Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, has recognised the success of its recent customer projects, including Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Royal Free London and Milton Keynes University Hospital. The company awards last week highlighted Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a proven ROI. The trust collaborated with Imprivata to […]
Secondary Care
From infection control at Alder Hey Hospital to Health Tech entrepreneur – an interview with Richard Cooke founder of Hy-genie
Richard Cooke, founder of Hy-genie, is a pretty extraordinary entrepreneur. Retired from his position as the ‘Director of Infection Prevention & Control’ at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Richard is revolutionising hand hygiene compliance across the healthcare system with his tech startup Hy-genie. We recently sat down with him to talk […]
Patients Know Best integrates medication compliance data
Patients Know Best has partnered with Adherium to integrate the Hailie® and Patients Knows Best® platforms to improve clinician and patient access of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) adherence and usage data. Adherium is a provider of connected respiratory medical devices, with more than 170,000 sold globally. Its Hailie® solution is […]
Southampton doctors use pocket ultrasound
Doctors at University Hospital Southampton NHS FT are the first to use a new ‘pocket’ ultrasound probe which beams scans instantly to an iPhone or iPad. The technology by US company Butterfly Network allows clinicians instant access to imaging in the Children’s Hospital in Southampton. It has been tested by Dr […]
Hospital consultant uses social media to connect with patients given an initial diagnosis of amputation
A consultant at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is using Facebook to connect with patients seeking a second opinion after being given an initial diagnosis of amputation. Lorenzo Patrone, an interventional radiologist at the West London Vascular and Interventional Centre was initially invited to join a group whose […]
Interview Series: Dr Afzal Chaudhry, CCIO, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT
In our latest interview we asked Dr Afzal Chaudhry from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT a few questions to hear about some of the organisation’s recent successes and what is coming up for them over the next 12 months. Could you tell me about a recent project you are working on? […]
Health Enterprise East partners with St George’s Hospital
Health Enterprise East has partnered with St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to help accelerate the development of innovative technologies. The company has reviewed over 2,200 ideas from across its network, secured 125 commercial deals and generated £16m in new investment to support med tech projects. The new partnership means […]
Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ gathers health data on millions of Americans
According to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, Google has gained access to millions of US patient data without those patients knowing or being able to opt-out. The partnership with Ascension, one of the US largest health systems used by 2,600 hospitals, has provided access to millions […]
Bradford Teaching Hospitals Command Centre officially opens
At a launch event today Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has officially opened its new Command Centre. The Command Centre, using technology from GE Healthcare Partners, went live earlier this year and was recently awarded Tech Project of the Year in the innovative Health Tech Awards 2019. The Trust said […]
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to roll-out TPP SystmOne
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract to deploy SystmOne Mental Health and Community Hospital modules. The Trust will start with implementing the mental health module and expects the deployment to be complete by October 2020. The contract is an addition to the existing Shared Business Service […]
