The Newcastle Joint Research Office (NJRO) is to digitise operational processes to improve the quality and operational management of clinical trials. The NJRO is working with software firm Ideagen to implement Ideagen’s Q-Pulse quality management software, enabling them to move away from paper-based and manual processes. Lesley McShane, Information Manager […]
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NICE to launch new evidence tool for medtech product developers
NICE’s Scientific Advice service is launching an online tool to help developers of medical devices and diagnostics understand and generate the evidence needed to show their products are clinically and cost effective. This will help companies prepare for a dialogue with health technology assessment organisations and payers and potentially speed […]
Highland Marketing: Engaging with the NHS; an example of how to do it
In our first article for The Health Tech Newspaper, we noted that healthcare thrives on innovation. Also, that because small and medium sized businesses can be a great source of innovation, you’d think the NHS would be anxious to work with them. Also that, in practice, things are more complicated. […]
Digital maturity assessment to harness digital technologies
NHS England has commissioned the development of a place based digital maturity assessment to support local improvement. It will consider the extent to which effective digital technologies are used across health and care systems to improve outcomes and experience. The work is being carried out by a coalition led by […]
Cyber-attack incident closed across Fylde coast NHS
The cyber-attack that took down hundreds of electronic systems across the Fylde coast earlier this month has officially ended, NHS bosses have confirmed. There were 1,217 computers affected across the Fylde coast – 996 of which were at the hospital. Seven days after the outbreak – Friday 19 May – […]
Commvault and FlyingBinary offer NHS trusts the first platform for GDPR compliance on G-Cloud 9
NHS trusts and healthcare organisations now have access to a one-stop solution for consolidating their data in readiness for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018. Commvault, a global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, in partnership with web science company FlyingBinary, has released the Commvault Clinical […]
Opinion piece: Next steps for standards
The Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View reiterated the need for integrated care. The NHS and the healthcare IT industry know that integrated care demands integrated data, if safe consistent patient care is to be provided. Yet, says Andrew Meiner, the managing director of Stalis, that’s not happening. […]
Dr Saif Abed talks about the WannaCry attack
The WannaCry or WannaDecryptor virus was a world-wide phenomenon, but the NHS was badly hit. Dr Saif Abed, a founding partner of the health IT consultancy AbedGraham, says a forensic inquiry should be held into what went wrong; so the NHS can deal with the clinical and patient risk issues […]
NHS Digital publishes latest guidance for NHS on protecting against cyber attack
Guidance documentation for NHS organisations impacted by the cyber incident have been distributed via CareCERT bulletins but can also be accessed here: NHS Digital letter explaining patches to protect against cyber attack [293.39Kb] Technical guide for patching to protect against cyber attack [533.76Kb] Responses to FAQs on the cyber attack […]
NHS Trusts hit by ransomware attack
A number of NHS organisations have reported to NHS Digital that they have been affected by a ransomware attack. The investigation is at an early stage and is believed the malware variant is Wanna Decryptor. This attack was not specifically targeted at the NHS and is affecting organisations from across […]
