A team of researchers at the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial College London, have published findings that highlight NHS Trusts were using at least 21 different electronic medical record systems which are unable to effectively share information. The report stated “On 11 million occasions, patients attended a hospital […]
Month: December 2019
Locum’s Nest launches collaborative digital staff bank for 8 trusts
An online platform to provide locum doctors with access to shifts across 8 NHS Trusts has been launched, called The Digital Collaborative Bank. Using the platform from Locum’s Nest, it connects doctors to eight NHS trusts; Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT, Dorset County Hospital NHS FT, Salisbury NHS FT, Hampshire Hospitals NHS […]
Feature: 7 examples of tech making a difference across health and care
As part of the HTN Health Tech Trends Series, we researched a variety of health tech projects making a difference across health and care and have included the projects and learnings in this article. [8 minute read] Southampton digitises ward rounds University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust inhouse team has […]
Cerner picks AWS as its preferred cloud and machine learning provider
At the 2019 Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent in Las Vegas, Cerner CEO and Chairman of the Board Brent Shafer announced the corporations plans with Amazon Web Services. Cerner has selected AWS as its preferred cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) provider. Shafer said to the audience “For […]
Connecting care across Lincolnshire
At the annual InterSystems Joined Up Health and Care conference Liz Jones and David Smith from Lincolnshire STP presented the work in the region to deploy a care portal, a patient portal, and digital care plans using InterSystems HealthShare. Presenting at the event Liz Jones said “Back in 2013, led by Public […]
HTN 100: GE Healthcare invests in CMR Surgical, 3D software benefits Shrewsbury and VR company moves to Leeds tech hub
GE Healthcare invests in CMR Surgical CMR Surgical, the company developing, manufacturing and marketing the surgical robotic system, Versius®, notes the disclosure by GE Healthcare of its minority participation in the recent $240 million Series C financing round. Martin Frost, Chief Executive Officer of CMR Surgical, said “We are delighted to […]
Owkin, NVIDIA and King’s College London partner to deliver AI
Owkin, a company that develops AI algorithms for cancer centres and pharmaceutical companies has announced its partnering with NVIDIA and King’s College London (KCL) to deliver Federated Learning, a model of AI, into the healthcare and life sciences sector. Owkin recently passed a proof-of-concept phase and is now providing its AI […]
London charity picks PatientSource
A London based charity, The Brandon Centre has chosen PatientSource for its electronic patient record. The software will enable the charity to move away from paper and digitise the delivery of its sexual health, mental health, healthy living and parenting services. The charity will be the first customer for PatientSource in […]
Could a robot be your next personal trainer?
Researchers at Bristol Robotics Laboratory have created the world’s first socially intelligent robotic personal trainer to guide people through exercise programmes. The robot can provide motivational voice prompts and guide you through a regime, such as on a treadmill. It’s personalised based on data such as heart rate, speed, personality, mood […]
CUH eHospital publishes digital transformation journey
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has published a case study to outline its digital transformation over recent years. The trust is one of the 17 Global Digital Exemplars and is duty bound to share its learning and experiences through the creation of blueprints to enable other trusts to follow in their footsteps […]
