South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been chosen to be an early adopter for NHS WiFi, a national scheme to roll out free WiFi across the entire NHS estate. The NHS WiFi project will provide patients, service users and the public with access to WiFi in NHS buildings […]
Month: February 2018
Derby Teaching Hospitals live with Agfa
Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its Agfa HealthCare ORBIS ICU-Manager critical care information system. The solution is being deployed in the Adult Critical Care units of the Royal Derby Hospital and the project has been sponsored by the Integrated Digital Care Fund (IDCF). It is the first […]
Emergency medicine consultant unveiled as new Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care
NHS England and NHS Improvement have today announced that Dr Simon Eccles has been appointed as the new Chief Clinical Information Officer for Health and Care to spearhead NHS use of technology and data to drive improvements in patient care. Dr Eccles is a practicing hospital consultant in Emergency Medicine […]
South Tees Hospital reveals time savings with speech recognition
A new study which analysed the impact of the deployment of speech recognition within the Emergency Department (ED) at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed the technology is 40% faster than handwriting or typing clinical documentation. The study results are derived from an in-depth structured questionnaire capturing the […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital pilots outpatient check-in kiosks
Moorfields Eye Hospital will pilot four new outpatient check-in kiosks to offer patients an alternative to waiting in a check-in queue. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said the new patient kiosks are a step forward for them in embracing new, efficient ways of working that benefits patients and hospital […]
Bupa partners with IMS Maxims
Bupa Cromwell Hospital is partnering with IMS MAXIMS to deploy the company’s electronic order communications and results reporting (OCS & RR) that will introduce new processes to improve the accessibility of medical tests. As part of the private hospital’s ongoing investment programme into its estate and infrastructure, it will be […]
PwC and Digital Catapult launch the Scale | Health programme
PwC and Digital Catapult are launching Scale | Health, part of a series of programmes across the UK, to support businesses in the digital health industry which have big potential to scale-up. Ten companies have been selected as the first cohort for the programme, which aims to provide the missing […]
AI Chatbot launched to support mental health
A new app Woebot has been launched said to be fun and engaging while delivering cognitive behavioural techniques to help users track their mood and improve their mental health. Woebot is the only mental health chatbot that is clinically shown to reduce symptoms of mood-based disorders. Since launching in 2017, […]
Health Enterprise East announces partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital
Health Enterprise East (HEE), a leading NHS Innovation Hub, has announced its partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH), an internationally recognised centre of excellence in child healthcare. The partnership will see HEE provide insight, support, and advice to GOSH to help turn innovative ideas […]
Roll-out of new digital platform to detect early signs of cancer
The North of England will roll out a new digital platform that helps GPs detect the early signs of cancer. The Gateway-C platform is already being used in 73% of GP surgeries in Greater Manchester and eastern Manchester and Health Education England (HEE) is now funding a rollout programme to […]
