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 […]
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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 […]
Liverpool Women’s electronic patient record goes live
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a new electronic patient record system over the weekend. The trust has moved to the MEDITECH Expanse EPR, 27 years on since they first went live with MEDITECH Magic. Matt Connor, chief information officer at Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, shared […]
“Advancements in healthcare science and technology will change the future of the NHS” – exploring the role of digital in St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group’s 2023-2028 strategy
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group (GESH) has published their group strategy for 2023-28, highlighting their ambitions around digital technology in improving environmental sustainability, supporting new models of care, increasing virtual consultations, and more. Firstly, the strategy sets the scene in terms of where the group is at […]
Cambridge University Hospitals highlight AI tool for preparing for scans
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has highlighted the impact of an artificial intelligence tool, developed at Addenbrooke’s, in reducing the amount of preparation time for radiotherapy treatment. The solution, OSAIRIS, is being used at Addenbrooke’s for prostate and head and neck cancers, and is said to “significantly reduce the amount of time […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals agrees cancer data partnership
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has partnered with Flatiron Health UK to utilise cancer data for research and to explore the possibilities in developing and improving cancer care. The project sets an ambition to improve the quality of cancer data, and to translate cancer patient records at Leeds into ‘high-quality data’. The […]
