Professor Simon Walsh at King’s College Hospital has developed an algorithm which can accurately diagnose idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that could dramatically improve the diagnosis rate of a lung condition which kills up to 6,000 people in the UK each year. Fibrotic lung disease causes scarring and stiffness in the lungs, […]
Secondary Care
PRSB published first standards for information sharing between pharmacies and GP
The PRSB has published the first part of a new standard outlining the information that needs to be shared between community pharmacies and GP practices. The number of people living with long-term conditions is increasing, and community pharmacies play an essential role in providing services to patients to keep them […]
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust selects Vectra to automate threat detection
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has selected the Cognito cyberattack detection and threat hunting platform from Vectra to expose hidden attackers inside its network. The Cognito platform, which automates threat detection and secures against hidden attackers, utilises artificial intelligence and always-learning threat behaviour models to mitigate security risks that could impact […]
InterSystems and Phillips-Medisize partner
Phillips-Medisize has joined forces with InterSystems to develop a Connected Health Platform. The integration of InterSystems HealthShare offers an information-sharing and analytics platform foundation designed for connected drug delivery devices, bio sensors and regulated Mobile Medical Applications. Phillips-Medisize was the first company to develop an FDA-approved combination Connected Medicine solution […]
WiFi SPARK launches new platform for Trusts
WiFi SPARK has launched a patient entertainment and engagement platform SPARK® Media, after a successful trial period where the new technology was installed at The Royal Bolton NHS Trust. SPARK® Media provides entertainment and engagement services directly to the patient’s device of choice during their hospital stay. It enables direct delivery […]
Bradford Teaching Hospitals to launch hospital command centre
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is collaborating with GE Healthcare to build a command centre – like an air traffic control – at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI). The command centre, the first of its kind in Europe, will transform how care is delivered and organised as the number of […]
Tech benefits Norfolk Community to reduce A&E admissions
Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has reported a reduction in A&E admissions and bed days among a group of high-dependency patients following the introduction of a new remote-monitoring service from InHealthcare for people living with heart and lung disease. The Trust allows users to check their vital signs at […]
Leicestershire goes live with a new, community Digital Heart Failure service
The Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has gone live with a new, community Digital Heart Failure service to support patients diagnosed with heart failure. The service, which is based on the CliniTouch Vie digital remote monitoring platform from Spirit Digital, aims to stop people going into hospital and improve clinical outcomes […]
Connecting Care goes live with a Care Connect API
The Connecting Care Interoperability Programme has gone live with its first Care Connect FHIR API so staff working with homeless and vulnerable people can see if they have a prescription for Opioid Substitution Therapy drugs. The Care Connect interface links Orion Health’s integrated digital care record and the Cyber Media […]
Cerner selected for NHS framework to support integrated care and population health
Cerner has joined NHS England’s new Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) to support Integrated Care Systems and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. The company has qualified for 6 lots as part of the new framework where NHS England aims to build a ‘one-stop-shop’ for STPs and ICS partners to make faster and better […]
