Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a digital task management solution from Infinity Health to move away from pagers and paper. The system has been introduced to support out of hours staff, covering medical and surgical in-patient wards, coordinate and prioritise tasks. It means staff can now request an out of […]
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Dr Minal Bakhai to keynote HTN Digital Primary Care 2021
HTN is delighted to announce that Dr Minal Bakhai will be joining us at the upcoming HTN Digital Primary Care Conference 2021, to deliver a keynote speech. The one-day conference takes place on 4 August 2021, and is open for all professionals to attend from primary care, CCG, PCN and ICS […]
Draft data strategy policy paper published
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX have published a draft policy document, data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data, aiming to set out priorities and commitments on how data is used and shared, and the underlying standards and infrastructure. The strategy highlights ‘bold commitments’ […]
New data strategy to be published
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that a new data strategy is to be published. In an announcement made this week, the proposed strategy will be released ahead of public and stakeholder consultations. It’s said to propose how patients will view their digital medical records and ensure […]
RPA supplier reports 24% growth
Blue Prism, a supplier of robotic process automation tools, has reported revenue growth of 24% in its recently published half-year report. Published on 17 June, the report highlights revenues up to £80.4m, from £66.6m in the first half of 2020. The company has seen bookings in the first half of […]
Data and digital standards forms part of NHSE Integrated Care Systems design framework
NHS England has published a design framework for NHS leaders and organisations, to provide guidance and operational commitments from April 2022 – with a section also dedicated specifically to digital and data. Published 16 June, the document sets out the next steps for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to ‘seize opportunities […]
Dr Nikki Kanani to keynote HTN Digital Primary Care 2021
HTN is delighted to announce that Dr Nikki Kanani will be delivering a keynote on the future of General Practice at the upcoming HTN Digital Primary Care Conference 2021, which will take place on 4 August 2021. Dr Kanani, a GP in south east London and the Medical Director for […]
‘NHS data sharing success rests on transparency and gaining public trust’; Paul Walker, CTO at Skills for Health
By Paul Walker, Chief Technical Officer, Skills for Health The implementation of a large-scale data collection service from UK GP patient records has been delayed by two months after unions and sector bodies who represent doctors aired concerns over a lack of transparency and public engagement about the right to […]
NHS Digital Terminology Server goes live
The NHS Digital Terminology Server is now live. The platform supports data exchange between systems and integration of local coding systems with national and international coding languages, such as SNOMED-CT and FHIR. In September 2020, NHS Digital awarded a contract to Dedalus and CSIRO, the creators of Ontoserver, to implement […]
University Hospital Southampton goes live with new maternity app
University Hospital Southampton has this week gone live with a new system ‘Badgernet Maternity’, for pregnant women to access their records online or via the app. A joint project spanning maternity services across Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, the app will replace paper notes, and provide a centralised platform. The system is an […]
