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New algorithm at UHB supports prescribing
A new algorithm developed by staff at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is automatically providing the correct doses for doctors to treat a patient after an overdose. The trust said the electronic prescription tool has reduced the number of errors when prescribing a drug for paracetamol overdoses to […]
Alder Hey leads study for early warning system for children
Alder Hey is leading on a new study called DETECT (Dynamic Electronic Tracking and Escalation) to reduce critical care transfers and to record vital signs. The study has received £1.25m in funding from the National Institute for Health Research Invention for Innovation Programme (NIHR i4i) and involves The University of Liverpool, Edge […]
#HealthTechToShoutAbout: My Medical Record, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Last month University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust were crowned the winner of #HealthTechToShoutAbout in the HTN Awards 2019. Every entry into the innovative health tech awards were also entered into the #HealthTechToShoutAbout category sponsored by Highland Marketing. The entries went through a second rigours judging process, led by industry veteran Jeremy Nettle. […]
Greater Manchester announces successful tech suppliers
A group of health tech suppliers have won contracts with Greater Manchester to commence the development of a next generation digital platform. The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are working together to invest £7.5m in new technologies that support better ways […]
Inhealthcare launches new digital service to increase school vaccinations
Inhealthcare has developed a new digital service with NHS immunisation teams in England to manage the entire schedule for vaccinating children at school. Parental consent is a necessity for school vaccinations but many NHS providers are locked into labour intensive paper-based procedures. Routine vaccination rates are falling, according to Public […]
Industry View: AI, how to get it right
Last week NHSX published a report on Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. The report highlights where the organisation sees practical examples for AI and what the organisation is doing to build ethics and transparency into the use of AI. To view the report please click here. We asked the HTN community […]
New brain stimulation treatment for depression
Harley Street clinics are to offer patients a new medically approved brain stimulation headset to treat depression. The technology from medical device company Flow Neuroscience has been shown in independent clinical studies to have a similar impact to antidepressants but with fewer and less-severe side effects. The treatment is being trialled in […]
£26 million to help hospitals introduce digital prescriptions
25 trusts will see a share of £26 million to be used to introduce digital prescriptions, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced. It means trusts can move away from handwritten prescriptions and adopt digital technologies, with anticipated benefits of reducing medication errors by 30% and to avoid […]
Feature: Turning a paper process digital
HTN spoke with Marc Warburton, Chief Executive at InfoFlex to understand how the company is supporting trusts digitise a paper process and to hear about some of their customer projects. Marc said: “Last year witnessed the NHS turning 70. A huge milestone and an anniversary to be immensely proud of. […]
