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 […]
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HTN Feature: Sharing Records Part 2
In part two of our 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. We spoke to Richard Greaves, SIDeR Programme Manager at Somerset […]
HTN 100: UCLH, Medical textbook app, Capita, Genmed and VR for paramedics
UCLH selects Integrella UCLH Foundation Trust selected Integrella to implement their new Intersystems Healthshare Integration Engine and migrate all existing interfaces from their legacy platform in advance of the implementation of their new EPIC EPR system. Since the migration, the Trust benefits from a more robust ‘best of breed’ market-leading […]
500,000 patients to benefit from new NHS partnerships and technologies
Seven new NHS Test Beds are being launched to tackle some of the biggest opportunities and challenges in health and care by testing combinations of innovations in real world clinical settings. The new Test Beds are being provided with more than £7 million of Government funding, alongside match funding from […]
DrDoctor to be trialled by 11 trusts
The online portal, DrDoctor, is set to save the NHS tens of millions of pounds by reducing the number of missed appointments as well as making it easier and more convenient for patients to make and manage bookings. Patients can also fill in medical forms before they arrive using the […]
NHS England invests in 4 new innovations
NHS England has invested in 4 technologies through NHS England’s Innovation and Technology Payment programme: HeartFlow, the Advanced image analysis software that creates a 3D model of the coronary arteries and analyses the impact that blockages have on blood flow to rapidly diagnose patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The […]
Research highlights current state of mobile working for GPs
Recent research from Egton has highlighted the current state of mobile working and technology following a survey conducted with 1,003 UK GPs in August 2018. When asked about mobile working 70% said they see technology as important to facilitating mobile care, with 34% of the audience having said the need […]
University Hospital Southampton shares digital innovations
Clinicians and IT experts at Southampton’s teaching hospitals have shared some of their pioneering digital initiatives with NHS leaders. University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is one of 16 centres of excellence – known as global digital exemplars – selected by the Department of Health to develop and share innovations. […]
BMA launches Dr Diary app to track workload
Doctors can now keep tabs on their workload with ‘Dr Diary’, a bespoke app created and launched today by the BMA. Dr Diary allows consultants, staff, associate specialist and specialty doctors and medical academics to input easily their day-to-day activities and compile reports to document workload over time. Job-planning meetings […]
AI wearable eye tracking device available through NHS Supply Chain Framework
The EyeControl – a communication device for individuals with Locked-In Syndrome – is now available on NHS Supply Chain Framework. It is the world’s first AI-powered, wearable eye tracking device, enabling 24/7 immediate communication, both for emergency and social purposes, a feat that previous solutions have not addressed. Or Retzkin, […]
