Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has introduced artificial intelligence software from Densitas, to evaluate the technical quality of mammograms. The breast imaging service at the trust is believed to be the first in the UK to introduce the technology from the Canadian software company. The tool has been customised for the […]
Secondary Care
Developing digital integrated growth chart data at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Over the past few years, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has utilised digital child growth chart data, by integrating its Clinical Workstation Portal with a solution from CCube Solutions. Aneurin Bevan was the first health board within NHS Wales to procure technology from CCube Solutions, as it sought to […]
Nourish Care integrates with GP Connect
Nourish Care, an app-based care management platform, has achieved full integration with the NHS Digital programme, GP Connect. The integration means care providers will be able to review GP records and medical notes of those being supported in real-time, to support decisions at the point of care. The Nourish Care […]
Cambridge University Hospitals opens AI research to help diagnose mental health problems in children
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a new research programme to explore if it’s possible to use ‘powerful computer programmes’ to spot patterns in huge datasets, in order to recognise early signs and risks of children developing a serious mental health problem. It’s hoped the application of Artificial Intelligence […]
King’s confirms new EPR funding
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans to roll-out a new electronic health record. The trust has secured funding to move ahead with the EPIC electronic patient record system, with a planned launch to take place in 2023. Teams at the trust involving clinical, operational and digital, are […]
HEE develops toolkits to support adult social care digital champions
Health Education England (HEE) has created two toolkits to help embed digital skills, confidence and best practice within the health and care workforce. HEE cites research from Lloyds Bank’s UK Consumer 2020 Index, which estimates that 52 per cent of ‘people in the [UK] workforce lack digital skills in the workplace’ […]
In focus: NHSX delivery plan for digital transformation timelines
NHSX has released its ‘Delivery Plan’ for digital transformation within health and care, outlining how the organisation aims to digitise services, as well as connect the NHS and drive transformation. The plan, it states, is intended to describe what’s being commissioned, and ‘what is being delivered when’, to enable frontline […]
CNWL live with EPMA and adopts QR code tech
This month, Central and North West London NHS FT (CNWL) has now gone live with its electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system across all acute admission mental health wards. The trust has also launched a new project utilising videos and QR code technologies to provide medicines information. The trust […]
RNOH adopts digital patient pathway tech
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has launched a new solution to digitise referral managmeent, consent and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. The Pathpoint solution, from Open Medical, was implemented initially in 2020 to digitise patient care pathways, and was first implemented to receive and process trauma referrals. The solution […]
Central and North West London NHS goes live with TPP’s clinician app
Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) has introduced a new TPP app across some of its mental health wards. TPP’s clinician app Brigid, the mobile addition to SystmOne, is designed for staff to input key information from anywhere. Following a successful three-week pilot, the trust has now […]
