NHS England chief Simon Stevens and Ian Dalton, head of NHS Improvement, have called on the NHS to ‘supercharge’ integration as Gloucestershire, West Yorkshire and Harrogate, Suffolk and North East Essex and North Cumbria will join the ten areas already part of the integrated care development programme. The announcement said […]
Secondary Care
Patientrack to help NHS trusts adopt NEWS2 more quickly
NHS hospitals using Patientrack electronic observations technology are now drawing on the system to help them to comply with a new national early warning score known as NEWS2. Central NHS bodies, which have mandated adoption, believe NEWS2 will help to improve the identification and management of sepsis and other serious […]
Great Ormond Street Hospital to partner with Microsoft to transform healthcare using AI
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has announced a partnership with Microsoft which will see them collaborate on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to transform child health. Areas of focus include machine learning, assisted decision making and the use of medical chatbots with an aim of providing care that […]
UCLH builds digital eco-system for surgeons
Digital Surgery, a health tech company shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology has announced its partnership with University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH. Digital Surgery is building a digital ecosystem for surgeons and healthcare professionals, through partnerships with the healthcare community as well […]
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership increases capacity by 30%
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership has boosted its capacity to deliver services to users by over 30 percent in the past year through the adoption of mobile working solutions provided by Totalmobile. Fife has introduced technology from Totalmobile to some 900 of its home care workers across the council […]
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen enhances decision making with AI
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust is working with UK-based artificial intelligence health company, Deontics, to enhance clinical decision making and reduce risk of heart attack. The Trust is using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the treatment of patients who have had a heart attack, in a project […]
Oxford University Hospitals adopts inventory management solution
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is adopting a new inventory management solution, 360 IM, from Ingenica Solutions. By tracking and tracing supplies, the solution is said to help the trust gain greater efficiencies in the areas of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, patient costing and the back office; […]
CCube Solutions launches ePaper
CCube Solutions have launched ePaper a solution to take paper to digital without scanning. ePaper uses Warcom’s Clipboard technology to allow users to use existing paper forms to complete and sign documents using an ink pen (included with the clipboard). It then converts the documents to a digital version in […]
‘New era’ for lung cancer patients
A patient at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London was the first in the world to have their lung tumour treated using a unique combination of innovative techniques and technology which avoid puncturing the skin. The procedure combined the use of a hybrid surgical theatre equipped with the latest imaging devices, […]
New £1m funding for innovative digital adult social care pilots
NHS Digital has announced new funding of £1m for projects that support innovative uses of digital technology in the design and delivery of adult social care. Twelve authorities will receive £20,000 to design a digital solution to address a specific issue with their service, with six receiving up to a […]
