Future Healthcare, the International Healthcare Exhibition and Conference taking place on 13-14 March 2018, at Olympia London, has announced its global strategy partnership with Strategy International. Strategy International is a strategic business development group that combines British Expertise International, The D Group and Inspire Publishing. Event Director, Dawn Barclay-Ross says: […]
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First two trusts meet milestone of all electronic NHS referrals
Two hospital trusts and their referring GP practices have become the first in the country to adopt a digital process for booking patient hospital appointments. By making appointments electronically, doctors and patients know in advance which services are available and about waiting times. This allows patients to decide on an […]
Expo 2017: Tech, drugs and rock and roll
The annual Health and Care Innovation Expo took place in Manchester from 11-12 September. Lyn Whitfield, strategy & content director, Highland Marketing reports on the key speeches and announcements, as the NHS gears up for a tough winter Visitors to the Health and Care Expo in Manchester could be in […]
£10 million investment revolutionising NHS business services
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 […]
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 […]
