Sussex Community NHS Trust and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have opened a joint tender to procure a dental patient management software service over a three-year contract, with the estimated value for each trust standing at £25,000 to £250,000 for the full contract length. The procurement has launched as the […]
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Primary care recovery plan update: more than 1,000 practices sign up for digital telephony
More than 1,000 general practices have signed up to upgrade their phone systems from analogue to digital as part of the government’s plans to modernise NHS primary care services, according to an update from the Department of Health and Social Care on progress made around the primary care recovery plan […]
Wireless tech trials seek to boost health and care connectivity for NHS organisations
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 […]
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 […]
