NHS England has launched a new Wireless Trials programme seeking to enhance the potential of current and emerging wireless technologies in delivering digital healthcare services, with NHS organisations invited to take part to explore how these technologies could improve patient care. Funding applications for proposals aiming to maximise efficiency of […]
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Wales to begin testing electronic prescription service in primary care
Live testing of a new electronic prescription service (EPS) is about to begin in Wales, which will see prescriptions sent electronically from a GP practice to a patient’s pharmacy of choice, negating the need for paper forms. The transition from paper-based processes to a digital service is being described as […]
Microsoft and Epic expand AI collaboration to tackle current healthcare needs
Microsoft and Epic have announced that they are expanding their strategic initiative combining Microsoft’s large-scale cloud and artificial intelligence technologies with Epic’s electronic health record ecosystem and healthcare industry experience, with the aim of addressing current issues affecting clinicians such as workforce burnout and staffing shortages. The development of the […]
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative selects EPR supplier
Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative has announced the procurement of MEDITECH, as the electronic patient record supplier across three acute trusts. The announcement follows approval of the financial plan from the trust boards, involving Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT, James Paget University Hospitals NHS FT, and The Queen […]
New digital workplace solutions framework to launch
A prior information notice for a tender worth an estimated £1.5 billion has been shared by NHS Shared Business Services (SBS), highlighting intention to commence market engagement with suppliers around a framework agreement for the provision of digital workplace solutions. NHS SBS notes that “the scope of the intended framework […]
Retinal imaging study uses machine learning to identify Parkinson’s markers
Researchers at the Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have discovered “markers that indicate the presence of Parkinson’s disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation”, in “the largest study to date on retinal imaging in Parkinson’s disease”. In a study published in the Neurology […]
Clinical decision support systems guide from NHSE highlights success factors including evidence base and multidisciplinary teams
NHS England has released its implementation guide for the use of health IT in supporting clinical decisions, setting out the vision for clinical decision support (CDS) systems and suggesting key actions to be taken as a part of wider digital transformation strategies. The guide highlights the “significant responsibility” borne by […]
Newcastle Hospitals welcome new chief information officer
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced that Shauna McMahon will be joining the trust in January 2024 as their new chief information officer. Shauna is currently the Group CIO and Senior Information Risk Owner at North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Hull University Teaching Hospitals […]
London North West NHS EPR goes live
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with its electronic patient record system over the weekend. The launch follows more than three years planning to “improve the quality of patient information” and provide clinicians “the right information to offer the best care as rapidly as possible”. The […]
Health tech assessment recommends virtual ward technologies for acute respiratory infections
The Health Technology Assessment Innovation Laboratory programme at NICE has conducted an early value assessment to support and inform the expansion of virtual ward provision and other intermediate care areas. The draft guidance highlights recommendations on virtual ward technologies for monitoring patients with an acute respiratory infection (ARI) from their own […]
