A survey conducted in April 2020 by the Royal College of GPs in NI has highlighted barriers of basic IT, hardware and software is preventing some GPs to carry out remote consultations. The Royal College of GPs in Northern Ireland is calling on the government to develop a fit for […]
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Interview Series: Ayesha Rahim, CCIO, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT
In our latest interview series, Angela Sharda speaks to Dr Ayesha Rahim, CCIO, psychiatrist and deputy medical director of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust about the importance of technology during the global pandemic, her role as CCIO and her involvement in the Shuri Network. Talk us through your journey […]
DHSC launches app for social care workers
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new app for social care workers, providing support through the coronavirus pandemic. The app updates care workers with information on COVID-19 and provides access to guidance, learning resources, mental health support, discounts and other benefits. The Care Workforce app, developed with NHSX […]
NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app source code published
NHSX has published the source code of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app. The app is currently only available for download on the Isle of Wight, with over 40,000 residents at time of writing having downloaded the app. The pilot is said to inform how the app might be rolled out further, and […]
17.4 million GP records analysed in largest COVID-19 study
A large scale patient record study has analysed 17.4 million GP records, working with GP system supplier TPP, to explore key factors associated with death from COVID-19. University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, working on behalf of NHS England, have analysed research in the […]
Interview Series: Paul Johnson CEO of Radar Healthcare
In our latest edition of our Interview Series, we had a chat with Paul Johnson, CEO of Radar Healthcare. Radar Healthcare supports organisations across health and social care to improve governance, risk, compliance and quality outcomes. With an understanding of operational challenges and by working collaboratively across all areas of healthcare, their software simplifies the […]
Greater Manchester Mental Health introduces algorithm to support service users and staff
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT has introduced a new algorithm to help identify services users most likely to require crisis services. The IM&T and R&I departments at the trust have been working with Otsuka Health Solutions to implement a risk of crisis algorithm to help predict service users who may […]
London North West registrar develops COVID-19 tool
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has introduced a new tool to help clinical teams monitor and track the progress of COVID-19 patients in intensive care. The software, Pathpoint ICU, was developed by Open Medical founder and orthopedic registrar Harry Lykostratis. Harry like many other doctors was reassigned during the pandemic […]
Former doctor rota tool backed by £6m funding boost
Rotageek, a workforce rota-planning tool has received £6 million in funding from institutional investors. The tool was co-founded by former doctor Chris McCullough to support organisations and teams create a rota and easily swap shifts. Chris trained as a medical doctor spending 16 years in the NHS and 8 years […]
COVID-19 contact tracing apps from around the world
As countries begin to emerge from lockdown, the relaxing of restrictions has seen governments around the world introduce smartphone contact tracing apps in order to limit and control the spread of COVID-19. In this article, we take a look at countries which have adopted contact tracing apps, and look at […]
