A mobile data system capable of delivering “the most up-to-date and detailed mapping of Britain’s rural and urban areas including highly accurate road and addressing information”, is being rolled out across Yorkshire Ambulance Service in the hopes of improving at-scene response times and ultimately patient care, with a nationwide roll-out […]
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Ten projects to explore how tech can support new approaches in care at home and in the community
The Health Foundation has announced that it has selected ten teams to explore how technology can enable new approaches to care at home and in the community through its £2 million innovation ‘Tech for Better‘ programme, with projects focusing on topics such as how technology can support people taking multiple […]
National Data Guardian, Information Commissioner and CMO for England call for effective information sharing
A call to action emphasising the duty of health and social care staff to share information on patient care has been published by NHS England, originating from national data guardian Dr Nicola Byrne, information commissioner John Edwards and chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Witty. The call to action highlights […]
South West London ICB board highlights progress and plans on updating the ICB’s digital offer and improving digital pathways
South West London ICB’s most recent board meeting was conducted virtually this month, as a result of industrial action. Amongst other areas, board members discussed the need to transform access to services, including a digital offer and improved digital pathways across the ICB. One of the first topics on the […]
Competition launches to encourage green innovations
SBRI Healthcare, in partnership with the Greener NHS programme and the AHSN Network, has launched a new competition to encourage green innovations for a more sustainable healthcare system. ‘Competition 24: Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future’ is aimed at early-stage innovations, and open to single organisations from […]
Newcastle Hospitals “identifies documents which may not have been sent to GPs”
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has issued a statement on patient-related documentation to state they “are working quickly to review documents from our electronic records” that may not have been sent to GPs. In the statement it notes that following correspondence from the Care Quality Commission in […]
Spain-based health tech supplier partners with Cornwall Partnership NHS FT
Spain-based health tech company, Accexible has partnered with BoxHealth and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to pilot a “digital system that identifies vocal biomarkers for disease detection and monitoring”. Using voice recognition, the Accexible alert system is said to “detect early stages of cognitive impairment and can also be used […]
Crown Commercial Service awards contract for digital and legacy application services
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has awarded a contract for digital and legacy application services worth an estimated £2,400 million to 23 suppliers. The suppliers include Accenture (UK) Limited; Atos IT Services UK Limited; BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd; BJSS; Capgemini UK plc; CGI IT UK Limited; Conforge UK Limited; […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ prepares for EPR go-live
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT is to go-live with its electronic health record system on Thursday 5 October. The trust will launch the Epic electronic health record, said to “bring together hundreds of different systems”, and also introduce MyChart to support patients with online access to health records. To support the […]
Nourish Care acquires CarePlanner, expanding community care management and support
Digital social care records system Nourish Care has acquired CarePlanner, with the move reflecting Nourish Care’s aims to “adopt a more holistic approach by widening its net and delivering care management and support in the community”. CarePlanner is said to be used by more than 2,000 domiciliary care agencies, whilst […]
