NHS Improvement has approved a new clinical transformation programme MY CARE at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust which includes moving to the EPIC EPR. The Trust’s Board approved the MY CARE Programme including the go ahead for implementing EPIC supplied by a US-based healthcare technology company. The new MY […]
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Virtualstock chosen by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, as part of the Shelford Group, is the latest to implement the platform Edge4Health as their new and intuitive online eMarketplace. The Edge4Health provides a comprehensive, online, end-to-end PIM2Pay platform delivering a solution that spans the entire product lifecycle – from product information management (PIM) to […]
3D Printing benefits Surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Stratasys has announced that surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are using 3D printing technology to improve the success rates of life-saving, complex organ transplantation in young children. Surgeons across the Trust are using Stratasys multi-material 3D printing for planning the most intricate of operations, with the transplant department a […]
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust chooses Civica Prescribing
Civica has partnered with Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) on a new five-year contract to provide an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) solution, Civica Prescribing. A key requirement for LPFT was to eradicate unnecessary delays and enhance patient workflow. Civica Prescribing will help lower the risk of clinical […]
Clanwilliam Group acquires NHS tech provider Informatica Systems in global expansion
An NHS technology provider that helps GPs to predict when specific patients are at risk of developing chronic diseases, and that allows planners to track disease progression across entire populations, has been acquired by the rapidly growing Clanwilliam Group. Informatica Systems Limited, which will now become part of the group’s […]
Allscripts Sunrise powers The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust has launched the Allscripts Sunrise solution as the foundation for its new health information system. The organisation selected the Sunrise platform in late 2016 and has completed an on-time deployment of electronic observations, vital signs and Sunrise Mobility. The deployment provides an integrated suite […]
LTHT launches first online ReSPECT form
Leeds Teaching Hospitals has implemented a new digital way to ensure patients’ wishes about their care in an emergency are known, shared and respected. Clinical teams now have digital access to the agreed outcomes of conversations about vital aspects of care, including resuscitation and end of life care, as well […]
Manchester team transforms physiotherapy through games technology
A team at Trafford Hospital is transforming the way shoulder surgery patients receive physiotherapy, by using a series of personalised computer video games to help patients exercise and track their recovery progress at home. The Virtual Physiotherapy (ViP) project aims to improve patient experience while also making physiotherapy programmes more […]
Surrey Care Record announced
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership together with NHS East Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group has today announced the Surrey Care Record. The Surrey Care Record will see some GP records being made available to professionals within the A&E departments of their four local hospital trusts – St Peter’s, Royal Surrey, Epsom and […]
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh chooses Agfa
Agfa has announced that the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has implemented Agfa’s DR Retrofit direct radiography (DR) solutions at three of its sites. The company said about 80% of the computed radiography (CR) equipment has been replaced as part of a realignment and modernisation project for the […]
