NHS Digital has announced the use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in integrated urgent care settings is to be rolled out nationally following a successful pilot. It will mean faster processing of prescriptions enabling out of hours and urgent care services to spend more time treating patients. Patients seeking […]
Month: April 2018
NHS services in West Midlands trial virtual health assistant app to encourage self-care
NHS services across the West Midlands have announced the results of a trial of a ‘virtual health assistant’ that empowers patients across the region to self-assess in preference to contacting a health service. West Midlands Integrated Urgent Care Alliance has been testing a medical assistant app created by Sensely and Advanced. […]
NEL CSU announces partnership to improve population health
NEL CSU has announced a new partnership with Cerner, OptiMedis-COBIC UK and Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP), to provide a new performance and population health management dashboard for NHS England and Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across the country. Integrated Care Systems merge treatment (traditionally the domain of the NHS) with […]
North West Ambulance Service implements inventory management solution
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has selected Ingenica Solutions to implement inventory management solution, Ingenica 360. The move is part of the trust’s plans to use innovative technology to secure greater efficiency and productivity gains. Ingenica 360 enables NWAS to track and trace all inventory to the patient […]
