In our first article for The Health Tech Newspaper, we noted that healthcare thrives on innovation. Also, that because small and medium sized businesses can be a great source of innovation, you’d think the NHS would be anxious to work with them. Also that, in practice, things are more complicated. […]
Month: May 2017
Digital maturity assessment to harness digital technologies
NHS England has commissioned the development of a place based digital maturity assessment to support local improvement. It will consider the extent to which effective digital technologies are used across health and care systems to improve outcomes and experience. The work is being carried out by a coalition led by […]
Cyber-attack incident closed across Fylde coast NHS
The cyber-attack that took down hundreds of electronic systems across the Fylde coast earlier this month has officially ended, NHS bosses have confirmed. There were 1,217 computers affected across the Fylde coast – 996 of which were at the hospital. Seven days after the outbreak – Friday 19 May – […]
Commvault and FlyingBinary offer NHS trusts the first platform for GDPR compliance on G-Cloud 9
NHS trusts and healthcare organisations now have access to a one-stop solution for consolidating their data in readiness for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018. Commvault, a global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, in partnership with web science company FlyingBinary, has released the Commvault Clinical […]
Southampton experts develop computer model of hand to improve finger joint surgery
Clinicians and researchers in Southampton are leading a pioneering study into the use of computer-generated hand models to help improve the success of joint surgery for patients with arthritis. Currently, surgery to replace the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint – the second joint in the finger from the finger tip – […]
Patches aren’t the silver bullet; hospitals can keep systems running when hit by ransomware attacks
By David Ting, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Imprivata and Gus Malezis, President & CEO, Imprivata As news of the WannaCry ransomware attack continues to escalate, we’d like to ask you to pause for a moment and think beyond securing your perimeter. Consider that there is, or will be, an […]
Patientrack chosen by fourth New Zealand District Health Board
The fourth New Zealand District Health Board (DHB) has chosen Patientrack technology in a little over 12 months. Patientrack is fast to deploy and has been built to easily integrate with existing hospital systems. Michelle Nicholson-Burr, eVitals clinical champion, Counties Manukau DHB, said: “The results and the feedback from other DHBs […]
Nottinghamshire Healthcare takes ReStart clinical portal
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) has confirmed the purchase of Viper360 clinical portal plus a 3 year services and support contract from ReStart Consulting. This announcement follows the successful trial of Viper360 at the Trust and will extend the use of Viper360 to a wider range of the […]
6 CCGs to use iPlato representing 1.6 million patients
iPLATO Healthcare has announced that an additional 6 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) representing over 1.6 million patients across South West London are to use iPlato and the myGP app. The free patient-facing platform helps speed up access to care by allowing patients to securely book and/or cancel appointments 24/7. Also fully […]
HSE Ireland reports over 5,000 cyber-attack attempts discovered in one hospital
The HSE’s decision last Friday (May 12th) was to shut down all external access to its IT Network was taken with the primary focus of protecting clinical services and ensuring minimum disruption to patients and service users. The HSE is now reviewing its response and processes thoroughly to better understand […]
