The Happy by Medelinked app is a new free way for people to look after their mental wellbeing by recording how they are feeling throughout the day and to see their happiness progress over time. Using simple graphics and tick boxes people can record if they are `happy`, `content` or […]
Month: November 2016
NHS Digital call to help shape the future of social care IT
The national information and technology partner for the health and care system is seeking expert input from social care professionals as part of its drive to best support the sector. NHS Digital’s call follows the completion of its first phase of major research into social care IT, which has the […]
Pioneering phone app demystifies electro-convulsive therapy
A team from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has developed an innovative phone ‘app’ to take the mystery and fear out of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT). The free app is available for download on smartphones and tablets. It offers users the choice of text, audio or video to provide training and support […]
Waterloo Medical Group saves £15,000 with Nuance medical speech recognition
Nuance Communications announced that Waterloo Medical Group has saved £15,000 in 12 months by speeding up clinical document turnaround times and boosting accuracy with medical speech to text software. Deploying Nuance Dragon Medical has enabled the team to process clinical documents quickly and accurately without the need to outsource transcriptions […]
How digital health sector will shape itself in the coming decade?
Technology pundits are anxious to know what future technology will look like? How would it make people’s lives easier? Would it be scalable? What systems and processes would be in place to achieve desired goals in the health sector? What regulatory mechanisms would be in place to facilitate or obstruct novel […]
Interview: Stephanie Eltz, Doctify
We spoke with Stephanie Eltz from Doctify a UK health platform which provides a solution for patients who want to search, compare and book doctors and other healthcare professionals online. Need an acupuncturist, GP, dermatologist, dentist or cardiologist? Doctify allows you to book an appointment at a time that suits […]
Nuffield Health chooses Lumeon’s Care Pathway Manager
Lumeon has announced that Nuffield Health has deployed Lumeon’s Care Pathway Manager to manage its administrative care pathways, including booking, patient communications, management and billing, across 258 sites. Nuffield Health’s vision is to deliver a transformative customer experience across a broad range of healthcare services. The company was challenged by […]
Partnership aims to save NHS £millions with retail tech
Technology used by retail giants ranging from Tesco to Argos could now save the NHS millions of pounds, as a result of a new partnership between NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and British technology company Virtualstock. NHS SBS, a Department of Health joint venture with Sopra Steria, has already […]
Lincolnshire hospital’s project receives international acclaim
An innovative tool developed in Lincolnshire’s hospitals to help reduce the number of pressure ulcers in patients has attracted international interest. PUNT (Pressure Ulcer Notification Tool), a unique online system that allows staff to record, monitor, report and review reliable pressure ulcer data for hospital patients, is being adopted by […]
West Midlands child health departments go live with System C
Child health records for 1.4 million children living across the West Midlands region are now being held on System C’s CarePlus software following a rapid succession of successful deployments. This has been achieved just 8 months after System C signed a contract with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust to implement […]
