A piece of equipment known as a vein finder is being used at Derriford Hospital, part of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, in order to improve the experience for patients with hard-to-find veins. Sarah Harvey, lead specialist nurse for rheumatology, describes how the technology “works by infrared, which can bounce […]
Month: May 2023
Digital leaders on lessons learned and impact of patient portals
Following on from our deep dive into patient portals, in which we explored current statistics around coverage and functionality, a case study from a portal in practice, and recent research in the area, we’re examining the views of industry professionals. We asked NHS digital leaders for their views and experience […]
What’s happening in digital and data in the South East?
What’s happening in digital and data across the South East? Next up in our feature series exploring digital and data across the ICS regions, we’re looking to the South East and its six ICSs: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West; Frimley; Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; Kent and Medway; Surrey […]
How artificial intelligence could improve UK healthcare decision-making
By Iain Bray, healthcare architect, InterSystems. The technologies of artificial intelligence (AI) are making significant strides in healthcare today, with an increase in the practical application of machine learning and decision trees. Globally, estimates indicate that the market for AI health technologies will expand at a compound annual growth rate of […]
Scotland to expand Hospital at Home services with additional funding
£3.6 million in funding has been announced by the Scottish Government to support an expansion of Hospital at Home services. The funding aims to increase the number of patients managed through remote monitoring by 50 percent, and adds to £10.7 million in funding that has been provided since 2020. On […]
Robotic process automation planned as interim solution for GP system integration
NHS England has published interim plans to work with suppliers of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to support integration with GP IT systems for patient registrations. Stating that the overall aim is to offer full integration with GP IT systems through the GP Connect API, NHS England notes that an […]
Royal Papworth Hospital partners with CMR Surgical for surgical robot Versius
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to work in partnership with CMR Surgical to install their modular surgical robot Versius for use in the hospital’s thoracic operating theatres. With its ability to mimic human arm joints, with up to four times more rotation than the human wrist, Versius provides […]
Mid and South Essex ICS commissions patient portal
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System has commissioned the introduction of the Patients Know Best patient portal. The three-year deal across the region will see the portal introduced at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. It forms part of the ICS’s digital […]
NHS Shared Business Services to seek £60 million inventory management tech
A prior information notice has been published regarding early engagement exercise plans for NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) to establish an inventory management software framework for £60,000,000. NHS SBS intends to form the framework to offer inventory management providers a compliant route to market, across a number of lots. The […]
Diagnostics recovery and transformation strategy published for Wales
The Welsh government has published their ‘Diagnostics Recovery and Transformation Strategy for Wales 2023-2025’, setting out the immediate priorities and objectives of the National Diagnostics Board. Opening the strategy, minister for health and social services Eluned Morgan states that the document is designed to support the system in working together […]
