Innovative firms in the North West Coast and across the UK will benefit from a new national package of support worth up to £86 million to help them develop real world medical breakthroughs that will help patients across the NHS. A Government announcement of new support for health innovation will […]
Month: July 2017
Leicestershire telehealth project saves £117,550
A three-year programme began in January of this year, taking 50 patients at any one time living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Every patient taking part completes an online questionnaire each morning. The intelligent software uses an advanced algorithm, coupled with electronic sensors […]
UCLH partners with Epic to design and build new electronic health record system
UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) has confirmed a new partnership with Epic Systems Corporation to design and build its electronic health record system (EHRS). UCLH will now work with Epic to design, build and implement the new EHRS as part of its wider clinical transformation, research and […]
Future Care Capital launches health and care data paper
Future Care Capital has launched its first policy paper on health and care data with the support of Dr Alison Powell from the London School of Economics, a leading academic in data ethics and its application across society. The report sets out how the Government can grasp the opportunity to […]
First e-Referral Service integration roadmap published
NHS Digital has published the first NHS e-Referral Service integration roadmap to explain where and when they will be supporting greater integration through the use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This will help businesses plan and identify areas where they may be able to contribute. More information in the eRS API Integration Library. API Integration – phase […]
It’s time to celebrate: Health Tech Awards 2017
We’re delighted to announce the HTN Awards 2017 are now open for entries! Over the past 12 months we have brought you news on 410 health tech projects! Now we want to celebrate some of the great technology projects and innovations from the past year and aim to do so with three award […]
BridgeHead Software comment on the use of WhatsApp
We heard from Jim Beagle, President and CEO of BridgeHead Software on the use of WhatsApp in the NHS: According to a BBC news story, “The use of WhatsApp in NHS ‘widespread’ say doctors”. While this is troubling, it’s in no way surprising. Clinicians under pressure to do the very best for their […]
Cumbria launch website to support Persistent Physical Symptoms
A new website http://ppss.cumbria.nhs.uk/ has launched to support people in West, North and East Cumbria managing persistent pain, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Medically Unexplained Symptoms. The Persistent Physical Symptoms Service at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has developed the online support for patients and health care professionals […]
drfocused poll says NHS doctors have 30% of their time wasted
drfocused a mobile-based software to reduce the amount of time doctors have to spend on paperwork is now raising £300k to launch their software. “Doctors spend a staggering 30% of their time on paperwork and on top of that, the software they use at work usually slows them down, rather than helping […]
NHS Wi-Fi rolled out to all GP surgeries
Every patient in England will be able to access free to use Wi-Fi in GP practices, under a scheme being rolled out across the country. NHS Wi-Fi will be rolled out to all general practices across England by 31 December 2017 and patients will be able to access the internet […]
