NHSX has published the source code of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app. The app is currently only available for download on the Isle of Wight, with over 40,000 residents at time of writing having downloaded the app. The pilot is said to inform how the app might be rolled out further, and […]
Month: May 2020
17.4 million GP records analysed in largest COVID-19 study
A large scale patient record study has analysed 17.4 million GP records, working with GP system supplier TPP, to explore key factors associated with death from COVID-19. University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, working on behalf of NHS England, have analysed research in the […]
Interview Series: Paul Johnson CEO of Radar Healthcare
In our latest edition of our Interview Series, we had a chat with Paul Johnson, CEO of Radar Healthcare. Radar Healthcare supports organisations across health and social care to improve governance, risk, compliance and quality outcomes. With an understanding of operational challenges and by working collaboratively across all areas of healthcare, their software simplifies the […]
Greater Manchester Mental Health introduces algorithm to support service users and staff
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT has introduced a new algorithm to help identify services users most likely to require crisis services. The IM&T and R&I departments at the trust have been working with Otsuka Health Solutions to implement a risk of crisis algorithm to help predict service users who may […]
London North West registrar develops COVID-19 tool
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has introduced a new tool to help clinical teams monitor and track the progress of COVID-19 patients in intensive care. The software, Pathpoint ICU, was developed by Open Medical founder and orthopedic registrar Harry Lykostratis. Harry like many other doctors was reassigned during the pandemic […]
Former doctor rota tool backed by £6m funding boost
Rotageek, a workforce rota-planning tool has received £6 million in funding from institutional investors. The tool was co-founded by former doctor Chris McCullough to support organisations and teams create a rota and easily swap shifts. Chris trained as a medical doctor spending 16 years in the NHS and 8 years […]
COVID-19 contact tracing apps from around the world
As countries begin to emerge from lockdown, the relaxing of restrictions has seen governments around the world introduce smartphone contact tracing apps in order to limit and control the spread of COVID-19. In this article, we take a look at countries which have adopted contact tracing apps, and look at […]
University Hospitals Birmingham starts AI melanoma pilot
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot to test a new AI triage skin cancer community service. The pilot aims to reduce delays in skin cancer detection and treatment during the coronavirus pandemic, by providing a screening programme using the AI tool. Working with AI company Skin Analytics, […]
One Gloucestershire triage app supports COVID-19 response
An app built by NHS surgeon, Owain Hughes is helping GPs and paramedics to screen COVID-19 patients. The platform, Cinapsis, is being used across the One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System to assess patients as part of their GP appointment, providing consultant advice when needed. The platform connects GPs and community lead nurses with consultants […]
Information Exchange portal across Hampshire and Isle of Wight adds COVID-19 data
The Care and Health Information Exchange (CHIE) used across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has last week been updated with information relating to COVID-19. The portal which shares health and social care information from GP surgeries, hospitals, community and mental health and social services across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight […]
