University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has launched a market engagement exercise for a trust-wide digital dictation and speech recognition solution. The trust aims to engage with relevant suppliers at this early stage to judge interest from potential suppliers and support the production of a final specification. Its overall aim is […]
Secondary Care
University Hospitals Plymouth create virtual reality dome for new urgent and emergency care centre
University Hospitals Plymouth has created a virtual reality dome to provide an experience to view its planned new urgent and emergency care centre as part of the government’s programme to build 40 hospitals by 2030. The new centre aims to improve capacity at Derriford Hospital, with the virtual reality centre […]
Manchester University NHS EPR goes live
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is now live with its new electronic patient record (EPR) system from Epic. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the system went live, with the news also shared on Twitter: We're buzzing that #HiveisLive! 🙌🎉Our Trust-wide Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system is now live […]
Blackpool Teaching children’s hearing services launch text message reminders
A text message reminder service at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Children’s Hearing Service has launched with an aim to reduce missed appointments. The trust said the reminder service is being introduced to tackle “on average one in five patients missing their appointments without informing the service in advance”. The trust also […]
Manchester University NHS gets ready for EPR go live
Manchester University NHS FT is to go live with its Epic electronic patient record system this week. Ahead of a planned go-live for 8th September, the trust has released a ‘Get Ready for Go Live’ video (below), with staff sharing their advice and paying tribute to the efforts of staff involved. […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ uses virtual reality for surgical training
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT has taken to virtual reality technology to help prepare and train its surgeons of the future. The simulation tech allows trainees to practice and develop their surgical skills before they go into a real operating theatre. Trainees create an avatar and are transported into a […]
Circle Health Group to implement System C EPR across 54 hospitals
An independent provider with over 50 hospitals has signed a multi-year deal with System C to implement its electronic patient record (EPR) system. The EPR will be introduced across the hospital group’s 54 hospitals, with the implementation underway. The first phase of the project is expected go-live in June 2023. The independent provider […]
NHS Forth Valley upgrades to cloud document management
NHS Forth Valley has completed a project to upgrade its electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) to improve integration, interoperability, customisation for users, scanning capabilities and referral management. Containing 13.5 million documents for 1.2 million patients, the system from CCube Solutions forms part of the health board’s strategy of […]
Islacare wins Innovate UK grant to tackle surgical site infections
Islacare has recently won a large Innovate UK grant through the Smart Grants scheme, which focuses on developing “disruptive innovations with significant potential for rapid, economic return to the UK”. Organisations registered in the UK can apply for a share of up to ÂŁ25 million. Over the last two years, […]
Doncaster and Bassetlaw pilots Accurx tech for GP communications
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has piloted a digital tool from Accurx to support communications between its Skin Integrity Team and GPs. The application is being used to send wound care plans to GP practices once a patient is discharged, using a messaging tool in the company’s […]
