Northwick Park Hospital is the first in the country to pilot a new app in its emergency department or staff to hail a porter on their mobile phone. The app will allow staff to see in real time when a patient has been collected and arrives at their destination. The pilot […]
Month: October 2018
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust selects Vectra to automate threat detection
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Cognito cyberattack detection and threat hunting platform from Vectra to expose hidden attackers inside its network. The Cognito platform, which automates threat detection and secures against hidden attackers, utilises artificial intelligence and always-learning threat behaviour models to mitigate security risks that could impact […]
Thailand hospital goes live with Intersystems
Bumrungrad International Hospital has gone live with Intersystems TrakCare® the electronic medical record (EMR) solution. Bumrungrad International Hospital is one of the world’s leading and most technologically advanced hospitals. Specialising in tertiary care, it is one of the largest private hospitals in Southeast Asia, with 580 beds and more than 30 specialty […]
SBRI Healthcare fast tracks cancer diagnostic inventions with £3.8m funding
SBRI Healthcare has awarded a total of £3.8m in funding to four innovative technology companies that are in the process of developing cutting edge cancer diagnostic tools The companies, C the Signs, Cambridge Oncometrix, Chromition and Deep Med IO were among the winners of the July 2017 SBRI Healthcare national […]
Using technology to fight Parkinson’s: first dedicated apps and devices library launched
Thousands of people with Parkinson’s will be able to better manage their symptoms thanks to a apps and devices library launched by Parkinson’s UK and Our Mobile Health. So far six apps and devices have been approved for the library, and more will follow to help people living with Parkinson’s, […]
RCGP launches innovation initiative for primary care
Five GPs who have come up with problem-solving ideas to help improve patients’ experience of primary care have been selected to join the Royal College of General Practitioners’ new Innovators Mentorship Programme (IMP). The scheme is the first of its kind for the College and aims to encourage, empower and […]
HTN Feature: Sharing Records Part 2
In part two of our feature we spoke with industry experts to hear how they are progressing with sharing records across their local health economy or STP and what they have learned, achieved and what advice they have to share. We spoke to Richard Greaves, SIDeR Programme Manager at Somerset […]
HTN 100: UCLH, Medical textbook app, Capita, Genmed and VR for paramedics
UCLH selects Integrella UCLH Foundation Trust selected Integrella to implement their new Intersystems Healthshare Integration Engine and migrate all existing interfaces from their legacy platform in advance of the implementation of their new EPIC EPR system. Since the migration, the Trust benefits from a more robust ‘best of breed’ market-leading […]
500,000 patients to benefit from new NHS partnerships and technologies
Seven new NHS Test Beds are being launched to tackle some of the biggest opportunities and challenges in health and care by testing combinations of innovations in real world clinical settings. The new Test Beds are being provided with more than £7 million of Government funding, alongside match funding from […]
DrDoctor to be trialled by 11 trusts
The online portal, DrDoctor, is set to save the NHS tens of millions of pounds by reducing the number of missed appointments as well as making it easier and more convenient for patients to make and manage bookings. Patients can also fill in medical forms before they arrive using the […]
