Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust reports saving some 5,800 hours of nursing time since the introduction of vital signs monitoring devices from Welch Allyn, a subsidiary of global medical technology company Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC). Nursing staff are using the Welch Allyn® Connex® monitoring devices across hundreds of beds to capture […]
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Barnsley benefits from collated live datasets
In accordance with NICE guidelines, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust needed to develop a way of identifying newly admitted patients and their locations within the hospital. In effect a real time patient tracking tool was required allowing patient identification and the subsequent evidencing of medicines reconciliation data capture. Barnsley Hospital […]
Rowlands’ ProScript Connect rollout passes 300 pharmacies milestone
The latest version of the ProScript Connect dispensary management system from EMIS Health is now live in 300 Rowlands Pharmacy branches, marking a significant milestone in the planned upgrade of all 529 branches across the United Kingdom. Rowlands began staged deployment of ProScript Connect in May 2017 following a thorough due diligence […]
InterSystems recognised as a challenger in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Among 11 vendors, InterSystems has been recognised as one of only two companies as a challenger in the Magic Quadrant for operational database management systems from the industry analyst firm Gartner for its Caché high-performance database. This Magic Quadrant for operational database management systems evaluates companies based on their completeness of vision […]
‘NHS Cyber Security Batsignal’ peer-to-peer alerting system to launch next month
The two chairs of the largest independent communities of NHS digital leaders will launch the ‘NHS Cyber Security Batsignal’, a new peer-to-peer cyber security warning alerting system, at the first Public Cyber Security conference next month. The new community-developed incident and alerting service is designed to provide immediate alerts of […]
North Bristol NHS significantly reduces costs
North Bristol NHS selected CCube Solutions’ EDMS to complement its Lorenzo EPR system as part of a Trust-wide paperlite strategy. The EDMS is an ‘invest to save’ initiative which uses a scan0n-demand model to digitise patient medical records. The system will pay for itself based on a reduction in operating […]
Robot ready at Broomfield Hospital
Broomfield Hospital today will take delivery of a new surgical robot. This robot from Intuitive Surgical is at the very cutting edge of surgical robot technology, giving crystal clear 3D-HD visualisation and enabling deeper and more complex surgery by providing easier access to previously difficult – or impossible – to reach […]
HTN Awards 2017 Winners
We are delighted to announce the HTN Awards 2017 winners… HTN Awards Winner of the Year vCreate – Secure Video Messaging technology minimises separation anxiety in parents of premature infants Tech Project of the Year Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North Bristol NHS Trust and CCube Solutions – highly commended Camden […]
Live: HTN Awards 2017
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24/7 healthcare via mobile phone as new digital service launches
babylon health has partnered with NHS GPs to today launch GP at Hand, a free, transformative NHS service offering GP appointments within minutes via smartphone, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. GP at Hand is being led by a group of London NHS GPs […]
