The government recently announced a newly formed organisation NHSX to oversee digital, data and technology. The new unit will effectively take a position above NHS Digital, who is believed will continue with its current remit. We asked industry leaders for their comment and reaction to the newly formed organisation. Contributors […]
Month: February 2019
£10m digital health programme for GDE Fast Follower gets go ahead
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been given the go ahead to deliver an exciting new programme of digital health technology and electronic patient pathways by NHS England. The Trust, which is part of the Northern Care Alliance, is partnering with Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to become Manchester’s first Global […]
The NHSX unit, what do we know and what does it mean?
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock is setting up an NHSX unit. It’s hardly the first attempt to set up a central body to sort out IT policy and approach. So will it fly, or founder on the launch pad? Lyn Whitfield, Highland Marketing’s strategy and content director, considers […]
HTN Newsletter
In our latest Newsletter we highlight some of the key news we brought you in the month: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new digital postnatal discharge system, powered by Lumeon technology. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has deployed Imprivata across its organisation following a successful […]
Salford launches NHS Global Digital Exemplar blueprint
Digital blueprints have been made available to hospitals as part of the Global Digital Exemplar programme. Salford Royal has released the blueprint here > to provide toolkits to allow any NHS hospital to implement improvements quicker and transform care for both patients and staff. The Trust’s digital assessment tool to detect delirium […]
Feature: How to secure important data while working in the community
Feature by eFax. Part of the J2 Global network, eFax are international providers of online cloud faxing solutions. Our services are designed to support organisations as they adapt their fax practices to the digital era. We’re passionate about helping those in the healthcare industry get the results they need to […]
University Hospital Southampton offers medical record access
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is now offering patients access to manage their hospital record online. The website My medical record (MyMR) was developed by the trusts IT department and Get Real Health. The platform provides the opportunity to make information which is held in clinical and admin systems, such as […]
New code of conduct for artificial intelligence systems
A new code of conduct for artificial intelligence and other data-driven technologies has been launched to ensure systems are safe for the NHS. The code has been drawn up with support from industry, academics and patient groups to provide a gold standard set of principles to help tackle areas such as […]
Deontics implements Acute Coronary Syndrome decision support at Royal Liverpool
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has a gone live with a clinical decision support pathway in the Acute Coronary Care Unit. The pathway integrates with the hospitals homegrown EPR and provides granular decision support for clinicians treating patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Utilising the hospital’s ACS treatment […]
HTN 100: MK and Google Maps, Leeds Innovation Hub, InHealth, Canon and Highland Marketing
Milton Keynes University Hospital available on Google maps Milton Keynes University Hospital has become one of the first hospitals in the UK to enable users to go inside the building when using Google maps. Patients and visitors are now able to go within the hospital corridors before they arrive and […]
