An information sharing platform has been deployed across Dudley months ahead of a planned go live. The Allscripts dbMotion platform, was due to be deployed this summer, following testing and a proof of concept with local GPs. To support clinical teams access vital information, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust […]
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South coast trusts to share millions of diagnostic images
A group of NHS trusts around the south coast of England have signed a deal with technology provider Sectra, to share and access diagnostic imaging. The trusts will move to Sectra’s vendor neutral archive to share, access and manage millions of images. Known as SWASH, the consortium includes Portsmouth Hospitals NHS […]
Highland Marketing named communications partner for HTN Summit 2020
Highland Marketing, an integrated communications, PR and marketing consultancy has been appointed the communications partner to support the upcoming HTN events. The first event in the schedule, HTN Summit, takes place online on 21st and 22nd September to share experiences and learnings, and to collaborate with peers across the country. The […]
Healthcare app used by British Army to connect deployed medics
Health tech supplier Pando has partnered with the British Army for its clinical communications app to keep deployed medical staff from the Defence Medical Services connected whilst in the field. The trial of Pando is part of Project LARA, an initiative to develop a suite of telemedicine capabilities to reduce the […]
Health tech specialist launches melanoma screening test for primary care
Moletest, a British based health tech company, has launched a new tool to support primary care providers with screening for skin lesions suspected of melanoma. The company hopes the tool can substantially reduce the number of unnecessary dermatology referrals to secondary care by over 50% by using the rule-out screening test for […]
University of Sheffield app supports motor neurone disease patients
A new app developed by the University of Sheffield and tech company ADI, has gone live at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT to support patients living with motor neurone disease (MND) who are receiving remote care. The trust accelerated the roll-out of the app, ahead of a planned system for remote […]
Barts Health launches new app to aid Covid-19 recovery
Barts Health NHS Trust has launched a new rehabilitation app to aid recovery of Covid-19. The app has been developed by health tech company Living With, along with clinicians from Barts Health and University College London researchers. In late 2019, University College London Hospital launched a version of the app to help […]
Crown Commercial Service agrees cloud deal with IBM
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK Cabinet Office executive agency and trading fund, has signed a public cloud agreement with IBM. The three-year agreement hopes to accelerate the adoption of cloud services, by supporting public sector organisations access the IBM cloud tools. The announcement on the agreement stated that the NHS […]
NHS SBS launches new procurement framework
NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) has launched a new £500m Digital Workplace Solutions Framework for NHS and wider public sector. The framework initially includes 28 suppliers and is to run until August 2022, with the potential to extend for a further two years. The framework has an estimated value of […]
NHS 111 online hits over 30 million users in 4 months
NHS Digital has highlighted over 30 million people have used digital channels during the pandemic to seek health advice. In mid-March NHS 111 online was used more than 950,000 times a day, 95 times higher than it normally would have been used previously, and 30 million people visited NHS 111 online […]
