Researchers from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT are developing an algorithm to support the diagnosis of patients with COVID-19 symptoms. Following access to over 40,000 CT scans, MRIs and X-rays from more than 10,000 patients, called the ‘National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database (NCCID)’, the researchers are using the images to […]
Month: January 2021
Canon Medical launches call for net-zero radiology by 2040
Canon Medical has launched a call for a dedicated focus to achieve net-zero radiology by 2040, highlighting the greatest opportunity for change is via the NHS supply chain. The recent publication of the NHS report ‘Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service’ highlights that 62% of carbon emission sources in the NHS are generated by […]
Northern Care Alliance reports positive feedback on virtual ward for COVID-19
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) NHS Group has reported positive feedback on its use of a virtual ward for COVID-19 patients. The NCA and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust are using the remote monitoring solution known as Florence, or ‘Flo’, to support safe patient discharge post-COVID 19 admission. […]
Interview Series: Nadia Smati and Zaha Masri, co-founders of Amal Health
In our latest interview we speak with Nadia Smati and Zaha Masri, co-founders of Amal Health, a company set to transform the patient’s story into a clinical history. Nadia and Zaha met at Stanford University during their undergraduate studies and moved to London shortly after. Nadia completed her graduate medical […]
Acquisitions news: ClearCourse buys PPM Software, Civica makes market move
ClearCourse Partnership LLP has announced its acquisition of PPM Software, a provider of healthcare practice management software. Derbyshire-based PPM provides its software solution to Nuffield Health, Spire Healthcare, BMI Healthcare and The Harley Street Breast Clinic. Its focus is on providing a platform for private practice management, which includes automating […]
Insight: How to implement the Minimum Viable Solution of your Shared Care Record by September 2021
Feature by ReStart NHSX CEO Matthew Gould recently announced that all 42 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships/Integrated Care Systems (STP/ICS) organisations must have a Minimum Viable Solution (MVS) shared record in place by September 2021. There are nine months left to achieve this goal. Shared Care Record procurement and deployment has […]
Perfect Ward hits 500,000 quality inspections
Perfect Ward, an app designed to make healthcare quality inspections quicker and easier, has reached a milestone of 500,000 inspections completed by health professionals. The app is now used by 25,000 nurses and care workers to conduct inspections to support quality improvements. Vanessa Smith, Executive Director of Nursing at South London […]
NHS Tayside launches online mental health support as part of ‘Living Life Well’
NHS Tayside has launched a new online self-help mental health directory to support wellbeing, as part of its ‘Living Life Well’ initiative. The new information directory contains a list of mental health support and advice organisations, resources and helplines. It focuses on both national services and local ones in Tayside, […]
University of Leeds trials remote monitoring system for cancer patients
The University of Leeds has developed and trialled a remote monitoring system for cancer patients. The system, called eRAPID, allows early-stage cancer patients with colorectal, breast or gynaecological cancers to report their symptoms from home. Patients then receive instant advice on whether to seek medical attention or self-manage. It’s believed […]
Surrey and Borders Partnership publishes new digital strategy
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust recently published its new digital strategy, entitled ‘Our Digital Journey. Every Person, Every Story’. The ‘digital journey’ focuses on putting patients at the heart of tech services and solutions, highlighting the need to ‘enable and empower’ members of the public to make informed […]
