The Northern Ireland Care Record has expanded to provide optometrists access to relevant aspects of a patient’s electronic care record. For the first time, optometrists will have details of the medications a patient has been prescribed along with sight of any underlying health issues, such as diabetes, which could have a direct […]
Month: July 2019
Fujitsu announces AI text mining
Fujitsu has announced a new AI technology that automates the process of unstructured (free text) medical notes into an electronic health record. The new medical coding and AI tech mining solution extracts the annotations from text in less than one minute by combining semantic knowledge and Natural Language Processing (NLP) with […]
App for cancer related fatigue added to NHS App Library
Untire, an app which helps tackle Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) is now available to download for free via the NHS Apps Library. Fatigue is one of the most common side effect of cancer with 70 to 80 per cent of cancer patients affected. The app provides patients with tools to help […]
NHSX to oversee industry access to data
The newly formed tech unit, NHSX will be assuming responsibility of the sharing of NHS patient data with industry. In a new guidance document published on 15th July, it sets out defining principles for data-sharing agreements and provides new guidance for the use of data sharing for commercial purposes. The […]
Liz Ashall-Payne, Founder and CEO, ORCHA
In our latest Interview Series we asked Liz Ashall-Payne, Founder and CEO of ORCHA a few questions. ORCHA is the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Applications, its mission is to get more people using great Digital Health products and services. Part of NHS England’s NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), ORCHA works with CCGs, […]
New virtual tour launches at children’s hospital
A virtual tour of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals has been launched to support young patients and their families when preparing for a hospital operation. A new virtual reality doctor, nurse and anaesthetist have joined the workforce at the Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital as part of the Little Journey App. The free to […]
HTN 100 Featuring: Vitaccess, Melanoma UK, Philips, Dem Dx and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. Oxford based scale-up donates £10,000 to Melanoma UK Vitaccess, as part of their syndicated project with patient support charity Melanoma UK, has donated £10,000 towards an […]
Matthew Gould praises Great North Care Record for data sharing
Matthew Gould, Chief Executive Designate of the newly formed NHSX officially opened the new home of the Great North Care Record. Set up over three years ago, the Great North Care Record is a new way of sharing patient information electronically across the North East and North Cumbria to improve treatment […]
Interview Series: Neil Griffiths, Managing Director, TeleTracking
In our latest Interview Series we asked Neil Griffiths, Managing Director of TeleTracking a few questions. Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your organisation? I have always been immersed in the healthcare sector, having held a number of operational and executive level roles within NHS Trusts and private […]
Patient Access app launches bookings for local pharmacy services
The Patient Access app has been extended following a successful pilot to support appointment booking beyond GP appointments. Following a pilot with the Day Lewis pharmacy group, the app can be used to book appointments with services by community pharmacies. Pharmacy services that can be booked via the app include […]
