George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is to launch its patient portal, MyCare, next month. The patient portal is currently in pilot for ENT, oral, and pain medical specialties at the trust, with the initial functionality to provide a view of a patient’s appointment letter and the option to choose to […]
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Predictive modelling, data dashboards and early warning systems feature in strategic data themes from Somerset NHS
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s digital strategy strategic data themes focus on the four core principles of predict, prepare, prevent and improve, setting out planned actions including providing training for staff on predictive modelling, developing tools so that front-end users can create their own data dashboards; and developing early warning systems […]
Legacy information systems: approaches from across the NHS
As part of this week’s focus on legacy information systems, we’re exploring views from NHS professionals on their organisation’s approach. Mark Chester, assistant director of digital services at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, said: “All organisations face challenges with legacy systems and what happens to the […]
Re-wiring hospitals, data-sharing and remote monitoring feature in strategy from University Hospitals of Leicester
The latest strategy from University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust lists digital and data as enablers of success with a “new continuous improvement approach” planned to drive large-scale transformation, underpinned by programmes including digital and technology. UHL notes the “positive impact” that digital can have in people’s daily lives […]
Virtual reality used to support sepsis identification at Great Western Hospitals
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shared how virtual reality (VR) technology is being utilised to help staff and students identify signs of sepsis, with the VR exposing users to a series of immersive simulations relating to sepsis, asthma and anaphylaxis which the trust says is ‘helping to upskill” […]
North Cumbria Integrated Care launches 2024-2029 strategy, highlighting need to increase digital connectivity
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has published its strategy for 2024-2029, outlining plans to “transform services through innovation” including making use of virtual technologies and utilising digital tools to support community hospitals. The trust notes that “a great deal has happened” since the launch of the last system […]
Great Western Hospitals digital strategy places focus on access, infrastructure, applications, information and digital literacy
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has published its seven-year Digital Strategic Plan, which focuses on the five priority areas of access, infrastructure, applications, information and digital literacy and sets a vision to help improve the trust’s digital maturity. The strategy’s vision is linked with the delivery of the trust’s […]
GOSH joins consortium of children’s hospitals to collaborate on decentralised data ecosystem
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has announced that it is part of a consortium of six leading European children’s hospitals, who will be working together to advance research on children’s health, collaborating on data management to develop new therapies for children and support new technologies such as AI in healthcare […]
Northumbria Healthcare’s action plan to tackle climate change shares “digital by default” target
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published a sustainability action plan to support aims to reach net zero for carbon emissions by 2040, with “digital by default” listed as a key target. As an ongoing objective, the action plan sets out a pledge to monitor ongoing savings from the Digital […]
Headset and behaviour training app offered as depression treatment option in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering a headset and behaviour training app as a treatment option for patients with depression, with the ‘Flow’ headset delivering transcranial direct current stimulation treatment and patients using the app to control the headset and monitor progress. The app contains training modules on topics […]
