We hope you all can join us on 7th November at 7pm live for the HTN Awards 2018. In our latest Newsletter here we cover the news we brought you in October: We released a feature sponsored by Graphnet on sharing records. In the feature we heard from industry experts […]
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NICE to retire guidance app
The NICE guidance app will no longer be available for download with plans to phase it out by January 2019 and focus on its website. The NICE Guidance app was developed in 2012 to support the mobile working needs of healthcare professionals. In an effort to make guidance more accessible, […]
EMIS acquires Dovetail Digital Limited
EMIS Group has announced the acquisition of Dovetail Digital Limited for £2.5m, a early stage UK technology business specialising in blockchain software for the healthcare market. Founded in July 2017, Dovetail Lab creates software that gives patients full control of their healthcare records, delivering secure exchange of data between different […]
HTN 100: Lincolnshire, Royal Papworth, Highland Marketing and Fujifilm
Lincoln goes live with Rio Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the Rio from Servelec for over 2,000 practitioners. Sarah Connery, Director of Finance and Information at LPFT said: “We have worked closely with Servelec, staff, commissioners and patient representatives to build a specification that best meets […]
Hospital pilots ‘Uber’style app for porters
Northwick Park Hospital is the first in the country to pilot a new app in its emergency department or staff to hail a porter on their mobile phone. The app will allow staff to see in real time when a patient has been collected and arrives at their destination. The pilot […]
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust selects Vectra to automate threat detection
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Cognito cyberattack detection and threat hunting platform from Vectra to expose hidden attackers inside its network. The Cognito platform, which automates threat detection and secures against hidden attackers, utilises artificial intelligence and always-learning threat behaviour models to mitigate security risks that could impact […]
Thailand hospital goes live with Intersystems
Bumrungrad International Hospital has gone live with Intersystems TrakCare® the electronic medical record (EMR) solution. Bumrungrad International Hospital is one of the world’s leading and most technologically advanced hospitals. Specialising in tertiary care, it is one of the largest private hospitals in Southeast Asia, with 580 beds and more than 30 specialty […]
SBRI Healthcare fast tracks cancer diagnostic inventions with £3.8m funding
SBRI Healthcare has awarded a total of £3.8m in funding to four innovative technology companies that are in the process of developing cutting edge cancer diagnostic tools The companies, C the Signs, Cambridge Oncometrix, Chromition and Deep Med IO were among the winners of the July 2017 SBRI Healthcare national […]
Using technology to fight Parkinson’s: first dedicated apps and devices library launched
Thousands of people with Parkinson’s will be able to better manage their symptoms thanks to a apps and devices library launched by Parkinson’s UK and Our Mobile Health. So far six apps and devices have been approved for the library, and more will follow to help people living with Parkinson’s, […]
RCGP launches innovation initiative for primary care
Five GPs who have come up with problem-solving ideas to help improve patients’ experience of primary care have been selected to join the Royal College of General Practitioners’ new Innovators Mentorship Programme (IMP). The scheme is the first of its kind for the College and aims to encourage, empower and […]
