Chapel Allerton Hospital, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is to conduct a 6 month pilot to test if an artificial intelligence solution can match a consultant surgeon when it comes to deciding if a patient requires knee surgery. The AI solution developed by SerenusAI Ltd, will be trialled with […]
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University Hospital Southampton to roll-out digital appointment portal
Following a successful pilot, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is to roll-out a new online appointment management system. The system, Netcall’s Patient Hub, will enable patients to confirm, rebook or cancel hospital appointments online, allowing the trust to save time and costs. Luke Robinson, Digital Outpatients Programme Director at University Hospital […]
Babylon signs 10 year deal with Rwanda government
Babylon Health has signed a 10 year deal with Rwanda to develop a digital-first approach across the country. It means anyone over the age of 12 will be able to have a consultation with their doctor or nurse through their phone within minutes, as part of the country’s national health […]
First team of judges for Health Tech Awards 2020 announced
HTN is delighted to announce the first team of judges to support the Health Tech Awards 2020 judging process. The innovative Health Tech Awards 2020, supported by CCube Soltuions and Highland Marketing, celebrate great technology and innovation making a difference across health and care. The first team of judges includes: Cindy Fedell, […]
Digital tool to help spot signs of delirium to be rolled out in Greater Manchester
A digital tool to help spot signs of delirium quickly is to be rolled out to two hospitals in Greater Manchester following success in Salford. The digital tool will support all patients aged 65 or over or with a diagnosis of dementia on admission to hospital. It will now be […]
NHS introduces online coronavirus advice tool
A new online tool has be launched to support people get quick, reliable advice about coronavirus, following a surge in enquiries. NHS England said more than 35,000 people used the NHS 111 site in a single day over the weekend to get help and advice and the new online tool has […]
Hospify approved for NHS Apps Library
NHS Digital has approved the Hospify app, a secure, compliant and free-to-use clinical messaging app, for its NHS App Library. Following 12 months of testing the app is now available in the NHS Apps Library to provide a tool for clinical professionals to communicate, without using WhatsApp. The app underwent an assessment process […]
Medway Community Healthcare picks Servelec
Medway Community Healthcare has started to implement Servelec’s Rio, Electronic Patient Record. The EPR system is planned to go live later this year and will utilise Servelec’s Conexes cloud-based interoperability platform to connect and share data between systems and apps. The Integrated Care Provider will use Conexes to allow local trusts to […]
Intechnology announces new people-centred tech project wins
Intechnology has announced a series of new business wins, including a digital service to increase school-age vaccinations across the Humber and a digital service to support anticipatory care at care homes in Northern Ireland. The company behind Inhealthcare and Insmartcities, focuses on transformation and the delivery of people-centred services that span health and social […]
Middlesex Uni invests in VR to train student nurses
Middlesex University has opted to use virtual reality headsets from Oxford Medical Simulation to recreate real-life scenarios that nurses would face. The software recreate scenarios in a digital environment to help train and develop nurses. There are 20 different scenarios, including patients who have difficulty breathing, diabetes, COPD and severe allergies. […]
