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Arden & GEM CSU leads tech projects to prevent endoscopy screening

NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit is working in partnership with CorporateHealth International, NHS Highland and other partners on projects which could see a revolutionary shift in the prevention and early diagnosis of bowel cancer, as well as diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NHS […]

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Visual speech recognition to benefit tracheostomy patients

Liopa, a spin out of the Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen’s University Belfast has announced that it is to deliver a prototype patient/carer communications aid to be used by tracheostomy patients in critical care environments. The company has secured Innovate UK funding to work with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS […]

Secondary Care

Mid and South Essex establishes new control centre

The Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group (MSE) has established a new patient flow control centre to provide real-time visibility of bed status and balance anticipated demand with availability. The 1150 sq ft control centre, which is operational 24/7, 365 days of the year, is located in Billericay and […]

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ECG App launched by Apple

Apple this month has launched its ECG app on the Apple Watch Series providing the functionality to take an electrocardiogram and capture heart rhythms. Apple said the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification feature will help identify signs of AFib, the most common form of irregular rhythm. When left […]

Secondary Care

Alcidion partners with Better by Marand to offer ePMA

Alcidion the parent company to Patientrack has partnered with Better by Marand to offer its electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to NHS Trusts. The company said the partnership will complement the Patientrack patient safety platform and help hospitals tackle medication errors. Alcidion will resell the OPENeP electronic prescribing and medicines […]