A £10 million investment by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), which is aimed at transforming back office functions across the health service, has led to 48 NHS organisations signing contracts for a range of finance, procurement and employment services. Since the beginning of 2017, a number of leading NHS […]
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Trusts respond to Jeremy Hunt’s GDE fast follower announcement
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has welcomed the Department of Health’s decision to select two trusts to follow it in making rapid progress in using digital technology to improve patient care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has now named Wye Valley NHS Trust and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust […]
NHS ‘will be hit by more cyber attacks’ survey reports
Cyber security is a top concern for healthcare management professionals an exclusive survey reveals, and the threats are expected to increase. Concern about NHS cyber security has increased following the WannaCry attack and healthcare management professionals expect it to come under further attack from “organised hacktivists”, according to a new […]
NHS Digital has announced five new projects
NHS Digital has announced five new projects that will help thousands of people in England to improve their digital health skills and improve access to technologies to support their health and care. These new digital inclusion pathfinder projects are part of a three-year Widening Digital Participation (WDP) programme being delivered by NHS Digital, in partnership with Good Things Foundation. 20 local pathfinder projects will be delivered over 3 years across all four NHS regions to develop […]
30 digital health companies set for second cohort of DigitalHealth.London Accelerator
Technologies including video-game rehabilitation, wearables for patients with chronic disease, and a ‘USB port’ for amputees, are among those selected for the second cohort of DigitalHealth.London’s Accelerator programme. The programme, that aims to speed up adoption of technology in London’s NHS, relieving high pressure on services and empowering patients to manage […]
NHS trialling wearable sensors based on tech used by NASA
The NHS is trialling new wearable sensors, based on technology used by NASA and the CGI film industry, to help identify older patients at risk of falls as part of a new drive to tackle frailty. One system, designed to analyse the way a patient walks, was developed in partnership […]
Ageing pagers costing NHS hospitals millions, report reveals
Millions of pounds is being spent on outdated and even broken pager devices every year in NHS hospitals, whilst doctors are calling for more modern means of frontline communication, a new report has today revealed. The report, which carried out a detailed examination into pager usage across 138 NHS trusts […]
Future Care Capital: Health data fears over post-Brexit trade negotiations
International research faces major disruption without measures to protect and provide for the transfer of health and care data in future trade negotiations. Britain will be forced to negotiate separate data sharing agreements with 63 non-European Economic Area (EEA) states, including the US, which currently benefit from data or trading […]
Australian region’s largest health district selects Patientrack
New South Wales’ largest local health district (LHD) has chosen Patientrack’s solution to automate the collection of patient vital signs and clinical documentation using mobile technology. Hunter New England Health will implement Patientrack over 43 sites in the district, covering a major metropolitan centre, a mix of several large regional […]
BD helps Thun Hospital advance medication management
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, has announced the STS AG Hospital in Thun, Switzerland has introduced a fully automated hospital wide prescription medicines supply chain, enabling, safe, secure, timely and efficient delivery of patients’ medicines from the central pharmacy to the ward or care […]
