A technical breakthrough which links the electronic patient record (EPR) systems at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has gone live in a UK first of its kind. At the push of a button, clinicians are now able to easily and securely access clinical […]
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One hundred patients benefit from robotic surgery
The Royal London Hospital has now operated on one hundred patients using an innovative robot, funded by Barts Charity. Since the first robotic case in November 2017, over a hundred patients have now benefited from surgery using a Da Vinci Xi Robot, resulting in reduced pain, fewer complications and a […]
Hitachi Consulting participating in NHS England Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
Hitachi Consulting in conjunction with Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust and Salford CCG, has been awarded a pilot scheme by NHS England as part of Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme – digital stream. The aim of the national pilot is to establish whether digital technology can help people at […]
NHS Digital joins Open Data Institute in Leeds to promote innovation through data
NHS Digital is joining the Open Data Institute (ODI) Leeds as a sponsor to form a collaboration seeking to pursue innovation through data. The partnership between NHS Digital and ODI Leeds is being announced during ODI Leeds’ Showcase event at Leeds Digital Festival today (Monday 16 April). Both NHS Digital […]
Northern Ireland Trust installs logistics management platform
The Western Health and Social Care Trust is one of the first trusts in Northern Ireland go live with medical records management software Idox Health’s iFIT. The Western Trust has rolled out the solution to improve the filing, tracking and retrieval of medical records. The deployment will support the trust in […]
HTN Awards 2018 to showcase entries
HTN is delghited to announce every entry into the HTN Awards 2018 will have the opportunity to be showcased to the HTN Network. To support knowledge and information sharing, each entry, project and innovation entering the HTN Awards 2018 will have the opportunity to be showcased and shared with the […]
Major advance in treatment of sepsis at Hampshire Hospitals
Hampshire Hospitals has become the first Trust in the UK to adopt new state of the art technology which helps to identify a life threatening condition earlier. The Trust has become an early clinical adopter of the Accelerate PhenoTest kit. The new diagnostic equipment means that staff can rapidly identify […]
23 digital advocates selected for the Pioneer Fellowship
23 digital advocates working in the NHS are about to embark on an exciting new scheme to transform care and deliver better outcomes for their patients. A speech and language therapist, thoracic surgeon, commissioner, pharmacist and transformation lead are just a handful of the leaders selected for the inaugural 2018 […]
Biometrics could be a ‘game changer’ in autism care
Charity Autism Together has launched a £2.5m appeal to fund a ‘game-changing’ high-tech project with the potential to transform the care of those with severe autism. Around 1:100 people in the UK are on the autism spectrum. In the US, the ratio is now 1:68. Biometric technology measures minute physiological […]
Imperial College Healthcare NHS deploys Tintri
Imperial College Healthcare NHS has deployed Tintri as a central piece in its virtualisation strategy. Since deployment, the health trust has said it has seen notable benefits including increased storage performance and capacity, as well as a reduction of downtime and administration. Imperial College said it had begun the process […]
