Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has launched the second phase of its electronic patient record journey. The Trust went live with the Cerner Millennium system at Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, Edgware Community Hospital, Finchley Memorial Hospital and in the maternity department at Royal Free Hospital in November 2018. The second […]
Month: February 2021
Industry leaders on re-defining digital maturity
On day one of the HETT Show 2021, one of the first sessions was based around the question, re-defining digital maturity what should the components be for place-based care? In a panel discussion, hosted by Paul Rice, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT and Airedale […]
NHS Lothian pilots ‘how was your day’ employee wellbeing app
Scotland’s Chief Scientist Office has part-funded a new ‘how was your day?’ app, which is being tested with NHS Education for Scotland, NHS Lothian, NHS Tayside, the University of Aberdeen and the University of St Andrews. The workplace engagement start-up, called Trickle, launched in 2018 and focuses on developing apps […]
NHSX supports smartphone tech for detecting early kidney disease
A smartphone app that utilises AI is set to help NHS patients transmit test results to GPs within ‘minutes’. The ‘pioneering’ technology from Healthy.io – called CKD Early Detection Service – transforms a smartphone camera into a ‘clinical-grade tool’ that detects early kidney disease. The tech is part of the […]
Video: Whittington Health tips on electronic prescribing roll-outs
As we continue recapping our HTN Now 2021 series, our next talk topic surrounds electronic prescribing roll-outs. Chandni Khanderia, Lead Electronic Prescribing Pharmacist at Whittington Health NHS Trust, and her colleague Joseph Grayson, Electronic Prescribing Pharmacy Technician, presented a helpful session on their processes, providing tips and learnings drawn from […]
Royal Bolton NHS FT deployment of AI to support chest imaging
Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has been much praised for its deployment of AI in the fight against Covid-19. Rizwan Malik, divisional medical director of the trust and managing director of South Manchester radiology, spoke to the Highland Marketing advisory board about the project and the lessons that other trusts […]
Surrey and Borders FT partner with ORCHA to launch new app library
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) has launched a new app library, which focuses on people’s mental health and wellbeing. The new digital service, created in in partnership with ORCHA (the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps), aims to enable quicker and easier access to […]
Microsoft HoloLens introduced in Kendall to connect care homes to GPs
A mixed reality headset has been introduced across Kendall care homes to support nurses at the bedside and connect with a GP remotely. Introduced in October 2020 for 60 care home residents who have skin conditions or are bedfast, a nurse using the Microsoft HoloLens 2 can connect with a GP without the […]
Team of doctors launch app to support hospital cardiac arrests
A team of doctors have launched a new app, called iALS, to act as a support tool for trained Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS) providers. The app has been designed and developed by clinicians who are regularly involved in cardiac arrest, to help healthcare professionals in the situation, which the […]
Innovate UK’s £2.1 million funding for pharmacy dispensary software
Innovate UK has announced a £900k boost – which brings total funding to £2.1 million – for Invatech Health, to help develop its cloud-based pharmacy dispensary software. The extra financial support will see the company work on new features for Titan PMR, its ‘cutting-edge’ system that aims to make dispensing […]
