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Secondary Care

Manchester University NHS and Siemens Healthineers agree 15-year, £125m partnership

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and Siemens Healthineers have agreed a 15-year partnership, representing a £125 million investment. The partnership covers the provision and replacement of key radiology equipment, including over 350 installations, across eight hospital sites, part of the Trust’s transformation journey. Catherine Walsh, Divisional Director of Imaging for […]

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NEWS2 evaluated for prediction of severe COVID-19 study

Researchers at King’s College London have conducted a large scale study into the accuracy of National Early Warning Risk Score (NEWS) 2 as a scoring system for predicting severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients. The researchers found poor-to-moderate accuracy for identifying patients at risk of being transferred to intensive care units, […]

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Welsh NHS announces £25 million funding for digital

In a move to support health and care organisations’ move to more digital services, NHS Wales has committed a further £25 million in funding, Health and Social Services Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. The new funding aims to support the Welsh Government’s Plan for Health and Social Care – A […]

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Moorfields awards £1.1m triage tool contract

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT has awarded £1.1 million to Dem Dx for its triaging tool. The triage platform is to be used by healthcare teams as a clinical reasoning tool, to support the triage process in the specialist eye hospital. The programme aims to reduce patient referrals to unnecessary tertiary […]

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GS1 UK signs deal with NHS Wales

GS1 UK, has signed a multi-year agreement with NHS Wales to drive the adoption of GS1 standards to identify, capture and share supply chain data. The decision to do so has been driven by the objectives of the Welsh Government’s Plan for Health and Social Care – A Healthier Wales. The […]

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NHS Business Services Authority launches new digital strategy

NHS Business Services Authority has published its new digital strategy, with a focus on people, services and creating an environment to facilitate excellence. The Special Health Authority, an Arm’s Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care, set out its vision, to be a ‘Catalyst for Better Health’. In […]