In our latest Interview Series we spoke with Stephen Hannan, Clinical Services Director at Optical Express. We asked Stephen a few questions to understand further what the NHS Long Term Plan means to the optical sector, the tech revolution and some achievements and challenges for Optical Express. Optical Express first […]
Month: April 2019
Derby starts deployment of ePMA
Royal Derby Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has started its e-prescribing and medicines administration journey with DXC Technology’s Lorenzo. The initiative is part of the Trust wider digital programme that will better alert doctors to genuine prescribing dangers, electronically link patient information and […]
Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care pilot extended for a year
The Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care project has been extended for another year with a extra 1.48 million to be invested. The additional funding takes the total funding to £4.9m for 11 organisations from Liverpool’s hospitals, council, universities and technology SMEs creating new 5G supported health technologies. Rosemary Kay, Liverpool 5G […]
Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea award OLM three year contract
Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster City Council have awarded OLM a three-year contract to replace existing systems with the implementation of case management system, ECLIPSE, to support the SEN (special education needs) service and integrated case recording. The SEN service co-ordinates statutory assessment processes for more than 2,000 children and […]
14 start-ups shortlisted to accelerator programme
14 start-ups have made the shortlist to participate in Propel@YH first digital health accelerator programme. The Leeds-based programme was commissioned by the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network in partnership with mHabitat, an NHS-owned specialist and expert in the application of digital to health and care. The shortlisted organisations and […]
Hull shares records with social care workers
A new project in Hull has allowed audit social care workers access to view resident care records through the integrated health record in the area. Members of staff from the Hull City Council’s adult social care team now have access to the system, allowing them to view information generated from […]
£9m awarded to breakthrough digital health technologies
Innovative digital technology projects have received a £9m funding boost through the government’s Digital Health Technology Catalyst. The catalyst, delivered by UK Research and Innovation, aims to accelerate the development of digital health innovation, under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, to ensure the UK remains at the leading-edge of innovative […]
