A paper has been published in BMJ Journals following a large scale survey into the usability of electronic health record systems in emergency departments. The paper was published last week by Dr Benjamin Bloom, Royal London Hospital, Dr Jason Pott, Royal London Hospital, Dr Stephen Thomas, Queen Mary University of London, Dr David Ramon Gaunt, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS […]
Secondary Care
West Midlands maternity triage system goes digital for UK-wide use
A digital maternity triage system, developed in the West Midlands, has launched an online training programme and is now available to maternity teams across the UK. The Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) was created to provide a ‘standardised method of safely and efficiently assessing women’, particularly those who are having […]
Greater Manchester Mental Health signs £10m deal with Civica
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust has signed an eight-year, £10 million deal with Civica for its electronic patient record (EPR) system and supporting modules. The trust is to implement Civica’s cloud-based EPR and case management functionality, clinical information system and prescribing module. The software will be managed by Civica […]
United Lincolnshire reports reduction in lung cancer waiting times
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has reported a reduction in lung cancer waiting times, thanks to a new pathway introduced. A service to support people with suspected lung cancer, designed in line with the National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway, has been rolled-out at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital in […]
Moorfields launches department of digital medicine
Moorfields Eye Hospital has announced it’s to launch a department of digital medicine to accelerate technologies. The special eye hospital said the new clinical informatics department will play a key role in the use of data and technology across the organisation and by its patients. The department will be responsible […]
Innovation Feature: What to consider, how to foster innovation and how to expose opportunities
In part one of our innovation feature, we speak with Oliver O’Connor, Chief Product Officer at Perfect Ward. We discuss what factors are important to consider when bringing an innovation to market, how to foster innovation and how to expose opportunities. HTN asked Oliver a few questions… Could you take […]
NHSX digital technologies assessment formally launches
NHSX has formally launched its Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC), an assessment process to review digital health tools. The criteria, which can be completed in days, aims to help local and national NHS and social care teams purchase and adopt the right technologies that have been reviewed by the DTAC […]
LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare announces partnership with digital cancer platform
LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare, a provider of healthcare services, is now working in partnership with the digital cancer care platform, Careology. It’s hoped this new working relationship will help change how cancer care is delivered – by encouraging and enabling patients, clinicians and carers to better manage remote care. Part of […]
Medway NHS Trust announces EPR choice and go-live timescale
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Allscripts Sunrise as its EPR (electronic patient record), after announcing that it aims to go-live on the first part of the project later in 2021. The Trust is reportedly the third in Kent to choose Allscripts and plans to go-live with the first phase […]
Sussex Community FT implements new automated scheduling system
A new automated scheduling system has been implemented at Sussex Community Foundation Trust (SCFT) following successful pilots in Leicestershire and Hertfordshire. The Trust has gone live with TPP’s AutoPlanner, to provide staff scheduling functionality, and automatically book visits in the community on a daily basis. The Trust is also progressing the […]
