Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS FT and the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, have partnered with US tech company GigXR, to introduce hologram patients as part of mixed reality clinical training. The technology provides an immersive 3D learning application to help students assess, diagnose, and treat conditions through holographic simulations. […]
Secondary Care
Leeds Hospitals creates app for liver transplant patients
Clinicians from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have created a new mobile app to help transplant patients better manage their health after operations. Called TAPP, the app has so far received positive feedback from patients in Leeds, and the team are now looking to roll-out the tech both nationally […]
UK specialist cancer trusts announce Digital Star Awards 2021 winners
The Digital Stars Awards 2021, an event which showcases the achievements by staff at three of the UK’s specialist cancer trusts and centres, has announced this year’s winners at an online celebration. Bringing together digital, data, research and tech teams from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, The Clatterbridge […]
Digital tool trial to provide remote monitoring for stroke patients
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced the trial of a new remote care tool called FibriCheck, which allows stroke patients to test themselves for a common heart condition, from the comfort of their own homes. CW Innovation – led by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT and […]
Cambridge University Hospitals signs 5-year deal with AI and data company
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and Sensyne Health, a clinical AI company, have announced a new five-year partnership which will focus on harnessing AI (artificial intelligence) and machine learning to ‘drive ethical research into better health care’. The partnership aims to utilise AI to search large de-identified datasets, […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital closely integrates EDRM with EPR
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully integrated its electronic document management and records system (EDRM) from CCube Solutions, directly within its electronic patient record system, Cerner. The EDRM at the trust contains over 80 million scanned patient records, which are now available to view directly within the […]
Leeds Teaching embeds criteria led discharge pathway into EHR
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with the Criteria Led Discharge (CLD) pathway, embedded into its electronic health record system. The trust said the new pathway functionality, now part of its electronic health record (EHR) PPM+, forms part of its programme to optimise discharge processes, aiming to support […]
Two trusts go live with patient management tech
Two trusts, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, have gone live with a digital solution to support patient flow management. The technology, from Alcidion, provides the trusts with tools to support real-time patient monitoring and patient flow management; including decision support, an early warning […]
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS embarks on new infrastructure
The University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust has picked services from NTT DATA UK to modernise its infrastructure. The trust will adopt the company’s ‘Device as a Service’ (DaaS) approach, hoped to speed-up the time it takes staff to login to systems, and provide single sign-on and virtual desktop solutions. NTT […]
James Paget Hospitals’ highlights digital vision
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust (JPUH) has released a refreshed clinical strategy for 2021-2026, which includes its digital plan and focus. The trust says that the vision for its revamped strategy is “underpinned by four enabling strategies” identified by the trust through specialty workshops considered to have the most […]
