NHS Scotland has announced it will be rolling-out Microsoft Teams to all NHS staff in Scotland. The news comes one month after Microsoft Teams was made available for free for three months for NHS staff in England. Since then providers across the country have adopted the tool. At Calderdale and Huddersfield […]
Month: April 2020
Scottish Health Board launches COVID messaging tool to update staff and patients
NHS Dumfries & Galloway has adopted messaging technology from Netcall to support patients and staff communications on COVID-19 test results. Within two weeks the Board has implemented the system to deliver test results securely and to reduce the administration burden of patients contacting the hospital for results. Results are uploaded to […]
Former Cambridge CEO to utilise COVID impact assessment tool across Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) is to adopt a COVID-19 impact assessment tool from Draper & Dash to better understand its capacity needs. The tool helps healthcare providers plan resources and response strategies using local data such as pathology, radiology and live emergency department data and also pulls in […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield innovates the Orthopaedic Pathway
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and Braun Medical have turned to digital tools to innovative the Orthopaedic Pathway. With elective surgery on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said “In order to restart elective surgery whilst maintaining the safety of these patients, it is necessary to update the standard […]
Contact tracing app to be ready in two to three weeks
On Tuesday 28 April 2020 in a session with MPs on the Commons science and technology committee, Matthew Gould, CEO, NHSX said the first version of the contact tracing app will be ready in two to three weeks. Gould said the app will be trialled in a small area, and if it […]
Leicestershire Partnership launches remote monitoring for 1,000 patients
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is using technology from Spirit Digital to take regular vital sign readings of 1,000 patients remotely. Patients who are being cared for by the Trust’s community respiratory and heart failure teams, and those who have been discharged from hospital earlier than usual as a result of […]
HTN launches Health Tech Leaders Awards 2020
HTN is pleased to launch the Health Tech Leaders Awards to recognise and share the work of healthcare professionals and teams making a difference. On 18th June 2020 HTN will be hosting a live digital awards evening to share, recognise and say thank you to NHS professionals from across the country […]
Jersey implements digital PPE coordination system
A new digital system has been launched across Jersey to support over 200 healthcare providers process, coordinate and access PPE. The system, built by Jersey based TSG, provides an online system for healthcare teams and services to get Personal Protective Equipment when needed to fight COVID-19. The Government of Jersey […]
GP Connect introduced to all GP practices and specialist care centres
NHS Digital and NHSX have announced GP Connect has been introduced to all GP practices to support the secure sharing of patient records across primary care. The organisations have also announced additional information will be added to the Summary Care Record during the Coronavirus pandemic. It introduces the ability to […]
NHS Fife extends early warning system to community hospitals and paediatrics
NHS Fife has agreed a new five year deal with Alcidion for its Patientrack early warning system and will be extending its use across community hospitals and paediatric services. The bedside monitoring system will now be used in health services across fife to manage and respond to patients at risk […]
