Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow is using video technology to help parents and provide them with non-clinically sensitive information at anywhere, anytime in a secure way. One key challenge that many parents of pre-mature baby’s face is that they may live a considerable distance from the hospital. As a result, […]
Month: April 2017
Mental health patients set to benefit from pioneering new digital services
NHS England has announced new funding for seven mental health trusts to enable these organisations to pioneer world-class, digital services to improve care for patients experiencing mental health issues. This will include, for the first time, all key professionals involved in a patient’s care having access to real-time records – […]
NHS Digital appoints Sarah Wilkinson new CEO
NHS Digital has appointed technology and change leader Sarah Wilkinson as its new CEO. Sarah will join NHS Digital from the Home Office, where she is currently Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer. NHS Digital Chair Noel Gordon said: “I am delighted that Sarah is joining NHS Digital at such […]
University Hospital Southampton introduces mobile electronic observation capture
iMDsoft has announced that University Hospital Southampton NHS FT has successfully introduced the mobile electronic observation system MetaVision SafeTrack™. MetaVision SafeTrack is live on the Trauma and Orthopaedic, Surgery and Gynaecology wards (320 level 1 beds) and will next be implemented across Medicine as part of the hospital-wide rollout. Using […]
22 companies to receive share of a £2.1 million investment
22 companies are to receive a share of a £2.1 million investment to develop and commercialise novel technologies with the potential to revolutionise GP services. The competition was led by Eastern, South West and West of England AHSNs. Technologies were sought in three main challenge areas for general practice. Winning […]
ReStart selected for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Integration Engine
ReStart Consulting has announced that Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has selected ReStart’s monitoring and environment support for its Trust Integration Engine (TIE). ReStart has been selected for both monitoring and further development work as an investment into Moorfield’s interoperability roadmap to improve data quality, patient experience and easy […]
EuroKing to be deployed at Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske
The Maternity team at Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske (RCHT) is set to deploy EuroKing’s state of the art maternity information system across the hospital and community teams. The RCHT will replace their legacy system with EuroKing’s E3 solution, in order to enhance safety for mums and babies across their rural […]
Comment: How clinical IT will underpin proposed Five Year Forward View transformation
Following the publication of the NHS England’s Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View, IMS MAXIMS CEO, Shane Tickell highlights how clinical IT systems can underpin transformative changes, if interoperability challenges are addressed and much-needed funding from Government is released. The Five Year Forward View (FYFV), when published in […]
NHS Digital launches App Library and Health Space
NHS Digital has launched an Apps Library and a Mobile Health space for developers on Developer.nhs.uk. The vision is for NHS.UK to host leading healthcare apps so they are accessible and trusted by the public. Juliet Bauer, Director of Digital Experience at NHS England, and Rachel Murphy, Delivery Director at NHS […]
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The One Stop Psychotherapy Shop makes awards shortlist The One Stop Psychotherapy Shop (TOSPS.com) has been shortlisted for the Healthcare Technology of the Year category of the National Technology Awards 2017. Since its launch two years ago the One Stop Psychotherapy Shop has gone from strength to strength. The Site […]
