County Durham and Darlington NHS FT has eliminated paper hospital referrals from GPs and gone 100% electronic– thanks to a joint initiative with NHS Digital. The news comes as NHS England announces that from October 1 this year, trusts will only be paid for outpatient appointments that are booked electronically. […]
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Health Enterprise East expands consulting services for healthcare innovators
Health Enterprise East (HEE) has announced the expansion of its medtech consulting services. The company said the new services aim to provide healthcare innovators and product developers with practical, insightful advice about the market relevant to their innovation and the steps needed to bring their ideas for medical technology products […]
Researchers from University of Edinburgh to assess Global Digital Exemplar programme
The University of Edinburgh, Harvard Medical School, University College London, and NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit will evaluate the NHS Global Digital Exemplar scheme. The group will undertake in-depth investigations into 12 selected sites and conduct a mix of formative and summative evaluation of the GDE […]
Delivering Patient Flow Analytics for Healthcare Organisations by Orlando Agrippa, CEO, Draper & Dash
The NHS is facing ever-rising costs through ageing populations, increased demand whilst needing to adopt new technology in a time that requires significant change. At the same time budgets are constrained and those responsible for the systems that operate healthcare facilities are changing rapidly. Across the healthcare sector, data analytics […]
ReStart launches Viper360® Presentation Layer
NHS integration experts, ReStart Consulting Ltd, has launched the Viper360 Presentation Layer to allow more clinicians, carers and patients to interact with shared care records in real-time, faster than ever before. The solution will support Sustainability Transformation Partnerships (STPs) working towards joined up health and care by overcoming the significant barriers […]
Digital assests available nationally in the Welsh Clinical Portal
For the first time health professionals across Wales can view clinical documents and test results electronically in hospitals, no matter where the tests were taken, via the Welsh Clinical Portal. An upgrade to the Welsh Clinical Portal in North Wales has been the final link to ensure that clinicians can […]
NHS England Chief Executive showcases Global Digital Exemplars
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens at the Association of British Pharmaceuticals Industry annual conference highlighted how the NHS is benefitting from smarter technology, including the introduction of a ‘game changing’ cancer treatment which reprogrammes patients’ own immune cells.. The presentation included how the NHS is using smarter technology to halve the […]
Patients get the green light for smarter choices after latest GP pilot
A pilot system is now making it easier for GPs to understand the waiting times at hospitals for their patients. The e-traffic light system could help reduce hospital waiting times while offering patients a clearer choice of treatment and is set to be rolled out across the country after a […]
West Suffolk and Cambridge clinical information link is UK first
A technical breakthrough which links the electronic patient record (EPR) systems at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has gone live in a UK first of its kind. At the push of a button, clinicians are now able to easily and securely access clinical […]
One hundred patients benefit from robotic surgery
The Royal London Hospital has now operated on one hundred patients using an innovative robot, funded by Barts Charity. Since the first robotic case in November 2017, over a hundred patients have now benefited from surgery using a Da Vinci Xi Robot, resulting in reduced pain, fewer complications and a […]
