Content by Access. Patient flow is fundamental to the continuum of care and a smooth patient journey. Once acute care is no longer needed, a patient should be discharged to a safe, appropriate setting where they can continue to recuperate. Whether they are transferred to a care home, a community space, or […]
Month: April 2024
North East London NHS Foundation Trust deploys e-discharge module to support virtual ward delivery
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has deployed the e-discharge module of the Portasana patient communication platform, as part of efforts to support virtual wards, handle patient discharge and support patient flow. Through Portasana’s e-discharge capabilities, staff at the trust will be able to digitally discharge patients into several […]
Two new EPR functionalities deployed at Medway Hospital
Two deployments of new EPR functionality have been made at Medway Hospital, with Sunrise Order Comms integrated across all inpatient areas and emergency care documentation introduced within the trust’s paediatric Penguin Assessment Unit. The news was shared by the Medway NHS Foundation Trust’s EPR project manager, Kate Wimble, in a […]
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Digital Vision 2024 sets out initiatives including new shared care record
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB’s ‘Digital Vision 2024’ sets out the organisation’s digital roadmap and digital initiatives, including the introduction of One Care Connected, a new shared care record aiming to link NHS and local government organisations. Alongside this, the ICB shares priorities including the development of a set of digital […]
SBRI Healthcare awards £3.2m to 22 innovations designed to “improve care and accelerate a greener NHS”
SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Healthcare, in collaboration with the Greener NHS programme and the Health Innovation Network, has awarded £3.2 million to 22 innovations designed to help “improve care and accelerate a greener NHS”, with recipients including an AI-based predictive tool for pressure ulcers; a neurorehabilitation app designed to […]
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: South West
Digital health and data across the ICS regions in 2024: South West So far in our feature series exploring digital and data across the integrated care system regions, we’ve looked at London and the North East and Yorkshire; next up, we’re placing our focus on the South West. It’s coming up […]
“If we are always successful then I’d argue we’re not being innovative at all”: panel discussion on international digital healthcare development
This week we held our first international webinar since launching our sister site HTN International, where we were joined by a panel of health tech experts to discuss current digital capabilities, projects, and priorities from country contexts including Spain, Bermuda, and the UK. We welcomed Keltie Jamieson, chief health information […]
Cynerio and IT Health on securing patient data for safer care
In a recent webinar, Andy Sheret, head of business development at ITHealth, and Chad Holmes, security evangelist at Cynerio, shared insights around securing patient data for safer care, highlighting the impact and risks of data breaches on hospitals, and the steps that need to be taken to proactively identify and […]
North Bristol NHS Trust holds ‘green operating day’ including use of tech to minimise carbon footprint
North Bristol NHS Trust has shared insight into a ‘green operating day’ held by the trust’s neurosurgery team at Southmead Hospital which saw a one-day trial run simultaneously across all neurosurgical theatres to explore how sustainably the operating list could be run. As part of their efforts, the team used […]
Panel discussion: supporting the NHS workforce with digital skills and digital careers
For a panel discussion this week on digital careers and digital skills, we were joined by Martyn Perry, acting chief digital information officer at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), and James Freed, deputy director at NHS Digital Academy. Martyn and James chatted through topics including supporting the workforce […]
