Care homes across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire will for the first time be able to share digital records, following an approved grant from NHS Digital. The project will see the roll-out of the digital record system, Connecting Care, to care homes across the region to share records with hospitals, […]
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Feature: Driving health IT ROI with an electronic performance support system
Evidence is mounting that the training staff receive on major healthcare IT systems impacts on their deployment and adoption. Yet traditional classroom and e-learning won’t always provide what is needed. NHS organisations can improve the operational efficiency of their training efforts and increase end-user proficiency by adopting an electronic performance […]
Manchester Mental Health VR study to tackle social anxiety
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is working on a study called gameChange, using VR to support people with psychosis to feel less anxious in every day situations. The study aims to explore if virtual reality could be game changing in the treatment of social anxiety. Led by The University […]
HTN People and Partnership Awards 2020 meet the winners
In this article we cover the winners of the awards and highlight their projects and link to resources for further information. You can read about the awards evening on Twitter @health1tech or using #HTNDigitalWeek. To read about some of the projects that entered the awards, you can view the finalists here […]
NHS Digital moves national services to the cloud
NHS Digital has moved the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) and the NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) to the cloud. The NHS 111 Directory of Services handles over 16 million searches each year to support clinicians, call handlers, commissioners and patients by providing information about appropriate alternative services and clinicians, across […]
North Bristol partners with Bristol Robotics Laboratory
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) have announced a partnership to explore the development of robotics to enhance patient care. Professor Praminda Caleb-Solly, leading research in Assistive Robotics and Intelligent Health Technologies at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, […]
RCGP launches LGBT e-learning suite for doctors
The Royal College of GPs, in partnership with the Government Equalities Office (GEO) has launched a suite of e-learning resources to support GPs and other healthcare professionals to deliver the best possible care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) patients. Professor Martin Marshall, Chair of the RCGP “GPs are […]
HTN Digital Week: Day five in review
HTN Digital Week Day Five: Friday 24th January 2020 As HTN Digital week draws to a close, we reflect on day five now the final three webinars have taken place and what an excellent way to end a hugely successful week. Once again, a huge thank you to all our presenters […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals tech helps reconstruct a mummy’s vocal tract
Ever wanted to hear the sound of an Egyptian mummy? The Radiology team and CT scanners at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have supported scientists to replicate the sound of a mummy, Nesyamun, 3,000 years on. Using precise measurements taken using detailed Computed Tomography (CT) scanning of the mummy, the […]
HTN Digital Week: Day four in review
HTN Digital Week Day Four: Thursday 23rd January 2020 Day Four of HTN Digital Week saw another 3 excellent webinars on the back of the HTN People and Partnership Awards on Wednesday night. Below, we have Chris Reynolds who presented first on ‘overcoming organisational barriers’. Followed by a presentation from Graham […]
