Health services across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire are logging on to the latest in digital technology to support people to stay fit and well – and are encouraging patients to use the hi-tech help on offer to look after themselves. Using text messages, social media, digital images and phone apps, […]
Month: September 2016
Alliance Medical Deploys Lumeon’s Care Pathway Management Platform to Transform Patient Journeys
Lumeon a digital health company focused on Care Pathway Management (CPM), announced that Alliance Medical has deployed its platform across their entire network, allowing real-time visibility of patient journeys. With Lumeon, Alliance Medical has re-designed all of its dedicated care pathways to reduce resourcing costs in certain cases by up […]
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust are leading the way in electronic observations for Maternity Services
Mobile electronic observations specifically designed for the complex needs of maternity and neo-natal wards has successfully now gone live at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, the first NHS Trust to do this in the country. This completes the roll-out of Nervecentre electronic observations across 20 wards. Following an extensive provider […]
The Isle of Man puts Medway at the heart of its paperless plans
The Isle of Man government has unveiled a new digitisation programme for Noble’s Hospital and the island’s care services designed to increase efficiency and deliver enhanced patient care. Minister for Health and Social Care, Howard Quayle, has announced that Noble’s Hospital is looking to the ‘Digital Future’ programme to remove […]
NHS to face rise in cyber-attacks, warn experts
NHS experts have warned of a major growth in cyber-attacks over the next few years, ahead of one of the UK’s largest gathering of healthcare professionals taking place later this month. Thousands of delegates will attend the UK Health Show on 28th September in London’s Olympia, to engage on issues […]
New NHS cyber security services to be rolled out to health and care
NHS Digital recently announced it is set to start expanding the NHS cyber security service. CareCERT (Care Computer Emergency Response Team), launched in November last year, and is a national service that helps health and care organisations to improve their cyber security defences by providing proactive advice and guidance about […]
Whitchurch Community Hospital to become the home for GP services for Richmond House patients
Whitchurch Community Hospital is to become the new home for GP services for around 3,800 of the town’s patients. The hospital will be location of a caretaker service that will open when the Richmond House Surgery in Station Road closes at the end of October. It means Richmond House patients […]
GP practice saves up to 40 days a year with online test results for patients
A practice in Buckingham is saving up to 40 days a year on calls and appointments to discuss test results with patients, thanks to digital access. Since offering patients online results via Patient Access a year ago, The Swan Practice in Buckingham has calculated it has halved the number of […]
New model of care for treatment of epilepsy
A ground-breaking solution is being launched today to radically improve the quality of life and care for people who are living with epilepsy, one of the most common and serious neurological conditions in the world. Called myCareCentric Epilepsy, it combines the latest in wearable technologies, shared care records, machine learning, […]
NHS e-Referral Service saves £10million in first year
The NHS e-Referral Service has saved the NHS £10million in its first year with the service built in collaboration with software specialists BJSS. The system is now being developed with new features following feedback from GPs, hospital trusts and patients. The features include API development and alerts and messaging to improve system integration for a seamless […]
