The Good Health Pass Collaborative, a group of organisations with an aim to help restore international travel with privacy-protecting digital health passes, has published its Interoperability Blueprint, proposing a “privacy-preserving alternative to vaccination certificates.” Developed over the past six months with contributions including 125 global organisations, a set of principles and standards […]
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Market engagement starts for GP online triage tech across Scotland
NHS National Services Scotland, on behalf of Scottish Government, has opened a market information gathering exercise for the provision of GP Online Triage Solutions or General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems for up to 925 GP practices. General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems (DACS) is a term used in the […]
Breast cancer risk predictor integrated with Isla’s visual care record
More women could be set to benefit from a breast cancer risk predictor, after the health tech company Islacare integrated the CanRisk programme into its visual care record. CanRisk, a web-based programme developed by the Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Cambridge and funded by Cancer Research […]
South East London CCG procures clinical decision support tool
South East London CCG has awarded a £500,000 contract to Ardens Health Informatics, to implement its clinical decision support tool. The system in being introduced to support clinical teams with “immediate and easy access to relevant diagnostic, treatment and referral resources” and will integrate with the EMIS Web clinical system […]
Acquisition of Servelec announced
The Access Group, a provider of business management software and solutions, has announced the acquisition of Servelec. The move forms part of its vision to fully join up services across health and local government, to offer integrated services, combining the tools from Access that includes care management, auditing, people planning, care planning and compliance, […]
NHSX publishes new digital guidelines on ‘What Good Looks Like’ for NHS trusts
NHSX has launched a new framework called ‘What Good Looks Like’ (WGLL), with the set of fresh guidelines intended to support NHS trusts with digital transformation journeys. The guidance includes calls for patients to be able to digitally access care plans and test results, the need for new ways of […]
Pilot starts for SystmOne EPMA at Central & North West London
Two wards at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) have gone live with SystmOne EPMA, as part of a pilot. The two pilot sites are the first of the trust’s 52 mental health sites to introduce the electronic prescribing and medicines management tool, and to move away […]
Coventry and Warwickshire’s Integrated Care Record roll-out begins
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has announced that the roll-out of the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Record (ICR), a consolidated electronic record of patients’ care, will begin this month. The first phase of the ICR programme will see GP practice medical records and secondary care and mental health data […]
Southern Health contracts new parental portal
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contact to Mindwave Ventures to provide a new parental portal for its 0-19 Children and Family Services. The contract, valued between £550,000 – £1 million, will see the trust introduce an interactive portal linked to the personal child health record within the […]
Nottingham University Hospitals opens soft market test for Ophthalmology EPR
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has initiated a ‘soft market test exercise’ to identify potential suppliers for a dedicated electronic patient record and imaging solution for Ophthalmology. The trust is inviting suppliers to an informal engagement event, consisting of a presentation and demonstration on Friday 1st October 2021. It’s hoped the event […]
