Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children has launched a new ‘Virtual Learning Environment’ for its clinical and non-clinical staff. Forming part of the trust’s Digital Education Network (DEN), the platform provides staff with tools to develop their skills and opportunities to develop themselves for the future. The trust said the […]
Month: August 2021
North Tyneside CCG partners with Livi for GP video consultations
North Tyneside CCG has completed a 12-month pilot with Livi, providing patients across the area with an option to book NHS GP video appointments. The CCG introduced the service in July 2020, in response to health services being extremely busy and to provide greater choice to patients. It now means […]
AI-supported test helping to predict eye disease
A clinical trial at Western Eye Hospital, led by researchers from Imperial College London and University College London, has found an AI-supported test can help predict eye disease. Using retinal imaging technology, the tool was able to identify areas of the eye that were showing signs of a common condition […]
NICE opens consultation on proposed changes to health technology appraisal
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened a public consultation on its planned changes for health technology appraisal, following a consultation review into its processes that closed in April 2021. An initial draft health technology evaluations manual has been shared, as well as a survey to seek […]
NHSX opens markets engagement into booking and appointment management solutions
NHSX has opened a market engagement exercise to gather information to investigate the current market capabilities and possible solutions to shape booking and referral appointment management. Relevant suppliers are being invited to participate through a questionnaire, as part of the NHSX Booking Referrals Appointment Management (BRAM) programme. The main aim […]
£250 million framework for Intelligent Automation tools released
A new framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services to allow NHS organisations and other public sector bodies to purchase intelligent automation tools. The £250 million framework intends to provide a contractual service to support the adoption, implementation and on-going development of intelligent automation solutions across health and care. The […]
Video: Digitising Lloyd George records at HTN Digital Primary Care
As we continue to recap the HTN Digital Primary Care event from early August, we next revisit our session with Vijay Magon, Managing Director of CCube Solutions. In his live discussion, Vijay chiefly focused on the case – and options available – for managing Lloyd George records. In this write-up, […]
DAPB approves NHS Digital’s latest pathology information standards
The Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) has given approval to NHS Digital’s new set of pathology information standards. According to NHS Digital, this is a ‘positive step’ for the future of pathology and contributes to the ‘overall objective’ of improving patient care. It’s hoped the new standards will ‘enable clinicians […]
NHS e-Referral Service reveals roadmap of improvement plans
The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) has shared its latest improvements to the system, as well as plans for further enhancements and estimated delivery dates for these. The service says it is “continually improving to make it easier, quicker and more convenient to use” and has set out its vision as […]
School’s out forever – digital training is here to stay
Feature by ANCILE Solutions The first Covid-19 lockdown demonstrated how classroom-based lessons can be rendered obsolete in a matter of days. The transition to remote working necessitated changes to the way that training is delivered with an even stronger move to online learning. For large electronic patient record (EPR) implementations, […]
