Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its Agfa HealthCare ORBIS ICU-Manager critical care information system. The solution is being deployed in the Adult Critical Care units of the Royal Derby Hospital and the project has been sponsored by the Integrated Digital Care Fund (IDCF). It is the first […]
Secondary Care
South Tees Hospital reveals time savings with speech recognition
A new study which analysed the impact of the deployment of speech recognition within the Emergency Department (ED) at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed the technology is 40% faster than handwriting or typing clinical documentation. The study results are derived from an in-depth structured questionnaire capturing the […]
Moorfields Eye Hospital pilots outpatient check-in kiosks
Moorfields Eye Hospital will pilot four new outpatient check-in kiosks to offer patients an alternative to waiting in a check-in queue. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said the new patient kiosks are a step forward for them in embracing new, efficient ways of working that benefits patients and hospital […]
Tavistock and Portman NHS FT has chosen ANS Group
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is overhauling its digital operations and priming itself for future growth with the help of a new network solution and fully managed service from ANS Group. This new fully-managed network will underpin both student and patient record systems, and will help to speed […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital upgrades its document management
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is upgrading its CCube Solutions’ EDMS to add mobile support, OCR and EPR integration. The Trust is upgrading to the latest version of its electronic document management software (EDMS) to build upon they said a hugely successful implementation first started seven years ago – […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals chooses Zebra Technologies for GS1
Zebra Technologies is supporting Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS FT by providing their Zebra HC100 printers and Z-Band™ Ultrasoft wristbands as the core of its Scan4Safety program. The project aimed to improve patient safety and hospital administration through better use of barcode technology with methods derived from the aerospace and retail industries. Scan4Safety is a […]
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals E-Learning Tool Adopted Nationally
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s ground breaking nasogastric tube e-learning tool that improves patient safety and reduces potential harm has been adopted nationally. The e-learning tool reinforces the correct way to insert and confirm the position of nasogastric tubes (NGT) to reduce error and focus attention onto patient safety. […]
East Lancashire Hospitals chooses Cerner as preferred EPR
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has chosen Cerner as its Preferred Supplier of a new clinical information system that will help to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care. ELHT Director of Finance Jonathan Wood, said: “We are delighted to choose Cerner as the Preferred Supplier for […]
Robotic tech to help Fortius Clinic and Bupa at new health centre
Fortius Clinic and Bupa have announced a partnership which will provide hip and knee replacements using the latest ground-breaking robotic technology. The cutting-edge MAKO robotic technology enables highly accurate placement of personalised knee or hip implants, smaller incisions, and faster recovery times. As demand for joint replacement grows robotic technology is said to […]
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust chooses Agfa
Agfa HealthCare has announced that West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract to implement their Enterprise Imaging for Radiology platform in a ten-year managed services agreement. The solution is said to support around 200,000 studies each year, with an average annual growth of 5%. “West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is an […]
