South Central Ambulance Service Trust (SCAS) has launched a new device said to automatically perform CPR in emergency vehicles. The device, LUCAS 3, works mechanically to deliver chest compressions from when ambulance crews arrive at the patient, to arriving at the hospital. The LUCAS 3 is an upgraded model from […]
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Funding extended to support primary care adopt digital staff pools
NHS England has announced an extension to a funding programme for Integrated Care Systems to adopt digital staff banks. Initially, each ICS was entitled to funding to select a digital solution before March 2021. However, the funding opportunity has now been extended to 30 September 2021. As part of an […]
Sussex Partnership picks Civica EPMA
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a new five-year deal with Civica for its electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system. The tool forms part of the trust’s digital transformation programme to develop more patient-facing and self-management technology, improve data analytics and interoperability between systems. It means, by accessing the […]
eConsult Health announces acquisition of Q doctor
eConsult Health has announced the acquisition of video consultation and SMS platform, Q doctor. The company, eConsult Health, supports primary care providers with an online consultation platform, a triage tool to prioritise patients and a new solution has also recently been developed for outpatient care. The acquisition of Q doctor […]
Video: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde share electronic prescribing experience
Three healthcare professionals from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recently delivered a live webinar for HTN, to share their learnings from a WellSky Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HEPMA) implementation. Dr Alastair Bishop, eHealth SDPM for Safer Medicines, Robert Puckett, Lead HEPMA Pharmacist, and Dr Fiona Leung, Clinical Teaching […]
InterSystems announces new partnership to accelerate oncology drug discovery
InterSystems has announced a new partnership with the biopharmaceutical company, Oncodesign, which will focus on optimising data use to enhance drug discovery processes in oncology. The health data management, technology and software provider signed up for the strategic partnership with the aim of harnessing the power of data to advance […]
Suppliers accredited for digital social care records purchasing framework
The NHSX Digitising Social Care Records Programme has launched its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to support adult social care providers in England buy from an assured list of digital social care record solutions. Two suppliers, Nourish and Aspirico, have been assured and appointed to the purchasing framework, with more suppliers […]
Mobile app developed to record beating heart sounds
A new app that records the beating of a user’s heart through a mobile phone has been co-created by researchers from academic institutions, including King’s College London (KCL). Staff from KCL’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences and the Netherlands’ Maastricht University worked with designers from the Cellule design […]
NHS App records 1 million new users as vaccine certificate update released
The NHS App has attracted over 1 million users since it was announced recently that COVID vaccination certification would be part of a new update for the application. Since 10 May there have been 1,410,386 downloads of the NHS App and 1,302,611 new registered users. The update was released so […]
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital introduces way-finder app for patients
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is launching a ‘way-finder app’ to help patients navigate their way around the site. The app is part of an initiative by the hospital’s official charity, CW+, called CW Innovation – a programme that focuses on testing and scaling the latest innovations with the aim of […]
