The NHS Wales Informatics Service has signed a seven-year contract with WellSky to implement a new pharmacy system and has also launched its own bowel cancer screening software. The pharmacy software replaces a 30 year old system, and is part of a major plan to modernise pharmacy and prescribing. Colin Powell, Chief […]
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Medtech device for chronic wounds raises £7m
Inotec AMD, the company behind an innovative device to heal and treat complex chronic wounds using ure humidified oxygen, has secured £7m in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures. The device can be used to treat a range of chronic wounds, from diabetic and venous ulcers to non-healing surgical wounds. […]
AI study at University Hospitals of Leicester shows potential
A study at University Hospitals of Leicester using an algorithm developed by health tech start up Behold.ai has shown promising results in investigating AI’s ability to prioritise potential cancers in the lungs. The team worked with the trust to test the software which was run on the chest X-rays of 1,513 patients who […]
EMIS ePMA live at Scunthorpe hospital
Scunthorpe hospital part of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with paper free prescribing this month using EMIS. The hospital is the second of the trust’s hospitals to go live with the electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system. Goole hospital staff started using the system […]
HTN Voice: Population Health Management, shaping the care pathway through flow optimisation
By Orlando Agrippa, CEO of Draper & Dash Predictive Healthcare Analytics Working on the ground with healthcare teams and executives, I’ve seen time and time again the serious impact that factors which are often overlooked in the realm of patient care can have. Beyond the issue of medical optimisation and clinical […]
Novosco completes phase one of multi-million-pound contract with Cambridge University Hospitals
Novosco has completed the first phase of a £107 million contract with Cambridge University Hospitals to manage IT infrastructure and support services. In June 2018, Novosco, which was recently acquired by Munich-based CANCOM Group, secured the £107m contract to manage IT infrastructure for Cambridge University Hospitals. The company has now […]
NHS Digital to align independent provider data
NHS Digital has entered into a consultation with an independent provider network to align private healthcare data with NHS recorded activity. The consultation with Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) will focus on changes to how data is recorded and managed across private and NHS care. It will include common standards […]
Citdel Group acquires Wellbeing Software for £103 million
Australia’s Citadel Group has acquired UK based Wellbeing Software for £103 million. Wellbeing Software specialises in radiology and maternity software solutions that manage patient workflow and data, and the acquisition bolsters Citadel’s strategy to expand into high quality software based recurring revenue streams. The company currently provides pathology and oncology software […]
Interview Series: Dr. Sanji de Sylva, Head of Clinical Adoption, Malaffi HIE
In our latest interview we had the pleasure to talk with Dr. Sanji De Sylva, Head of Clinical Adoption for Malaffi. Malaffi, (an initiative of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi), is a Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform being implemented across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Malaffi is aimed […]
Alzheimer’s Research UK launches global wearables initiative
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a global initiative to revolutionise the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. The programme aims to secure £67m over the first six years to build and trial its diagnostic device on a large scale and analyse data to develop signatures of disease “fingerprints” that can be then detected […]
