In a recent blog published by NHSX ahead of its official launch, the organisation announced it has completed a major review of NHS tech spending, with some programmes to close, merge and some that have naturally come to an end. Over the past few weeks NHSX CEO Matthew Gould has […]
Secondary Care
IMS Maxims partners with Better by Marand
IMS Maxims has partnered with Better by Marand to provide its e-prescribing system, OPENeP through a reseller agreement. The partnership provides the company with an extension to its electronic patient record by integrating the e-presrbiing platform for its customers. In 2018 Matt Hancock announced a £78 million fund for NHS trusts […]
Case Study: Electronic prescribing drives improvement at Torbay and South Devon
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust delivers acute care at Torbay Hospital and runs five community hospitals. It provides health and social care to the local population of 375,000 residents and over 100,000 holiday visitors each year. The Challenge The NHS Long Term plan states that over the next five […]
Self-testing tech expands after successful evaluation
An evaluation into self-testing technology for patients receiving treatment for long-term heart conditions in north Manchester has seen a reduction in the chance of blood clotting and has prevented at least five possible strokes. NHS Manchester Health and Care Commissioning commissioned the evaluation in partnership with the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, […]
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board picks Civica
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has chosen to implement Civica’s Cito platform to improve visibility of clinical information. The Health Board has signed a 5 year deal with Civica to implement Cito its cloud based information management system. The project aims to digitise over 300,000 patient records and 127 million […]
Princess Alexandra Hospital benefits from new imaging system
Following a review of radiology reporting standards published by the Care Quality Commission the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been placed among the top six trusts nationwide. The trust has utilised Agfa’s Enterprise Imaging system to process over 20,000 radiology images each month. Dr Sri Redla, consultant radiologist […]
Fast Follower launches new digital assessment for Venous Thromboembolism
A new digital assessment tool for Venous Thromboembolism has been launched for staff part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS in Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and North Manchester. The new electronic form assesses inpatients for all types of blood clots, including Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE). This project involves […]
Chase Farm Hospitals hits HIMSS stage 6
Chase Farm Hospital, which was opened last month costing £200 million has achieved a stage 6 rating by HIMSS Analytics®. CFH has achieved the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 6, an international benchmark for the use of advanced IT to improve patient care. Only two other NHS […]
North Middlesex to invest £12m in clinical system revamp
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is investing £12 million over the next three years to revolutionise its clinical systems. The Trust will be working on the project with System C Healthcare and JAC Computer Services. £7 million of the investment will come from the Trust with £5 million awarded […]
Opinion: Dr Vijay Magon, Managing Director, CCube Solutions
Dr. Vijay Magon, Managing Director, CCube Solutions, explains how NHS Trusts, working closely with suppliers, can meet the technical objectives announced in the NHS Long Term plans and realise tangible benefits by careful use of existing technologies to successfully deliver the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Most NHS sites hold patient […]
