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 […]
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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
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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 […]
Babylon AI achieves equivalent accuracy with human doctors in global healthcare first
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NHS Digital signs deal to deliver newpatient de-identification solution
NHS Digital has signed a contract to deliver a new software solution for the de-identification of patient information, which will help to improve the way that data is used across the NHS and social care. De-identification is the process used to prevent a person’s identity from being connected with their information. […]
Cyber security boost to the NHS as NHS Digital partners with IBM
NHS Digital has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with IBM to provide a range of new and improved services to health and care organisations. These services will enhance data security and cyber security response and provide additional defence against increasingly complex, evolving threats. The additional services will expand NHS […]
Digital Care Home prevents emergency hospital admissions
Care home workers are playing a vital role in an exciting new partnership between care homes and the NHS aiming to improve the quality of life of residents and reduce emergency hospital admissions in Sheffield. The Digital Care Home is piloting a new model of collaborative working between health and […]
