Agfa HealthCare Integrated Care Suite and viewer will enable cross-border radiotherapy service, to enhance patient comfort and care between Saolta University Health Care Group (Republic of Ireland) and Altnagelvin Hospital (Northern Ireland). Agfa HealthCare Integrated Care Suite offers a gateway to integrated care, facilitating imaging information sharing across borders, without having […]
Month: February 2017
Heart device on trial at four emergency departments
A new cardiac scanning device is being trialled at four of the UK’s largest emergency departments (Bristol, Nottingham, Leicester and Sheffield). The British-made Vitalscan device, which has been developed by Creavo Medical Technologies and could revolutionise the way patients with chest pain are managed in emergency departments, works by conducting […]
Opinion piece, Dr. Guy Wood-Gush: Addressing the challenges of new technologies in the NHS
Former neurosurgeon and ophthalmic surgeon Dr. Guy Wood-Gush, CEO of Deontics, welcomes positive moves to bring digital health into the frontline of care delivery, but fears the NHS may get left behind if it does not make its data work harder. Digital transformation is rife across many markets. Retailers are […]
HTN February Round-up
Our February Round-up brings you 21 digital health stories from across secondary care, CCGs and primary care. If you have a story you would like to share with us we would love to hear from, just drop us an email to healthtechnewspaper@gmail.com NHS Wi-Fi launched in GP surgeries GP patients […]
Improving Care Transfers with PretaGov’s Digital eForms
NHS Digital is working with healthcare technology specialist PretaGov to implement digital discharge forms using its form-building platform PretaForm. The software will allow NHS trusts to better manage workflows between hospitals and social care, freeing up vital resources and reducing the discharge delays experienced by some patients. PretaForm is designed […]
System C & Graphnet Care Alliance leverages new Microsoft solutions to transform healthcare offerings
System C & Graphnet Care Alliance announced it would integrate next generation technologies from Microsoft Corp. directly into Alliance healthcare solutions in the U.K. The alliance companies are working with Microsoft on transforming patient engagement, clinical communications and using machine learning to drive new models of care. System C and […]
NHS England supports development of IT solutions for personalised care
To support the continued expansion of Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) and the wider personalisation agenda, NHS England is leading a process on behalf of and with CCGs to ensure that IT solutions supporting the rollout of IPC and personal health budgets (PHBs) are high quality and represent value for money. […]
East Cheshire Hospice implements new tech
Patients with advanced, life limiting illnesses are having their final wishes fulfilled thanks to record-sharing technology. East Cheshire Hospice in Macclesfield is using EMIS Web to securely share vital data with other organisations as part of the national Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems (EPaCCS). The hospice team worked with EMIS […]
Innovative funding model addresses the lack of new capital within the NHS to help Trusts meet the Government’s paperless strategy
The funding pressures in the NHS are wildly reported with constrained resources meaning the health system is buckling under the strain of trying to meet demand yet maintaining standards and services. A new type of funding model – announced today by CCube Solutions and Genmed – will help address the […]
Case Study: Papworth Hospital goes paperless in their ICU with MetaVision
Results include elimination of prescription errors, compliance with reporting requirements and increased research production. About Papworth Hospital Papworth Hospital is one of the largest specialist cardiothoracic (heart and lung) hospitals in Europe and includes the country’s main heart and lung transplant centre. Over the last three years, it has […]
