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 […]
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InterSystems to assist with global integration of Cognetivity’s AI platform for early dementia detection
InterSystems has partnered with the healthcare company Cognetivity to support an AI solution that it says can detect dementia ‘up to 15 years earlier’ than conventional methods. Cognetivity uses the advanced data management and integration capabilities of InterSystems IRIS for Health to efficiently deploy across clinical environments its Integrated Cognitive Assessment […]
NHSX releases report on themes and feedback from digital health innovators
NHSX has published a report that responds to feedback from digital health innovators across the sector, with a focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other barriers that creators, providers and suppliers have faced. The ‘Listening to digital health innovators report 2021’, released on 20 August 2021, was […]
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 […]
GS1 UK signs 5-year deal with NHS Scotland
GS1 UK, an organisation focused on data capture and sharing standards, has signed a five-year deal with NHS Scotland. The partnership has set out a commitment to support the widespread adoption of GS1 standards across the region, hoping to deliver full traceability for the unique identification of every person, every product, and […]
AI-supported test helping to predict eye disease
A clinical trial at Western Eye Hospital, led by researchers from Imperial College London and University College London, has found an AI-supported test can help predict eye disease. Using retinal imaging technology, the tool was able to identify areas of the eye that were showing signs of a common condition […]
NICE opens consultation on proposed changes to health technology appraisal
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has opened a public consultation on its planned changes for health technology appraisal, following a consultation review into its processes that closed in April 2021. An initial draft health technology evaluations manual has been shared, as well as a survey to seek […]
NHSX opens markets engagement into booking and appointment management solutions
NHSX has opened a market engagement exercise to gather information to investigate the current market capabilities and possible solutions to shape booking and referral appointment management. Relevant suppliers are being invited to participate through a questionnaire, as part of the NHSX Booking Referrals Appointment Management (BRAM) programme. The main aim […]
Video: Digitising Lloyd George records at HTN Digital Primary Care
As we continue to recap the HTN Digital Primary Care event from early August, we next revisit our session with Vijay Magon, Managing Director of CCube Solutions. In his live discussion, Vijay chiefly focused on the case – and options available – for managing Lloyd George records. In this write-up, […]
