Genmed has been selected by London North West Healthcare NHS Trust as its preferred HMRC compliant vendor neutral managed services partner. The appointment was by mini competition under the SBS managed services provider framework and is initially for a three year period with an option to extend by mutual agreement. […]
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A UK first for Wirral University Teaching Hospital and Cerner
Powerchart Oncology which is developed by Cerner, offers Wirral University Hospital greater support when planning chemotherapy for blood cancer patients. It offers the Trust complete control over prescribing, clinical documentation, pharmacy verification, administration and discharge of haematology patients. WUTH is the first Trust in the UK to use Cerner Oncology […]
3D printed bionic hands trial begin in Bristol
The world’s first clinical trial of 3D printed bionic hands for child amputees, backed by SBRI Healthcare, has recently started in Bristol. It has the potential to rapidly improve waiting times, and reduce the cost of traditional solutions. Currently, the only prosthetic hands available to children on the NHS are […]
Highland Marketing: Using sales acceleration to aid business growth
Getting the right message to the right people is a key activity when it comes to engaging with the NHS market, as Highland Marketing explains in this article on sales acceleration. If you want to engage with the NHS, then getting the right message across in a direct and meaningful […]
June Newsletter
Here we cover and recap on some of the great news we have featured this month. There have been some fantastic stories, we have met some great people and welcomed them to our network. South London Small Grants open for innovators Papworth Hospital goes live with Lorenzo Heart device on […]
App offers suicide prevention help and support in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire
A new app will offer information, help and support to people in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire to help them avoid suicide. The Stay Alive app, which is the UK’s first suicide prevention app, was created by the charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention, and will now be available in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire after […]
Virtual consultants help CCGs significantly reduce outpatient appointments
Cheshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have significantly reduced hospital referrals with a new digital service that could be replicated across the NHS. Thirty practices in South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs are using Medefer – a service that enables GPs to access ‘virtual’ consultant advice and management plans – for […]
Papworth Hospital goes live with Lorenzo
Papworth Hospital has launched a new electronic patient record system (EPR) ahead of its move to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus next year. The system went live on Monday 5 June. The project follows months of planning, and involved thousands of paper-based patient records being transferred to the electronic system. The system […]
Heart device on trial that could save the NHS £200 million a year
A new cardiac scanning device that could save the NHS £200 million a year is being trialled at four of the UK’s largest emergency departments in Bristol, Nottingham, Leicester and Sheffield. The Vitalscan device, which has been developed by Creavo Medical Technologies and could revolutionise the way patients with chest pain […]
Moorfields takes first step towards paperless systems
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has commissioned Hicom, a leading provider of clinical information software, to develop and improve the functionality of OpenEyes, the specialist Electronic Medical Record (EMR) application for ophthalmology. The investment will enable Moorfields to move towards a fully paperless system that will provide clinicians real-time […]
