NHS Digital Chief Executive Andy Williams has announced to staff he will retire from his role on 31 March 2017. In a statement Andy said: “Making effective use of information, technology and data across the health and care system is an enormously important endeavour. We now have a strong portfolio […]
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B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire Summary Sustainability Transformation Plan released
Health and care organisations across Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Swindon and Wiltshire have today (15 November) released a summary of their Sustainability and Transformation Plan ahead of full publication in the coming weeks. Overall, across B&NES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) the standard of health and care services compare […]
Telemedicine Clinic warns of looming radiology capacity crisis for NHS in new report on European radiology
Telemedicine Clinic (TMC), Europe’s largest provider of teleradiology and pathology services, has today released a study that shows the NHS and other EU healthcare systems are facing a dramatic crisis unless something is done to bridge the radiology capacity gap in the short, medium and long term. The report found […]
App launched to support physical and mental health
The Happy by Medelinked app is a new free way for people to look after their mental wellbeing by recording how they are feeling throughout the day and to see their happiness progress over time. Using simple graphics and tick boxes people can record if they are `happy`, `content` or […]
NHS Digital call to help shape the future of social care IT
The national information and technology partner for the health and care system is seeking expert input from social care professionals as part of its drive to best support the sector. NHS Digital’s call follows the completion of its first phase of major research into social care IT, which has the […]
How digital health sector will shape itself in the coming decade?
Technology pundits are anxious to know what future technology will look like? How would it make people’s lives easier? Would it be scalable? What systems and processes would be in place to achieve desired goals in the health sector? What regulatory mechanisms would be in place to facilitate or obstruct novel […]
Charting the future of mental health services on spotlight at ehi LIVE 2016
Experts from government departments and healthcare providers to discuss how technology can be harnessed for better mental health services Digital advancements are urgently needed to improve the provision of mental health services in the UK, experts are to urge at the upcoming ehi LIVE 2016 conference in Birmingham, 1st-2nd November. […]
ChatHealth proves a success with young people in Cumbria
Over 60 young people across Cumbria have been helped by a new text messaging service that allows them to text Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) School Nurses with any issues for support. Since September the ChatHealth service has been offered to every secondary school in the county and in […]
Cleardata invests in production to digitise 18 million documents for Virgin Care
Two new business wins with a combined value of £1 million, including a contract to digitise 18 million documents for Virgin Care, prompted Cleardata to boost its production armoury and invest in two new Kodak i5850S Scanners. Cleardata is the largest single-site user of Kodak Alaris scanners in the UK. […]
Pharmacy Integration Fund of £42 million announced
A £42m Pharmacy Integration Fund (PhIF) to support pharmacy to transform how it operates across the NHS has been launched. The Pharmacy Integration Fund will support community pharmacy as it develops new clinical pharmacy services, working practices and digital platforms to meet the public’s expectations for a modern NHS community […]
