A newly formed CCG, Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group, has procured prescribing decision technology from FDB for practices in the area. Combining five CCGs across Norwich, North Norfolk, South Norfolk, West Norfolk, and Great Yarmouth and Waveney, the procurement aims to support prescribers to improve the quality and safety of prescribing. […]
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Video: Kelvyn Hipperson, CIO, Cornwall, 6 months in health tech
In June as part of HTN Digital Week we were joined by Kelvyn Hipperson, Chief Information Officer at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust. Kelvyn presented how the trust responded to Covid-19 and discussed what was next for the organisation over the coming months. He said: “A […]
Barts Health adopts AI for high risk colon cancer patients
Barts Health NHS Trust has implemented an artificial intelligence platform to help identify and prioritise patients at high risk of developing colon cancer. The tool from Medial EarlySign is being used to identify patients most likely to benefit from further evaluation and intervention. The company said the algorithms help to identify patients by […]
Elsevier acquires Cambridge based semantic AI company
Elsevier has acquired SciBite, a Cambridge based company specialising in extracting insight from structured and unstructured text. The solutions from the company help to extract scientific insights from content to identify key concepts such as drugs, proteins, companies, targets, and outcomes, to help understand better the complexities of life sciences data. Dr. Harland, the company […]
Tech supporting detection of lung cancer rolled-out across North Wales
A technology solution to help healthcare teams detect lung cancer in its early stages has been rolled-out across North Wales. Using tech from Medtronic, a 3D map of the lungs is created for clinicians to view. It can then be used to help doctors navigate the airways through a minimally invasive procedure […]
Pain and dementia facial analysis tech launches
A health tech company, PainChek, has launched its pain assessment app in the UK. The tool uses facial analysis technology to support care workers and clinicians identify and manage pain in dementia and cognitively impaired patients who struggle to communicate. Using a phone, facial indicators of pain are detected, and […]
Liaison Group acquires stake in task management platform
Liaison Group have invested in task management platform, Infinity Health, for an undisclosed amount. The company has taken an minority stake in Infinity Health, who last year were recognised in the HTN Awards 2020, for winning the Partnership of the Year category. The company supported London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust […]
Hyland acquires robotic process automation provider Another Monday
Hyland, an information management company, has acquired Another Monday, a Germany-based robotic process automation (RPA) software developer. The company supports over 19,000 organisations across the world manage their content digitally. One of their customers in the UK is Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, who adopted the OnBase […]
Interview Series: Constantin Jabarin and James Hodgin, Allscripts
In our latest interview, we speak to Dr Constantin Jabarin, chief clinical information officer, EMEA and James Hodgin, solution director, EMEA from Allscripts, the company behind the Sunrise Acute Care electronic patient record and the dbMotion information sharing platform. We talk about how the solutions have been supporting The Dudley […]
Blackpool Teaching signs with CCube Solutions to digitise records
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a £1.2 million contact with CCube Solutions to transform the way patient records are stored. The trust has partnered with the company to adopt its Electronic Document & Records Management System which has proven successful at other trusts. The trust said “the […]
