Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has announced its StopCOVID NI app is to cover children and young people, starting from next month. The app was launched towards the end of July, and has to date been downloaded more than 300,000 times. Out of 281 ratings on the Apple App Store the app […]
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Ireland donates COVID Tracker app to Linux Foundation Public Health initiative
Ireland’s Health Service Executive has announced the code for its COVID-19 Tracker app will be donated as Open Source to Linux Foundation Public Health initiative. The move is hoped to help regions worldwide quickly build and deploy their own contact tracing apps. In Ireland 1 million people installed the app […]
Health Innovation Hub Ireland accelerator winners announced
Health Innovation Hub Ireland has announced the winners of its innovation competition to validate, pilot and fast-track solutions into the Irish healthcare system. Following a national health innovation competition, 15 health tech suppliers have been chosen. The competition was directed at companies who have an innovative product, solution or service […]
Ireland COVID tracker app launched and nears 1 million downloads in 24 hours
A COVID Tracker App has been launched this week in Ireland, with nearly 1 million people downloading the app in the first 24 hours. The app uses Bluetooth and anonymous IDs to log close contact with any phone that also has the app. It uses technology developed by Apple and […]
Northern Ireland signs £275m deal with Epic
Epic Systems has been awarded a £275 million contract by Health and Social Care Northern Ireland to deliver its electronic patient record system. The contract with Epic is part of an overall investment of £300m over the next 10 years, which includes investment in infrastructure and the creation of over […]
Department of Health Northern Ireland launches COVID-19 app
The Department of Health Northern Ireland has launched a new Covid-19 NI information app with the support of Civica, in partnership with Big Motive. The app provides trusted, immediate advice and links to information and includes guidance on the symptoms of the coronavirus infection and supports individuals to identify whether they might […]
Northern Ireland Care Record expands to include community optometrists
The Northern Ireland Care Record has expanded to provide optometrists access to relevant aspects of a patient’s electronic care record. For the first time, optometrists will have details of the medications a patient has been prescribed along with sight of any underlying health issues, such as diabetes, which could have a direct […]
Northern Ireland rolls-out new diabetes pathway
Following the implementation of the Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) by Health & Social Care NI (HSCNI), Orion Health has rolled-out a new Diabetes Pathway across the country. Following a successful pilot exercise with a small number of users including nurses, consultants and podiatrists, the pathway can now be accessed […]
New Patient Portal for Northern Ireland
Orion health will deliver a Patient Portal with an initial focus on people living with dementia across Northern Ireland. The project, due to go live in August 2018, with an initial pilot of up to 100 people living with dementia, will establish the “Proof of Concept” which once successfully […]
Northern Ireland Trust installs logistics management platform
The Western Health and Social Care Trust is one of the first trusts in Northern Ireland go live with medical records management software Idox Health’s iFIT. The Western Trust has rolled out the solution to improve the filing, tracking and retrieval of medical records. The deployment will support the trust in […]
