The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published new standards for recording child health events and for sharing child health information. The standards set out what data on screening tests, immunisations and other developmental milestones should be accessible for parents and professionals to ensure they have the necessary information to make the […]
Secondary Care
Lincolnshire STP live with capacity and demand dashboards
3 Trusts and 4 CCGs part of Lincolnshire STP are now benefiting from new real-time dashboards for capacity and demand planning. The system is now live following signing a deal with Cambio Healthcare Systems just 3 months ago. The urgent care team has been using data entry screens for roughly a […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust launches efax solution
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is implementing an electronic fax solution to tackle its last remaining machines. The Trust in September set a goal to remove the majority of its 350 fax machines and in December Matt Hancock banned the NHS from buying fax machines. Driven by the national […]
NHS Digital announces £1m fund for social care digital innovation
NHS Digital has announced £1m in funding to support local authorities developing digital social care projects. The Social Care Digital Innovation Programme (SCDIP) fund will support innovative uses of digital technology in the design and delivery of adult social care. Ten authorities will receive up to £30,000 to design a digital […]
New digital service to monitor 1,000 patients with heart failure
Health Data Research UK has announced that ten innovative data solutions will receive a share of £3 million Government funding following a UK-wide competition, with £338,000 being allocated to Greater Manchester. Around 1,000 patients with heart failure across Greater Manchester will be monitored by a new digitally-enhanced service that will […]
5G tech to triage patients as they travel to hospital
Kingston University and Pangea have teamed up to develop enriched video compression and data transfer techniques over 4G+ and 5G networks. The technology will allow clinicians to triage patients as they are being transported to hospital in ambulances. The company said “Ambulance trusts could save up to £90m if response times […]
Chesterfield delighted with launch of free wifi
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched free public wi-fi for patients, relatives and visitors as part of ongoing efforts to improve the patient experience. The project, a partnership between the hospital, NHS Digital and service provider Hospedia, is part of a national initiative to make sure that all […]
Leeds first city to fully join up with GP Connect
NHS Digital has announced that all clinicians across Leeds will be able to access patients’ previous encounters with GPs, improving the data link between the care received at primary and secondary care. The GP Connect service allows GP practices and authorised clinical staff to share and view GP records digitally […]
Yorkshire first to train healthcare IT leaders to international standard
The Yorkshire and Humber region has become the first health economy to train 30 Healthcare IT leaders to an internationally recognised standard, with seven confirmed as earning the CHIME Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer qualification, CHCIO, with more results due within the month. The Yorkshire and Humber Local Health and Care […]
NHS Highland ensures access to video consulting service
NHS Highland is installing special versions of its innovative NHS Near Me in healthcare facilities across Highland to ensure everyone has equitable access to the video-consulting service. Patients can also now use dedicated unstaffed rooms in seven different locations across the region – with another eight to follow soon. The […]
