Rounding off our latest Health Tech Trends series, through which we explore the opinions of health and care leaders on a variety of topics, we asked our respondents for their thoughts on learnings from the past year. What is the lesson on digital transformation that stands out from the past […]
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Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership goes live with single waiting list platform across the ICS
Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership has gone live with a data management platform from Insource, to provide a single system-wide patient tracking list. Part of the ICS’s wider elective recovery programme, the platform provides visibility of patients from referral to treatment waiting lists across three acute sites and […]
Nuffield Trust publishes lessons learned to support patient engagement with digital innovations
The Nuffield Trust, an independent health think tank, has published a new report following an evaluation to explore the factors that support patient and staff engagement in the use of digital healthcare innovations. The paper, ‘Supporting patient engagement with digital health care innovations: Lessons from the Care City test bed’, produced […]
Torbay and South Devon NHS live with TPP maternity
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with TPP SystmOne Maternity, through which they have digitised the maternity pathway from antenatal through to postnatal care. With maternity care now ‘centred on a complete and integrated digital care record’, the trust expects that more than 25,000 women will […]
The Lancet publishes results of study on drone use to deliver blood
A new research paper has been published in The Lancet, following a study on the use of drones to deliver blood products to remote health facilities in Rwanda. The document, titled “Effect of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) delivery on blood product delivery time and wastage in Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional […]
Feature: How is patient flow changing for the NHS?
Responsibility for patient flow is no longer just a nursing task – it is everyone’s responsibility. Katy Cain, clinical consultant for smart health technology provider Alcidion, explores changes in the way patient flow is being managed to respond to NHS pressures, maximise capacity and improve patient outcomes. As a senior […]
Feature: Open Medical Director Michael Shenouda on the importance of capturing granular data during the patient flow
As part of our Patient Flow feature series this month, we spoke to Michael Shenouda, Director at Open Medical, to get his thoughts on the importance of capturing granular data during patient flows, examples of their solution in practice, and the learnings and challenges Open Medical can take forward. To […]
Solent NHS Trust supports maternal mental health through online portal
Solent NHS Trust is raising awareness of its new online portal, Family Assist Solent, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. The portal provides information for expectant and new mothers, parents and families during pregnancy, birth and beyond, including mental health guidance and support. Since Family Assist was launched in […]
Dartford and Gravesham introduces tech for emergency department staff
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has signed a deal with Alcidion to implement two new technologies from the company to support emergency department staff. The trust will introduce Miya Emergency, a solution to provide clinical decision support functionality, that ‘proactively suggests appropriate actions and automates routine tasks for clinical teams’. The second […]
Tavistock and Portman NHS Digital Academy launches mental health training for schools
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Digital Academy has expanded its offer to include “Senior Mental Health Lead training: a whole school approach”, a new online programme consisting of four courses to support individuals in promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in educational settings. The Digital Academy provides a […]
