Three NHS trusts have adopted a solution from Infinity Health and Liaison Group to support the twice weekly self-testing Covid-19 requirements for NHS staff. University Hospital Southampton, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust will be using the tool to onboard 10,356 staff. The solution […]
Secondary Care
Milton Keynes adopts mass vaccination workflow tool
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT has adopted a mass vaccination workflow tool, as part of its Cerner electronic patient record, to support its Covid-19 vaccination programme. The trust is one of the fifty Covid-19 vaccination hubs across the country, and decided to become early adopters of the new workflow […]
Fujitsu publishes views of AI from 300 endoscopists survey
A new survey conducted by Fujitsu has explored the views of 300 endoscopists on the use of artificial intelligence tools in their field. The survey highlighted 70% of the respondents agreed that AI tools will help to reduce the number of missed lesions and that AI will help to improve patient outcomes. 80% […]
Kettering General introduces live video consultation translation service
Kettering General Hospital NHS FT has introduced a new service as part of video consultations, offering non-English-speaking patients the option of a live translation service. Part of the Healthcare Communications video consultation platform, the new service aims to improve accessibility and reduce costs of translation services. The platform was adopted […]
Health and care bi-directional data flows across Kent and Medway
Health and care providers across Kent and Medway, including 135 GP practices and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are benefiting from bi-directional sharing of data. The healthcare providers are using the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) platform from supplier Healthcare Gateway, to share aspects of the GP […]
GE Healthcare and Wayra UK open AI for healthcare accelerator programme
GE Healthcare and Wayra UK have partnered to launch The Edison Accelerator Programme, to support six startups with development, adoption and integration of AI technologies. The programme is to focus on applying AI to medical imaging, operational AI in oncology and the use of AI to improve the patient experience. Applications […]
Sunderland Royal Hospital achieves HIMSS Level 7
Sunderland Royal Hospital has achieved HIMSS Level 7, the highest international quality standard for the use of technology. In February 2020, Sunderland Royal Hospital joined the Global Digital Exemplar programme, and following a two day virtual assessment held on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December 2020, HIMSS assessors awarded Sunderland Royal the […]
Interview Series: Tim Guyler, Assistant CEO, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
In our most recent leadership series interview, we speak with Tim Guyler, newly appointed Assistant CEO at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. In focus, Tim discusses the technology that has been most useful to his trust and shares his leadership learnings from the pandemic. Tim also shares his advice for […]
Birmingham and Solihull STP plans Health Information Exchange
Birmingham and Solihull STP has announced plans to launch a Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the next few months. The first phase of the platform will include GP practice records, basic information from secondary care, including hospitals, mental health and community services, radiology and pathology results and maternity records. Following going live, information from community […]
Cambridge University Hospitals deploys AI models into routine clinical practice
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT has started to deploy its machine learning models developed with Microsoft Research over eight years, into routine clinical practice. The artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being introduced to automate radiotherapy preparations, to reduce cancer waiting times. The AI technology, known as InnerEye, is a result of an […]
