The turmoil in UK politics makes it hard to look too far ahead, but it is long-term trends that will shape the NHS and health tech through 2019, and well thought communications that will ensure success for vendors, say Lyn Whitfield and Mark Venables. Lyn Whitfield, director of content strategy, […]
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PRSB publishes standards for document indexing
A new document naming standard developed by the PRSB in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians Health Informatics Unit aims to ensure that records are properly named and indexed, so they can be retrieved in order to provide ongoing care. People can easily have hundreds of digital and paper […]
Hampshire Hospitals launches My Medical Record
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is launching a new digital system that will give patients more opportunity to manage their own hospital care. My Medical Record is a system that allows patients to connect with clinicians and receive information from the Trust online, reducing the need for them to visit […]
NHS hits e-referral and NHS Spine milestones
NHS Digital has announced the NHS e-Referral Service has hit 100 million bookings and the NHS Spine has reached one billion transactions. Currently the e-referral service is booking around 400,000 referrals every week. The announcement from NHS Digital comes as new guidance has been launched for GPs to ensure they are […]
HTN 100: NICE, NELFT, Imprivata and Olympus
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. NICE launches evidence standards framework for digital health technologies NICE has launched standards is to make it easier for innovators and commissioners to understand what good levels […]
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust adopts FHIR standards
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has recently implemented SMART® on FHIR® APIs within their Cerner EHR. Open standards have been developed to simplify integration within health and social care, making it easier to write complementary applications to enhance the functionality of the electronic health record. The use of common standards and open application […]
New report provides insight into digital uptake in maternity services
A new report from NHS Digital shows the majority of maternity providers are making a good start at using digital technology, according to the Maternity Digital Maturity Assessment report. All 135 maternity providers completed an assessment of their progress in adopting digital technology, such as providing electronic health records, sharing information digitally […]
Northern Ireland rolls-out new diabetes pathway
Following the implementation of the Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) by Health & Social Care NI (HSCNI), Orion Health has rolled-out a new Diabetes Pathway across the country. Following a successful pilot exercise with a small number of users including nurses, consultants and podiatrists, the pathway can now be accessed […]
New Pharmacy robot saves almost two weeks of staff time per month
A new robot used to dispense drugs at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), will save staff four minutes per prescription, totalling two weeks of staff time per month. The new robot nicknamed ‘Rosalind Franklin’ will help staff at Queen’s Medical Centre deliver prescriptions to patients more quickly and effectively. […]
Dictate IT joins Clanwilliam Group
Dictate IT a provider of digital dictation has become part of the Clanwilliam Group, the 18th company joining the group. The company provides digital dictation, outsourced transcription, and speech recognition services to 27 healthcare providers in the UK and Ireland. Managing director Mark Miller said the move would enable Dictate […]
