A research team at the University of Manchester has shared plans to trial a system designed to support patients living with rheumatoid arthritis to send daily symptoms to their health record. The Remote Monitoring of Rheumatoid Arthritis (REMORA) system enables users to download a symptom tracking app to their smartphone […]
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Primary care sees increase in online/video GP appointments in spring
According to statistics released by NHS England, 1,301,924 GP appointments in April 2024 were classed as video/online, a trend that has increased each month from 172,114 reported video/online consultations in April 2023. 19.8 million were classified as face-to-face; 7.8 million appointments are reported to have happened via telephone; 346,302 were home […]
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals appoints new chief digital transformation officer
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) has announced the appointment of its new chief digital transformation officer on an interim basis, with David Newey joining the team. David brings with him experience from his role as chief information officer at the Royal Marsden, where he was involved […]
Royal Oldham Hospital goes live with digital images for biopsies
The roll-out of digital pathology in Greater Manchester has begun, with the Royal Oldham Hospital becoming the first to use digital images for biopsies, and further plans to see all seven laboratories in the region implement digital pathology by 2025. Allowing traditional glass slides to be scanned in order for […]
Research explores behaviour change techniques for diabetes self-management mobile apps
In a study published in The Lancet, a research team sought to identify which behaviour change techniques work best for diabetes self-management mobile apps, with the findings indicating that self-monitoring of behaviour as a behaviour change technique and taking medication as a target behaviour were both associated with improved metabolic […]
CCube Solutions expands healthcare portfolio with acquisition of Thomson Screening Solutions
Electronic document management system (EDMS) provider CCube Solutions has acquired Thomson Screening Solutions, supplier of child health clinical applications, used by over 40 NHS, healthcare and education providers. The tools are designed to support the efficient delivery of vision and hearing screening, along with supporting health needs, electronic consent, mass immunisation management, […]
AGFA HealthCare signs deal with Alliance Medical to support 120 sites
AGFA HealthCare has signed a deal with Alliance Medical to introduce a suite of cloud based solutions including enterprise imaging, collaboration, workflow, artificial intelligence, and referral tools, to streamline the patient pathway. The programme will start deployment later this year, introducing the solutions across 120 sites for Alliance Medical’s UK […]
Panel discussion: new models of care and pathway transformation
For our latest HTN Now webinar on new models of care and pathway transformation, we were joined by a panel including James Driver, digital innovation manager at BOB ICB; Kalle Conneryd Lundgren, chief operating officer for Livi; and Lyndsey Reeves, UK operations director for Livi. The panel discussed some of […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton launches maternity electronic system
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with electronic system and app Badger Notes with the aim of providing users with “more access to and control” of maternity records during pregnancy. The trust highlights how use of Badger Notes will allow patients to view their […]
Birmingham Community Healthcare shares plans for becoming “more digitally-enabled and information-driven”
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has published its annual plan for 2024/25, with a key priority to become “a more digitally-enabled and information-driven organisation”. Looking firstly at the delivery of safe, high quality care, the trust highlights an overarching aim around “equitable clinical prioritisation, influenced by active use of […]
