Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative has announced the procurement of MEDITECH, as the electronic patient record supplier across three acute trusts. The announcement follows approval of the financial plan from the trust boards, involving Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT, James Paget University Hospitals NHS FT, and The Queen […]
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Newcastle Hospitals welcome new chief information officer
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced that Shauna McMahon will be joining the trust in January 2024 as their new chief information officer. Shauna is currently the Group CIO and Senior Information Risk Owner at North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals […]
AI model to support dentists in detecting tooth decay and gum disease
A platform which allows an AI model to recognise abnormalities in anatomical structures has been developed by King’s College London and the University of Surrey in collaboration with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and Oral Health Foundation, with the project aiming to “provide a one-stop solution to both collect and […]
Green plan from Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals shares ambitions around digital infrastructure audit and digital strategy development
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (ESTH) has published a green plan with ambitions including an audit of their digital infrastructure and the development of a new digital strategy which will place focus on whole-system intelligence and health and social care integration. The green plan shares that the […]
UCLH pilot study highlights Archer system supports “quick and accurate” transfer of data from EHR to research software
A pilot study from University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust has found that transfer of data from electronic health records to research-specific software was completed “more quickly and accurately” when using IgniteData’s Archer system, as compared to the manual process of transferring information. Utilising Archer’s EHR-to-EDC technology (electronic […]
New strategy from Croydon Health Services highlights role of AI and robotics in enabling transformation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has announced the launch of its five-year strategy, which recognises the role of new and emerging digital technologies such as artificial and robotics. With the trust emphasising its commitment to delivering “safe, accessible and effective care that is personalised and co-designed with patients”, one of […]
Providing “a communications ecosystem” – Royal Marsden contracts unified communications infrastructure
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year deal with Atos to modernise its communications infrastructure and install hybrid, cloud-based technologies. The programme involves upgrades to The Royal Marsden’s legacy systems, the introduction of a communication solution to support flexible working, including cloud paging and “new platforms and technologies to […]
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust goes live with shared care record
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT) has gone live with the provision of data to the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record, assisting in the delivery of joined-up patient information to “support the provision of excellent clinical and social care and close data gaps across West Yorkshire”. The trust is sharing […]
The role of digital in Coventry and Warwickshire’s maternity system strategy
The role of digital features as a key workstream in the five-year strategy to “transform and sustain improvement in maternity and neonatal services” across the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (CWLMNS). CWLMNS has “embedded co-production” by creating specific cross-system workstreams to target specific themes, with each workstream […]
Warrington and Halton NHS opens patient engagement portal tender
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has opened an opportunity to procure a patient engagement portal. Through an opportunity notice, the trust highlights plans to contract a “digital person held record that can be shared” and “will take or exchange data from the patient portal with EPR through bi-directional […]
