UK-based care management provider Karantis360 has partnered with IBM to develop a smart cloud-based solution designed to enable assisted living through non-intrusive monitoring of individuals in their own homes, residential care, sheltered housing, or healthcare facilities. Leveraging IBM Watson IoT, delivered via a mobile application, Karantis360 learns changes in behaviour […]
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North East leads the way in digital care as Health Call launches new diabetes service
Health Call has launched a new digital health service for gestational diabetes in the North East of England. The collaboration of NHS trusts has designed the programme to observe and check on the progress of expectant mothers with the condition. It is the first in a number of digitised care […]
New dads get support in the early weeks of fatherhood with the launch of mobile app
A new app, aimed at new dads in the Wiltshire, BANES and Swindon area, is to be launched this week. The “DadPad” app is a new easy-to-use resource to support dads in the early days and weeks following the birth of their child. DadPad contains practical information on topics including advice on how […]
MySunrise App goes live at Royal Cornwall Hospital
The MySunrise App has gone live, a free resource developed by the Oncology team at Royal Cornwall Hospital to support patients and their families right from diagnosis, providing information specific to their local cancer centre – The Sunrise Centre – as well as providing regional and national links to cancer […]
Microtest wins over 100 new GP practices in Wales
111 GP surgeries in Wales have chosen Microtest as their clinical IT system supplier, following presentations across the country over a three – month period. Almost two thirds of EMIS Health practices in Wales have elected to migrate to Microtest Open Evolution, as well as some practices which currently use […]
Embrace “full automation” to release “time to care” in the NHS and social care, says top surgeon, Lord Darzi
The NHS could free up frontline time worth up to £12.5 billion a year, almost 10 per cent of its annual running cost, by investing in a far-reaching programme of automation, a report to be published later this month will say. A further £6 billion productivity gain could be realised […]
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust launches project with Healthy.io
An innovative digital home testing kit for patients with kidney conditions, has been launched by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Healthy.io. The test project will, for the first time in the UK, enable a group of patients to do regular urine tests at home using their smartphone […]
New electronic patient record to help Countess drive safer digital care
The Countess of Chester Hospital is moving away from paper-based notes by updating its electronic patient record (EPR) system as part of its commitment to providing safe, kind and effective care in the digital era. The Countess has agreed a 15-year deal with healthcare IT providers Cerner for the new […]
GPs urged to make most of cancer screening dashboard
GPs and health organisations are being urged to help to improve rates of potentially lifesaving cervical screening by making the most of an innovative online data tool. The interactive data dashboard provides in-depth information on screening levels and shows where they could be improved. It was launched a year ago […]
Novosco wins seven year contract with Cambridge University Hospitals
Managed cloud provider Novosco has been awarded the contract to manage IT infrastructure and support services for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust runs Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie maternity hospital and is one of the largest and most digitised Trusts in the UK. CUH is one of the […]
