What is the idea at the core of the initiative? Quite simply, to save hundreds of thousands of lives by making blood donation in the USA, exciting again. The American Red Cross came to the Bournemouth based 3 SIDED CUBE with a challenge, to digitalise the blood donation process within […]
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Healthcare Apps – The new age doctors
Imagine asking a mobile health app for some advice – let’s say on ‘headaches’ – and then receiving recommendations from the app on how to treat the pain. This kind of personal interaction with an app is rapidly on the rise, as it’s intelligent, personalised and gets smarter over a […]
Department of Health selects G-cloud provider dxw for intranet upgrade
Public sector digital services provider dxw announced that it has won a contract to refine and enhance the intranet at the Department of Health (DH). This work will make it quicker and easier for DH’s 2,000 staff to publish and access information, improve user satisfaction and provide significant efficiency savings. […]
Medelinked Now Integrated with Microsoft Health and Band
Fitness and wellness device users can now track their health, locate healthcare specialists and store securely, safely access and share medical history from their mobile device Medelinked is now integrated with Microsoft Health and Band. The integration ensures that wellness summary data from Microsoft Health app and Band wearable is […]
Wearable tech trial to help fight diabetes
King’s Health Partners has joined forces with a pioneering tech company to help prevent type 2 diabetes in those patients most at risk of developing the disease. King’s Health Partners and Buddi, a pioneering technology company, have joined forces to help prevent type 2 diabetes in those patients most at […]
Medelinked Now Integrated with Garmin Connect
Garmin fitness and wellness device users can track their health, locate healthcare specialists and store securely, safely access and share medical history from their mobile device Medelinked is now integrated with Garmin Connect – the only online community created specifically for Garmin and designed to help users focus even more […]
Trusts offered over £100 million funding pot to set up centres of global digital excellence
26 NHS Trusts have been invited to apply for a £100m funding pot to drive forward technology in healthcare and become global centres of excellence. The centres will be announced at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo event in September To be selected, trusts need to show they will […]
NHS must empower CCIOs and security leads to tackle new data threats
Executive powers must be given to CCIOs and information security leads to tackle data risks in the UK’s emerging integrated care environments, writes Dr Saif F Abed, EMEA medical director at Imprivata. New care models must not be undermined by security breaches. Avoidable security breaches must not undermine new models […]
Jersey – Improving Cancer Care by Introducing Electronic Prescribing
Health and Social Services (HSSD) in Jersey has signed a contract with JAC to roll out their Chemotherapy Management System (CMS) product in the Oncology Department at The General Hospital to improve the service provided to cancer patients. The General Hospital is a 250 bed hospital based in St Helier […]
TPP signs first Middle East contract in Qatar
TPP Middle East, subsidiary of TPP, has signed a major collaboration agreement with Integrated Intelligence Services (IIS) to deliver SystmOne to the private healthcare sector across Qatar. The project is valued at £21 million (102m Qatari Riyals) over a period of five years. In line with the ‘Qatar National Vision […]
