St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for their use of Patientrack an electronic observations system, have been praised following their important work around rapid response for deteriorating patients. The Acute Kidney Injury Team drew on their clinical expertise to enhance how staff use Patientrack to monitor fluid balance, with […]
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Spirit Digital announced as Cloud-Software Provider on G-Cloud 10
Spirit Digital the company who develops evidence based digital health services helping people to stay out of hospital and improving clinical outcomes has been recognised as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G-Cloud 10 framework. The G-Cloud framework is an agreement between the government and suppliers who provide […]
NHS App Library reaches 70 apps in honour of the NHS birthday
Since the launch of the Apps Library, NHS Digital has worked with more than 350 developers to include new apps. This inspired the milestone of 70 apps in honour of the 70th birthday celebrations of the National Health Service. The library will continue to grow and cover many more health […]
MindMate and Leeds CCG to launch Snapchat campaign
Six ambassadors from MindMate have been turned into digital caricatures of themselves and will feature on filters within the popular Snapchat photo messaging app. The filters are being promoted at various events and locations in Leeds in the coming months including university open days, festivals, concerts and sporting events. Ten […]
Dorset Care Record adds Alerts and Encounters from Dorset County Hospital
Alerts and encounters from Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have this week been added to the Dorset Care Record (DCR). It will mean that additional data from DCH including inpatients, outpatients, Emergency Department encounters and alerts are now registered on the DCR. Up to 5,000 messages a day will go through the […]
Apps and algorithms may ‘support but will never replace’ GPs, says RCGP
Responding to new claims by technology-firm Babylon that a new algorithm can demonstrate clinical knowledge on par with clinicians, Professor Martin Marshall, Vice Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “The potential of technology to support doctors to deliver the best possible patient care is fantastic, but at the […]
NHS systems fall victim to over 55 days’ downtime
NHS trusts across England have experienced over 1,300 hours’ worth of downtime over the last three years, according to new figures revealed by enterprise mobility and IT specialist Intercity Technology. The company carried out a Freedom of Information request and, of the 143 trusts that were approached, 80 responded. The findings revealed […]
Interview: key challenges facing NHS execs and how analytics can help
In our latest interview we explore some of the key challenges facing NHS executives and how data, predictive analytics and insight can support to better manage patient flow, reduce waiting lists and support a reduction in stranded patients. We spoke with Professor Stephen Smith, former CEO Imperial College Hospitals London […]
New NHS app will make it quicker and easier to access health services
The new NHS app will be available to all patients for free by December 2018 to provide safe and secure access to their GP record. Patients will be able to use it to make GP appointments, order repeat prescriptions, manage long-term conditions and access 111 online for urgent medical queries. It means patients will […]
Digital blueprinting for transformational success in healthcare By Shane Tickell, CEO, IMS MAXIMS
With 2020 now firmly cemented in our minds as the target to achieve the paperless NHS agenda, it’s easy to forget that 2018 was initially identified by government as the year in which our beloved health service would relinquish its use of paper. Whilst the deadline has moved forward and […]
