eConsult reaches 1,000th GP practice A GP practice in Hertfordshire has become the 1,000th customer to use the online consultation service from eConsult. Dr Murray Ellender, CEO of eConsult said “Successfully launching eConsult in our 1,000th practice is a huge achievement. The introduction of this new service will allow the people of […]
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Children’s Hospice offers virtual reality to help families see inside
A Children’s Hospice in Worcestershire is providing a new 360 degree virtual tour to help families see what it’s like. The technology is helping families see what it is really like in the Hospice and has helped to alleviate any potential worries. The Acorns Children’s Hospice, Worcestershire Health and Care […]
92% clinical staff say record sharing improves patient care
Ninety-two per cent of staff say the MIG from Healthcare Gateway has helped them to improve overall patient care, an independent benefit analysis conducted by NHIS direct with clinical staff using the MIG has found. GP Dr Anita Bloor, Senior Medical Advisor at out-of-hours and urgent primary care provider NEMS, said: “Access to […]
BT signs deal with NHS Blood and Transplant
BT is partnering with NHS Blood and Transplant to help improve communication for the NHS blood donor network. The NHS organisation that looks after blood donation in England and transplant services across the UK will be provided with communication technology to support service improvements for donors. NHS Blood and Transplant currently […]
Imprivata highlights customer success
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, has recognised the success of its recent customer projects, including Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Royal Free London and Milton Keynes University Hospital. The company awards last week highlighted Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a proven ROI. The trust collaborated with Imprivata to […]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ app boosts life-saving research
The King’s Health Partners Cancer Biobank at Guy’s and St Thomas’, in partnership with Focus Games, has launched this week an app to help patients understand the biobank and why their consent is so important. The game is designed to get more patients taking part in life-saving research by explaining patient […]
From infection control at Alder Hey Hospital to Health Tech entrepreneur – an interview with Richard Cooke founder of Hy-genie
Richard Cooke, founder of Hy-genie, is a pretty extraordinary entrepreneur. Retired from his position as the ‘Director of Infection Prevention & Control’ at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Richard is revolutionising hand hygiene compliance across the healthcare system with his tech startup Hy-genie. We recently sat down with him to talk […]
Health Tech Trends Survey: Machine Learning in Healthcare
In the latest report in the HTN Health Tech Trends Series sponsored by InterSystems, we asked healthcare professionals about machine learning. There were two striking details which emerged from this particular survey question; firstly, inline with our survey article from last week, where respondents overwhelmingly thought positively about the potential […]
Patients Know Best integrates medication compliance data
Patients Know Best has partnered with Adherium to integrate the Hailie® and Patients Knows Best® platforms to improve clinician and patient access of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) adherence and usage data. Adherium is a provider of connected respiratory medical devices, with more than 170,000 sold globally. Its Hailie® solution is […]
Southampton doctors use pocket ultrasound
Doctors at University Hospital Southampton NHS FT are the first to use a new ‘pocket’ ultrasound probe which beams scans instantly to an iPhone or iPad. The technology by US company Butterfly Network allows clinicians instant access to imaging in the Children’s Hospital in Southampton. It has been tested by Dr […]
