NHS experts have warned of a major growth in cyber-attacks over the next few years, ahead of one of the UK’s largest gathering of healthcare professionals taking place later this month. Thousands of delegates will attend the UK Health Show on 28th September in London’s Olympia, to engage on issues […]
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New NHS cyber security services to be rolled out to health and care
NHS Digital recently announced it is set to start expanding the NHS cyber security service. CareCERT (Care Computer Emergency Response Team), launched in November last year, and is a national service that helps health and care organisations to improve their cyber security defences by providing proactive advice and guidance about […]
Whitchurch Community Hospital to become the home for GP services for Richmond House patients
Whitchurch Community Hospital is to become the new home for GP services for around 3,800 of the town’s patients. The hospital will be location of a caretaker service that will open when the Richmond House Surgery in Station Road closes at the end of October. It means Richmond House patients […]
Kodak Alaris to showcase cutting-edge healthcare solutions at HETT 2016
Kodak Alaris will be exhibiting at Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology (HETT) 2016, the UK’s largest one day healthcare event which is taking place on 28 September at Olympia. Kodak Alaris will be showing a selection of its latest scanners, software and services on Stand H380. The company will demonstrate how […]
Holoxica creates 3D holographic atlas of human anatomy
Holoxica, the specialist holographic 3D visualisation company, has created the world’s first ever holographic 3D digital Human Anatomy ‘Atlas’ prototype – a stunning and realistic depiction of deeper anatomical structures which gives teaching hospitals, medical schools, colleges and research centres a detailed interpretation and perspective of intricate anatomical structures. The […]
System C and its Careflow solution joins the MoD and the South London and Maudsley as first customers of Microsoft’s new UK datacenters
System C’s Careflow care messaging solution this week became one of the first products to adopt Microsoft’s new UK cloud services. Microsoft launched Microsoft Cloud in the UK yesterday as a service specifically targeted at government departments and regulated industries, as well as other businesses. It highlighted the MoD, the […]
Global digital exemplars announced; the first to be paper free
At the recent Health and Care Innovation Expo, NHS England released the below list of providers to become global digital centres of excellence: North Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands […]
Care at home for most vulnerable Wyre patients saved £95,000 in 6 months
Care home residents in Thornton, Poulton and Over Wyre are receiving dedicated care to keep them healthy and out of hospital thanks to a new service being piloted in the area. Six doctors’ practices in the area have come together to provide the new service to the area’s 500 care […]
A groundbreaking new app to help healthcare staff tackle antibiotic resistance has been launched in Scotland
The app, which will be rolled out nationwide, is a first for Scotland. Known as the Antimicrobial Companion, the app will give practitioners quick and easy access to clinical guidance and will support decision making on antibiotic prescribing, including: Dosage calculators for key antibiotic medicines (registered as medical devices with […]
New app created by experts at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to support people living with HIV
BeYou+ is an innovative mHealth application for people living with HIV, providing self-management strategies to improve health and well-being. BeYou+ provides HIV specific information in a reliable and accessible way, enabling users to focus on being healthy, living well and achieving personal goals. The app is the brainchild of Darren […]
