Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Yorkshire Ambulance Service are now connected through the electronic transfer of ambulance care records directly into the hospital system. As part of the Yorkshire & Humber Care Record, Leeds Teaching Hospitals are now able to receive Transfer of Care documentation created by the ambulance service […]
Month: July 2020
HTN Voice: Data and AI must play a frontline role in tackling the ongoing COVID-19 problem
By Orlando Agrippa, CEO of Draper & Dash Predictive Healthcare Analytics There is a dawning realisation across the UK that the COVID-19 pandemic is not just going to be a one-off event. Unlike Asia and the Middle East, an outbreak of this scale is not something we have seen so close […]
NHS to launch online COVID-19 rehab service
A new online COVID-19 rehab service is to launch for people who are suffering long-term effects of coronavirus. The platform will provide on-demand access to nurses and physiotherapists, either online or via telephone. The ‘Your COVID Recovery’ is aimed at those who have survived the virus but still have problems […]
Ireland COVID tracker app launched and nears 1 million downloads in 24 hours
A COVID Tracker App has been launched this week in Ireland, with nearly 1 million people downloading the app in the first 24 hours. The app uses Bluetooth and anonymous IDs to log close contact with any phone that also has the app. It uses technology developed by Apple and […]
Leeds Teaching adopts AI stroke imaging tech
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has adopted an artificial intelligence tool to give doctors real-time views of the brain. The RapidAI advanced imaging platform will be used across various sites in its stroke network. The tool is used widely across the world, with Leeds Teaching becoming the first in the […]
East Lancashire Hospitals goes live with Sectra PACS
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) from Sectra. Earlier in the year HTN covered the news of neighbouring trust University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay using the platform. Since then, East Lancashire and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay have connected PACS, […]
Video: Beth Lawton, CDIO, Sussex Partnership: Keeping Digital Human
On day four of HTN Digital Week we welcomed Beth Lawton, Chief Digital and Information Officer for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Beth opened the sessions telling us how they have responded to Covid-19 through digitising, virtualising and mobilising. Beth explained how they increased VPN users from 125 to 4,000 + as […]
COVID-19 vaccine tech could be used for future pandemics
Professor Robin Shattock, from the Department of Infectious Diseases at Imperial College London, is leading the development of a potential coronavirus vaccine, alongside staff from the Trust. The vaccine is being tested in human trials to establish whether it can be well tolerated and produce an effective immune response against COVID-19. […]
Seven health tech SMEs join DigitalHealth.London Launchpad
DigitalHealth.London has revealed seven health tech SMEs joining its three-month programme, known as the DigitalHealth.London Launchpad. The programme will initially support companies launch new products or processes into the NHS. It provides companies with access to knowledge sharing events to help understand demand and how to bring the product or process […]
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust introduces IBM AI virtual agent
The Royal Marsden NHS FT is to introduce an AI virtual agent using IBM Watson to support key workers post lockdown. The technology, ‘Ask Maisie’, will use IBM Watson Assistant to provide key workers access to the latest COVID-19 HR related information, policies and workplace guidance as the country eases lockdown measures. It […]
