Barts Health NHS Trust has been selected by the charity Health Foundation to take part in a programme to share advice across the NHS, following the successful deployment of online patient appointments. The Scaling Up Improvement programme has selected seven projects in the UK to help deploy their health care […]
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New health technology to help Lancashire patients avoid stroke
Patients with long-time heart conditions can monitor and manage themselves at home and reduce their chances of having a stroke with an innovative new digital health service in East Lancashire. The technology is for people at risk of stroke (typically with a common condition called atrial fibrillation – an irregular […]
Future Healthcare 2018 announces partnership with Healthcare UK
Future Healthcare, the International Healthcare Exhibition and Conference taking place on 13-14 March 2018, at Olympia London, has announced its partnership with Healthcare UK, the UK government organisation responsible for promoting the best of the British healthcare sector overseas. Healthcare UK is the joint initiative between the Department of Health, […]
Kodak Alaris wins tender to support UHB
Kodak Alaris Information Management and Insight have successfully tendered to provide University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), one of 16 Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) acute trusts, with a fast and efficient scanning solution embedded within the Trust’s existing line of business application. Kodak Alaris evaluated the Trust’s existing processes […]
New voice banking software helps patients hold on to their speech
New technology which helps people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to continue to communicate by creating their own synthetic voice is being offered at Great Western Hospital. MND is a rare, progressive condition which can affect the muscles of the mouth, throat and tongue, leading to problems with speech and […]
NHS Wales embraces early payment innovation
NHS Wales is embarking on an innovative early payment programme for its suppliers, which will create an additional income stream for the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to reinvest in essential services and help it achieve greater efficiencies through a more effective purchasing process. The organisations, which provide care […]
NHS Digital launches new API Lab
NHS Digital has today announced plans for a new API Lab to be run in partnership with INTEROPencommunity members. By pooling the expertise of developers from both industry and NHS Digital the Lab is expected to accelerate the development of open source APIs designed to improve system integration across the the NHS and […]
New innovation in digital standards to improve child health information
An innovative way to share important information about a child’s health has been launched today and will support the prevention of childhood illness, improve health and wellbeing and involve parents more closely in their children’s care and development. The information standards will make it possible for children to receive appropriate […]
How the telephone can help achieve the GP Forward View
Providing GPs and patients with more efficient ways of communicating is vital if this ambition is to be realised, argues Paul Bensley of X–on According to The King’s Fund, between 2010-11 and 2014-15, telephone contacts with general practice increased by 62.6%, compared to an increase of 13.3% in face-to-face consultations over the […]
Case Study: Bedford Hospital benefits from new Interoperability Solution
The Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (Bedford) serves a population of approximately 270,000 across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas (with a 900,000 catchment for vascular services). Its core local authority populations are Bedford Borough (160,000) and Central Bedfordshire (260,000). The Trust has over 2500 members of staff and is the largest local […]
