NHS Digital has launched the new Data Security and Protection Toolkit, replacing the previous Information Governance Toolkit, to help keep patient information safe. The Data Security and Protection Toolkit is an online self-assessment tool that enables health and social care organisations to measure and publish their performance against the National […]
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Early-warning device to detect infection in dialysis patients completes successful pilot
An innovative solution designed to identify infection in dialysis patients has completed a successful pilot clinical investigation following a funding award from Health Innovation Manchester. Manchester-based medical device company Microbiosensor, secured £50,000 from the Energise Innovation Fund in 2016 to pilot their PD Safe device in Manchester. The PD Safe […]
Analytics supporting Lewisham cancer waiting times
Lewisham NHS Trust wanted a way to immediately provide their clinical, operational and leadership team with greater oversight on cancer waiting times. The organisation also wanted the assurance that the solutions exceeded the national requirements and would really focus on user engagement and outcomes. The hospital and its delivery team […]
New £1m funding for innovative digital adult social care pilots
NHS Digital has announced new funding of £1m for projects that support innovative uses of digital technology in the design and delivery of adult social care. Twelve authorities will receive £20,000 to design a digital solution to address a specific issue with their service, with six receiving up to a […]
AI platform pattern with European Emergency Number Association
Corti, the Copenhagen-based artificial intelligence platform that uses machine learning to provide emergency medical personnel with life-saving diagnostic assistance, has announced a partnership with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), with four sites across Europe being selected to pilot the technology. The project has the potential to save thousands of […]
Imprivata and SecMaker announce partnership across Sweden and the Nordics
Imprivata®, the healthcare IT security company and SecMaker, have announced a strategic technology and reselling partnership to enable healthcare providers in Sweden and the Nordics to swiftly, securely and conveniently access clinical applications and patient information via smartcard based technology. The combined solution, which uses two-factor authentication to increase IT […]
Review announced into training NHS staff to use AI and robotics
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has announced a review into how tens of thousands of NHS staff can be trained to use artificial intelligence and robotics. The review will be led by Dr Eric Topol an expert in cardiology, genetics and digital medicine. Dr Topol […]
South West learns from the Singapore healthcare system
The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) recently welcomed a delegation from the Singapore Centre for Healthcare Innovation, based at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. The five visitors were in the South West to talk to health and care staff about their decade-long transformation journey and their […]
Delivering Patient Flow Analytics for Healthcare Organisations by Orlando Agrippa, CEO, Draper & Dash
The NHS is facing ever-rising costs through ageing populations, increased demand whilst needing to adopt new technology in a time that requires significant change. At the same time budgets are constrained and those responsible for the systems that operate healthcare facilities are changing rapidly. Across the healthcare sector, data analytics […]
Plans to strengthen NHS cyber security announced
Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new multi-million pound Microsoft package to ensure NHS systems have the most up-to-date software with the latest security settings. The deal with Microsoft will ensure all health and care organisations are using the latest Windows 10 software with up-to-date security settings to help […]
