At the recent Health and Care Innovation Expo 2017 Juliet Bauer, Chief Digital Office, NHS England announced there are now 43 apps in the NHS Apps Library. All Apps have gone through a 315-question assessment and can be accessed through: https://apps.beta.nhs.uk/ The Apps are grouped into the following categories: Cancer COPD […]
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£10 million investment revolutionising NHS business services
A £10 million investment by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), which is aimed at transforming back office functions across the health service, has led to 48 NHS organisations signing contracts for a range of finance, procurement and employment services. Since the beginning of 2017, a number of leading NHS […]
Trusts respond to Jeremy Hunt’s GDE fast follower announcement
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has welcomed the Department of Health’s decision to select two trusts to follow it in making rapid progress in using digital technology to improve patient care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has now named Wye Valley NHS Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust […]
NHS ‘will be hit by more cyber attacks’ survey reports
Cyber security is a top concern for healthcare management professionals an exclusive survey reveals, and the threats are expected to increase. Concern about NHS cyber security has increased following the WannaCry attack and healthcare management professionals expect it to come under further attack from “organised hacktivists”, according to a new […]
Now Healthcare Group to launch “Now NHS” Free Platform
The company behind the Dr Now and Now GP apps is launching a new digital health platform for free to all NHS patients with chronic care conditions. By working with qualifying NHS CCGs, surgeries and practices, Now NHS will be able to deliver more convenient and accessible healthcare to over […]
Hampshire Hospitals invited to join national digitisation programme
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of just 18 Trusts invited to join a prestigious NHS England programme. The Trust has been selected as part of the second wave of digital pioneers or ‘fast followers’ for the NHS England digitisation programme, securing £5million in funding for […]
Practices to benefit from cloud based telecoms
Thousands of GP surgeries across the UK can now improve practice efficiency and gain more time to care for their patients through an agreement that will see the Surgery Connect telephone solution available directly through the EMIS GP clinical system. Surgery Connect, from X-on, is a cloud-based telephone solution that […]
NHS Digital has announced five new projects
NHS Digital has announced five new projects that will help thousands of people in England to improve their digital health skills and improve access to technologies to support their health and care. These new digital inclusion pathfinder projects are part of a three-year Widening Digital Participation (WDP) programme being delivered by NHS Digital, in partnership with Good Things Foundation. 20 local pathfinder projects will be delivered over 3 years across all four NHS regions to develop […]
Two major London hospitals introduce Perfect Ward app
Two of London’s largest acute Trusts have introduced Perfect Ward, a smart application that will enable them to continue to deliver the very best patient care. London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are amongst a growing number of healthcare providers to use Perfect […]
30 digital health companies set for second cohort of DigitalHealth.London Accelerator
Technologies including video-game rehabilitation, wearables for patients with chronic disease, and a ‘USB port’ for amputees, are among those selected for the second cohort of DigitalHealth.London’s Accelerator programme. The programme, that aims to speed up adoption of technology in London’s NHS, relieving high pressure on services and empowering patients to manage […]
