A new diagnostic service for patients suffering from chest pain is being offered at the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH). For the first time, the hospital is providing a Cardiac CT coronary angiography service, set up by its radiology and cardiology teams. The service uses a new hi-tech scanner installed […]
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Proof of ID may be needed for NHS care; Dr Saif Abed comments
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company has stated that biometric patient identification could replace passport ID. In response to today’s story on BBC News that proof of ID may be required for NHS patients in order to combat health tourism. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38060432, Dr Saif Abed, Medical Director EMEA at Imprivata commented; […]
Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council publish draft Sustainability and Transformation Plan
The NHS, Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council have worked together to develop a draft Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP). The plan sets out how they will improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Birmingham and Solihull. The Plan can be found here: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/download/1008/birmingham_and_solihull_sustainability_and_transformation_plan
Holoxica creates 3D holographic atlas of human anatomy
Holoxica, the specialist holographic 3D visualisation company, has created the world’s first ever holographic 3D digital Human Anatomy ‘Atlas’ prototype – a stunning and realistic depiction of deeper anatomical structures which gives teaching hospitals, medical schools, colleges and research centres a detailed interpretation and perspective of intricate anatomical structures. The […]
Save time during home visits. Dictate notes straight into your patient records using your iPhone or iPad.
Vision Anywhere was recently updated to use the built-in speech to text facility in iPhones and iPads (the same technology as Siri) to add notes to your patient records. Just tap the microphone icon, start talking and watch the notes appear as you speak. Medical speech recognition specialists, Nuance, say […]
Microtest launches first collaborative care plan system to be made available across the UK
Planned Care is an innovative new system for sharing a patient’s care plan across organisations, including hospitals, GPs, social services, care homes, the ambulance service, community teams, pharmacies, charities and the police. The first system of its kind to be made available across the UK, Planned Care will revolutionise access […]
Revealed: 85% not confident NHS can hit £22bn savings target
Senior healthcare professionals warn over NHS performance and commissioning practice, but show hope for better use of technology, ahead of major UK Health Show A widespread lack of confidence that the NHS can achieve its £22bn efficiency savings target by 2020 is amongst a mix of concerns that have been […]
The Power of the letter
How a simple flu recall letter delivered a winter health check for patients and a ground breaking administration process. Klaus Green works at The Mill Medical Practice, Godalming, Surrey. At a time when flu vaccinations are reportedly down, Mill Hill Practice has achieved a 79% take up level amongst the […]
InterSystems to Support NHS Fife’s Plans for Connected Healthcare
NHS Fife has become the latest Health Board in Scotland to adopt a new patient information system which will support the development of a single electronic health record for patients. Developed by InterSystems, TrakCare enables health boards in Scotland to share essential information securely across organisations and geographical boundaries using […]
