AI technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been found to help predict breast cancer in patients. The software called “Mirai” has shown to be three times more likely to find early signs of breast cancer in patients, compared to previous statistical techniques. It is being developed to […]
Secondary Care
Video: Digital innovation at Royal Brompton & Harefield
During our HTN Now series 2021, we heard from Dr Jonathan Behar, Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. The talk was to highlight digital innovation at the Trust, with a particular focus on digital pathways for pre-operative consent. In his live session, Dr Behar […]
Interview Series: Tony Corkett and Neil Taber of Cloud21
Before the Christmas break, HTN caught up – over video link, of course – with health IT consultancy Cloud21, to talk about interoperability in the NHS. To get a birds-eye view of the bigger picture as well as technical detail on the nuts and bolts of digital transformation in the […]
North Staffordshire Combined launches Digital by Choice Strategy
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has published its digital strategy to outline its priorities and methodology to deliver services to meet the needs of its local population over the next five years. Published as part of the Trust’s overall strategy, it includes its vision, values, strategic themes and sections […]
Smartphone app for COVID patients piloted in West Mids
A smartphone app with remote monitoring technology is being piloted for COVID-19 patients by NHS Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The app – called MyDignio – aims to help relieve pressure on hospitals and potentially reduce unnecessary admissions by allowing patients to report symptoms from home. Developed by the Birmingham-based […]
County Durham and Darlington signs 10 year deal for integrated EPR
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 10-year agreement to implement Cerner’s integrated electronic patient record (EPR) solution. At a Trust board meeting in December 2020, the board agreed to award the contract to Cerner. It comes after years of clinicians and support staff being involved in […]
Central and North West London utilises TPP’s medicines dashboard
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has worked with TPP to introduce a new medicines dashboard for their mental health services. Using the clinical development toolkit in SystmOne, the Trust has developed the dashboard to provide staff with quick access to information, such as access to medication charts, […]
Manchester University NHS and Siemens Healthineers agree 15-year, £125m partnership
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and Siemens Healthineers have agreed a 15-year partnership, representing a £125 million investment. The partnership covers the provision and replacement of key radiology equipment, including over 350 installations, across eight hospital sites, part of the Trust’s transformation journey. Catherine Walsh, Divisional Director of Imaging for […]
NEWS2 evaluated for prediction of severe COVID-19 study
Researchers at King’s College London have conducted a large scale study into the accuracy of National Early Warning Risk Score (NEWS) 2 as a scoring system for predicting severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients. The researchers found poor-to-moderate accuracy for identifying patients at risk of being transferred to intensive care units, […]
Moorfields awards £1.1m triage tool contract
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS FT has awarded £1.1 million to Dem Dx for its triaging tool. The triage platform is to be used by healthcare teams as a clinical reasoning tool, to support the triage process in the specialist eye hospital. The programme aims to reduce patient referrals to unnecessary tertiary […]
