a CareCentric record solution, initially linking information shared between the council’s social services teams with GPs and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. Following the successful go-live, the Sutton Integrated Digital Care […]
IMS MAXIMS awarded place on G-Cloud Framework for four consecutive years
Supplier of the UK’s first open source electronic patient record, IMS MAXIMS has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud Framework for the fourth year in a row, as successful applicants to G-Cloud 8 were revealed today. The G-Cloud 8 Framework is an online services marketplace […]
