Staffordshire University is set to officially launch its £5.8 million Centre for Health Innovation, a simulated learning environment that can be used to train health and social care students and upskill NHS staff, in October 2021. The high-tech learning and teaching spaces feature a combination of immersive, virtual and augmented […]
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NHS SBS announces new Digital Workplace framework
NHS Shared Business Services and NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative have launched a new framework focusing on hardware, hoping to realise 25% cost savings compared to buying direct. The Digital Workplace framework covers desktop PCs, laptop, tablets, mobile devices, clinical displays, medical IT hardware, printers, scanners, peripherals and […]
Sunderland City Council connects to Great North Care Record
Sunderland City Council is the first local authority in the North East and North Cumbria area to connect to the health information exchange across the region. 400 GP practices, five NHS trusts and the North East Ambulance Service are connected to the system, with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust being […]
New digital strategy for Wales launched
A new policy and strategy document for Wales has been published to provide a direction and vision for the country to fully embrace digital. The strategy outlines how the country will use digital, data and technology to improve the lives of people in Wales. It is aimed at anyone creating, designing, providing […]
Join us live in three weeks’ time for HTN Now April
In three weeks’ time, HTN Now is back for another series of engaging, practical and insightful sessions where we welcome leaders from across health and care to share their work. Join us for 13 sessions, features and video interviews from 13-16 April, where we cover a range of subject areas […]
University College London Hospitals announces collaboration with Microsoft
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS FT has announced a research and innovation collaboration with Microsoft to develop and apply advances in artificial intelligence and digital technologies. The partnership will see the two organisations develop AI algorithms and applications to help improve patient flow, support medical imaging and automate time […]
UCLH reflects on becoming a digitally integrated hospital
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust recently asked its staff to reflect on the trust’s digital integration journey over the past two years. UCLH chose the Epic electronic health record (EHR) in 2017 following business case approval, and went live with the system in 2019. Staff chose to […]
Royal College of Midwives calls for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a new positioning statement to call for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service in the next 12 months. The trade union, which represents the majority of practising midwives, has called for every trust to recruit or train Digital Midwives to lead […]
Case Study: NHS trusts choose digital patient records for realisable benefits and transformation
Feature by CCube Solutions Over a number of years and decades, at CCube Solutions we have been supporting NHS Trusts realise tangible benefits as part of their transformation programmes focused on patient records management. Realisable benefits include: Instantly available Medical History Improvements in staff & patient Safety Avoids unnecessary admissions […]
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh introduces digital letters
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has gone live with a digital appointment letters service. The trust has partnered with Dr Doctor and Synertec to launch a solution to send appointment letters to patients in a digital, and physical, format when suitable. Synertec, a company focused […]
