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News in Brief

News in Brief: Leeds pilots remote monitoring tech, NatWest introduces health app, ambulance trusts trial electric vehicles, AI to detect Parkinson’s 

Our latest news-in-brief is here! In the latest edition we cover a pilot of remote monitoring tech at Leeds Teaching, AI to detect Parkinson’s, digital check-in kiosks at Lewisham and Greenwich, and the NatWest Group has introduced a menopause app for employees. NatWest Group introduces menopause app for employees NatWest Group has […]

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£1.7 bn tender opened for future NHS workforce tech

NHS Business Services Authority has opened a tender worth up to £1.7 billion to procure a ‘Future NHS Workforce Solution’. NHS BSA is calling for “a new transformed integrated workforce management solution for the NHS in England and Wales” to fulfil the ambition of “providing the NHS with a user-centred […]

Interview

Interview: Luke O’Shea, Director of Innovation and Executive Lead for Sustainability at University College London Hospitals

For our latest interview in our digital sustainability series, we spoke to Luke O’Shea, Director of Innovation and Executive Lead for Sustainability at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We discussed what they are aiming for in their green plan, their digital projects, what has gone well, and more. […]

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Digital kiosks launched at Lincolnshire community hubs to support wellbeing

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) has launched eight digital kiosks in various community venues across the county, support by national funding. Through the kiosks and tablets, residents can access what is known as the ‘Lincolnshire Atrium’ – a resource helping individuals manage their health and wellbeing, and support mental health transformation […]

Apps

Kingston Hospital launches patient portal

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a patient portal as part of its five-year patient-first strategy. The portal provides patients with digital access to outpatient appointments and letters, the ability to reschedule appointments and complete pre-treatment questionnaires. The trust notes a longer-term vision for the portal to be accessed […]

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Researchers develop algorithm to search for ADHD phenotypes in electronic health records

A study published in the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders describes how researchers developed an algorithm to search for attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) phenotypes in hospital-based electronic health records (EHR). Authors include Isabella Slaby, Heather S. Hain, Debra Abrams, Frank D. Mentch, Joseph T. Glessner, Patrick M. A. Sleiman and […]