Patients in London are benefiting from ‘quicker, more accurate’ surgical procedures following the introduction of a ‘pioneering’ and ‘progressive’ 3D camera system which improves the hand-eye coordination of surgeons. Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is one of only a handful of cardiac units in the UK to be […]
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New data tool to support access to mental health statistics
National mental health statistics that shed new light on care and treatment for patients are now available at the click of a mouse thanks to the latest interactive data hub created by NHS Digital. The online hub, which was launched last week enables healthcare workers, patients, carers, charities and researchers […]
New unit opening at Great Ormond Street Hospital set to revolutionise how technology is used in hospitals
A new unit set to transform the use of technology including artificial intelligence in healthcare and improve patient outcomes is being opened at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). The unit called DRIVE – Digital, Research, Informatics and Virtual Environments – is the first of its kind in the world. It […]
Experts develop phone app for instant TB test
Scientists are using the power of mobile phone technology to provide an accurate, real-time test for tuberculosis – an infectious lung disease responsible for the death of over a million people every year. Details of the new mobile-enabled intelligent expert system, which has been developed by a team led by […]
HTN 100: Allscripts, Spirit Digital, Leicestershire and Health Data Research
Spirit Digital and Leicestershire Partnership Trust The vision was to demonstrate how remote monitoring could play a crucial role in the growing problem of multi-morbidity. The project was designed and implemented as a collaborative approach to create a flexible, secure real time health status data for individual patients through remote […]
Vodafone connects South Central Ambulance Service First Responders
Vodafone has announced that it is to provide South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) with mobile devices and a bespoke app to improve efficiency and response times for its 1,200 Community First Responders (CFRs) and Co Responders (Police, Fire & Military) in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. CFRs and Co Responders […]
WiFi SPARK launches new platform for Trusts
WiFi SPARK has launched a patient entertainment and engagement platform SPARK® Media, after a successful trial period where the new technology was installed at The Royal Bolton NHS Trust. SPARK® Media provides entertainment and engagement services directly to the patient’s device of choice during their hospital stay. It enables direct delivery […]
£100m reported to be saved from prescribing tech
GPs and community providers have been reported to have surpassed £100 million in directly attributable savings since frontline staff began using an innovative technology to prescribe less expensive and more clinically appropriate medicines for individual patients. OptimiseRx, is now used in thousands of GP practices, and more than 125 clinical […]
World’s first use of cryptocurrency to access healthcare services
Medicalchain has announced that for the very first-time cryptocurrency is being used to access GP video consultations through its blockchain-based telemedicine application, MyClinic.com. Piloting at The Groves Medical Centre in London, this is the first step in Medicalchain’s ambitions to create borderless healthcare, empowering patients to access flexible, safe healthcare and […]
HTN Feature: Sharing Records
In our latest feature we spoke with industry experts to hear how they are progressing with sharing records across their local health economy or STP and what they have learned, achieved and what advice they have to share. It’s been covered a lot, putting the right information in the hands […]
