Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has extended its use of McKesson Cardiology™ to support a new, physiologist-led echocardiogram Valve Clinic. The new clinic will minimise patient visits, cut waiting lists and improve access to consultants. The cardiology department at Royal Berkshire Hospital conducts nearly 10,000 echocardiograms a year, and the […]
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Long-term conditions tool reduces GPs’ workload and speeds up care
A West Midlands GP is reducing workload and speeding up vital care for patients with long-term conditions (LTCs) using a new tool he developed using EMIS Health technology. Dr Nicholas Boeckx, of Halesowen Medical Practice in Dudley, has developed protocols and templates that enable trained healthcare assistants (HCAs) to carry […]
Sheffield Hospitals to lead new virtual surgical centre of expertise
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to lead a new virtual specialist surgical centre of excellence aimed at tackling complex rare urogenital disorders, including pelvic floor dysfunction and bladder control problems. The new Centre, one of 24 European Reference Networks being established, will bring together leading surgeons and medical […]
Feature: Kodak Alaris Information Management
Kodak Alaris Information Management (IM) has a strong heritage in the provision of tailored solutions to meet the full complement of customers’ requirements within the healthcare sector. From award-winning range of scanners and software, customer service and support, Kodak Alaris IM is well positioned to help healthcare providers on their journey […]
UK and Italian health tech firms to help share crucial data across STPs
Data sharing ambitions set out in newly published sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have been given a boost by a new strategic partnership between data management specialist Stalis and Italy’s largest health IT company, Dedalus. The new partnership looks to make vital patient information, currently stored on dozens or even […]
UK Patients Demand Access to Digital Health Apps Through NHS Choices
Patients in the United Kingdom should be able to choose to see a doctor via digital health platforms as part of NHS Choices, a new survey has found. The study, conducted by Now Healthcare Group, questioned 100 members of the public and found that 97% agreed that digital health technology […]
Children at King’s first to experience virtual reality MRI
An MRI Physicist at King’s College Hospital has developed a first of a kind application (app) that aims to prepare children for an MRI scan Having an MRI scan can be daunting for a child, but the My MRI at King’s app uses panoramic 360 degree videos to allow children […]
Servelec supporting the integration of social care across Dorset and Bournemouth
Servelec, the leading provider of software solutions across healthcare, social care and education, has been selected to supply its social care case management software, Mosaic, in both the borough of Bournemouth and the county of Dorset. Dorset County Council and Bournemouth Borough Council have a history of working together. Both […]
Opinion Piece: Paperless 2020, how can document capture help the NHS
Much has already been written about digital transformation, and how technology is becoming increasingly influential in shaping entire organisations’ growth plans, says Steve Clarke, Healthcare Solutions Manager, Kodak Alaris Information Management. However, while much of the discussion so far has focused on the enterprise, there are massive transformation projects underway […]
NHS Digital accredits Leicestershire Health Informatics Service with first ever public sector connection to NHSmail2
NHS Leicestershire Health Informatics Service (LHIS) has become the first public sector organisation in the country to be able connect its own local email system to NHSmail2, allowing thousands of staff across different organisations to better communicate, and share crucial information more quickly and securely. The landmark project could now […]
