Zoomdoc, the GP on demand service, has announced it will be appointing former Bupa Chief Information Officer (CIO), Garry Fingland, as Chairman. Fingland brings deep expertise in leading digital and technology transformation on a global basis, most recently at Bupa and previously at Diageo and Serco. He is passionate about […]
Month: September 2018
Isle of Wight NHS Trust bids farewell to legacy pagers
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has deployed CommonTime’s smartphone based Intelligent Paging app to replace 130 pager devices in use by staff across the organisation. The legacy devices were recently retired by the Trust due to the closure of the national Vodafone paging network. Staff who previously carried a pager have been […]
New professional information standard for digital maternity records published
A new standard has been published to support the introduction of digital maternity records that will ensure that record information is consistent and can be shared more easily across healthcare services in England in the future. The new guidance builds on the Healthy Child Record standard, published by the Professional Record […]
Babylon to invest $100 million to double its London team to 1,000+
Babylon has announced plans to invest US$100 million to create the world’s largest multi- disciplinary team dedicated to building next-generation, AI-powered healthcare technologies Dr Ali Parsa, Babylon’s Founder and CEO said of today’s announcement: “We are currently witnessing what is arguably the fastest-ever period of technological and scientific innovation in […]
NHS opens international search for new innovations
NHS England is calling on the best innovators from across the world to apply to join two schemes that aim to ensure NHS patients benefit from new technology faster. Two programmes that look to spread innovation across the NHS have opened for new applications as NHS England once again champions […]
HTN 100: Lincolnshire Community Health and Therapy Box
Lincolnshire Community Health Sarah Lockwood, Senior Project Manager, Lincolnshire Community Services NHS Trust “Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is piloting this innovative approach within our Clinical Assessment Service but also plans to expand to the care homes within Lincolnshire.” “Professional clinical advice coupled with e-consultations allows for a robust […]
Plymouth hails outcomes data improvement project success with 30% increase in outpatient income
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has hailed a project to improve the accuracy of its outpatient data a success after reporting a near 30% increase in Trust income for outpatient procedures over the last three years. The project, which started in 2015, was commissioned to introduce a more efficient and […]
New digital platform for health and care staff to share their views
Secretary of State Matt Hancock will set out plans to give 3.1 million health and care staff in England a voice in the day-to-day creation of policy. He is launching a new digital platform called ‘TalkHealthandCare’, which staff can use to post ideas, questions and challenges for government. The platform will […]
The System C & Graphnet Care Alliance makes it easier to share records
The System C & Graphnet Care Alliance has announced a major adoption of the FHIR interfacing standard to make easier the sharing of health and care information and to stimulate digital innovation. The companies are launching cloud-based platforms which offer customers and authorised third parties a package of open APIs […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital implements Elsevier’s Clinical Pathways solution
GOSH has implemented Elsevier’s Clinical Pathways solution, Arezzo, in its Endocrinology and Metabolic unit to reduce the time doctors and nurses spend on paper-based administrative tasks. GOSH is using Arezzo which takes medical guidelines, protocols, and order sets, combines them with relevant patient information and presents personalised patient pathways and testing […]
