Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is to introduce a foundational data management platform from tech supplier Insource. The platform will initially span across three hospitals, including Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital, and Goole and District Hospital, as well as connecting with community services […]
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£1 million data centre for Lincolnshire’s hospitals
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has invested over £1 million in a new data centre as part of its ‘Going Digital’ journey. The new data centre will store its digital information and form the foundation for the trust to invest in a new electronic prescribing and medicines administration system, electronic patient […]
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS integrates EPR with medicines management system
The pharmacy and IT teams at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT have developed an interface between two systems to improve its discharge process and reduce the length of time patients are waiting to be discharged. Through an integration between the trust’s EPR (electronic patient record) system called WebV, and its […]
Study launches to explore artificial intelligence to identify fractures in children
A new study has launched at Great Ormond Street Hospital to research the potential of using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify fractures in children and to develop an AI tool to help. The study is supported by nearly £1 million in funding as part of a National Institute for Health […]
Royal Free London to adopt digital pathway tool
The Royal Free London NHS FT is to introduce a digital tool from Open Medical to support the management of its plastic surgery department. The Pathpoint platform will be introduced for the trust’s trauma and orthopaedic team in the coming months, following integration with the trust’s electronic patient record system. […]
The Walton Centre to develop chatbot to target waiting lists
The Walton Centre NHS FT and a consultancy services company have partnered to develop an artificial intelligence chatbot. Tata Consultancy Services is working with the trust to develop an automated solution to help reduce waiting times for patients and create efficiencies. Initially the chatbot will be developed as a prototype, be […]
NHSE opens procurement for delivery partner to support frontline digitisation programme
NHS England’s Transformation Directorate has opened a procurement process to partner with a delivery supplier to support its Frontline Digitisation programme. The programme aims to provide national support for locally led digital transformation, with the aim of this procurement to find a delivery partner for the provision of advice, support, expertise […]
Wales to establish £100m hospital electronic prescribing framework
Digital Health and Care Wales, on behalf of NHS Health Boards across Wales, is to establish a new multi-vendor framework for electronic prescribing and medicines administration solutions. Aiming to establish a framework agreement where NHS organisations on a local basis can call off their requirements, the scope will include software […]
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt selects EPR
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT has signed a 10-year deal to implement an electronic patient record (EPR) system. Supported by funding from the NHS Digital Aspirant programme, the EPR from System C will be rolled-out as part of the trust’s putting digital at the forefront […]
Royal Devon University Healthcare live with EPR
On Saturday 9 July, the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS FT went live with their new electronic patient record across its Northern Devon sites. In 2020 the trust’s eastern services went live with the Epic electronic patient record system, under the name MY CARE, and now all sites across the trust […]
