NHS England, as part of its General Practice Improvement Programme, has shared a support offer to focus on improving telephone journeys in general practice. Aiming to support practices and PCNs in choosing, purchasing and optimising the use of advanced cloud-based telephony, the guidance covers the functionality offered; the use of call […]
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Newcastle Hospitals “identifies documents which may not have been sent to GPs”
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has issued a statement on patient-related documentation to state they “are working quickly to review documents from our electronic records” that may not have been sent to GPs. In the statement it notes that following correspondence from the Care Quality Commission in […]
Feature: Lumeon on how clinical workflow automation can address staff shortages, cost reduction and the backlog
Content by Jeff Ball, chief growth officer, Lumeon. It has been said that, to a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. In healthcare IT, electronic patient records (EPR) systems have assumed the role of the hammer. And as more money is poured into such systems – £2 billion to […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ prepares for EPR go-live
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT is to go-live with its electronic health record system on Thursday 5 October. The trust will launch the Epic electronic health record, said to “bring together hundreds of different systems”, and also introduce MyChart to support patients with online access to health records. To support the […]
Thought leadership: Restore Records Management on releasing space for clinical care and improving patient records inventory
Content by Restore Records Management Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has released 2092.7m2 of space, re-utilised for clinical space, specifically trauma. Partnering with Restore Records Management since 2018, the trust relocated over 340,000 records, with requirements to access patient records 24 hours a day and ensure processes for emergency access […]
“Shared Care Records are at a cross roads” – Channel 3 Consulting on the benefits of a Shared Care Record
For our latest interview, we spoke with Paul Henderson and Astrid Grant from Channel 3 Consulting, who shared their insights on Shared Care Records. The discussion focused on benefits, challenges, the opportunities and the role of Shared Care Records in transforming services, as well as covering where Shared Care Records […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals to launch patient portal
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has announced it’s set to go live with its patient portal, Patients Know Best, on 9 October. Initially, patients will be able to access their health records through the portal, including their personal information and upcoming hospital appointments. Then, over the months […]
NHS England plans independent review into 10 healthcare apps to consider enhancements for NHS App
NHS England has opened a contract opportunity for a supplier to provide an independent and comprehensive review of user experience in healthcare. The programme will focus on a review of the user experience, features and functionality across 10 healthcare apps, with an aim to provide key insights and recommendations for the […]
Royal Marsden partners with Automata to increase cancer genomic testing
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has announced a partnership with Automata, an automation company, with an aim to facilitate increased cancer genomic testing capacity through robotic automation and expand the range of tests the specialist cancer centre can perform. The collaboration will develop an automated system for clinical cancer […]
How can electronic document management add value to your EPR?
Earlier this year for our online event series HTN Now, we welcomed industry electronic document management expert Vijay Magon, who shared his 30 years’ of insights on the subject of creating a single true source of patient information. Vijay, from CCube Solutions, highlighted the challenges around unstructured data and how […]
