Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced new virtual reality headsets to enhance training for junior doctors. Junior doctors will be helped to hone their skills through the use of virtual reality headsets, which allow the user to view and interact with a simulated clinical environment. It […]
Secondary Care
Start up supports Northumbria hospital
A UK start-up, FloKi Health has secured a contract with Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital to implement technology to provide staff the power to find, track and manage essential medical equipment. The company has developed bluetooth tracking technology, including a mobile app and intelligent dashboard, that allows hospitals to track, maintain and […]
NHSX publishes listening to digital health innovators report
Following the launch of NHSX in July 2019, the organisation held a listening event where innovators were asked one key question: ‘If NHSX and partners were to focus on one or two things, what do you think are the most important priorities?’. Today the organisation has published its insight and learnings […]
Surgeons gain CPD points through digital surgery rehearsal
The Touch Surgery Platform from Digital Surgery has been accredited to award CPD points by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS). Surgeons can now gain CPD points through the Touch Surgery mobile platform for cognitive rehearsal and case reflection using Digital Surgery’s Touch Surgery mobile and web platform. It marks […]
Report highlights trusts to miss fax machine deadline
A new report commissioned by PR and Marketing agency Silver Buck has shown a high number of fax machines are still in use with just over 6 months remaining to the deadline. In December 2018 Matt Hancock announced a deadline that by April 2020 NHS Trusts should no longer use […]
Successful pilot phase of the National Record Locator
Following a successful first pilot of the National Record Locator, NHS Digital has announced the service will be rolled out further. It means paramedics will be able to access mental health crisis plans of emergency patients when they need it. NHS Digital said the pilot will now expand giving paramedics the […]
Bayer launches new AI Hub to optimise drug discovery
Bayer UK has unveiled a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘LifeHub’ to optimise data-driven drug discovery and disease detection and diagnosis. The company has launched LifeHub UK designed to accelerate and optimise disease detection and drug discovery by developing Artificial Intelligence enabled imaging solutions. The Reading-based hub is the newest member of […]
Chelsea and Westminster partners with Nova
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with Nova, a startup cofoundery based in Liverpool that specialises in cofounding digital health businesses. The partnership aims to foster the ideas of clinicians within the Trust, using the guidance and support of Nova to transform these ideas into viable health […]
Olympus and Inhealthcare partner to target wasted appointments
Inhealthcare has partnered with Olympus to launch a new education service aimed to reduce wasted endoscopy appointments. The digital service is aimed to support trusts meet their Did Not Attend (DNA) targets, reduce cancer wait times and capture patient reported outcome measures (PROMS). It will provide a review on how to […]
Northern Care Alliance and Hitachi to deliver Digital Control Centre
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group and Hitachi Consulting have announced a partnership to deliver a Digital Control Centre. Known as the Digital Control Centre, the 10-year project will be deployed across Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, part of the Northern Care Alliance, with an aim to revolutionise the organisation utilising […]
