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Data streams added to Dorset Care Record

The Dorset Care Record has announced a series of new data streams of health and social care records are to be live this week. The new data feeds such as allergy information means that a quarter of the proposed data feeds within the care record will have been successfully integrated. […]

Secondary Care

Safety body warns of risks of partial set up ePMA

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has conducted an independent investigation into patient safety concerns in healthcare that result from problems within the systems and processes in relation to ePMA (electronic prescribing and medicines administration). The report warns poorly implemented ePMA systems can result in potentially fatal medication errors. It […]

Secondary Care

Opinion: Being open to innovation

The creation of NHSX and its commitment to open development could herald a new era of closer collaboration between the health service and software companies, considers David Hancock, healthcare executive advisor at InterSystems. By working in more open and collaborative ways, he believes vendors and the NHS can better deliver […]

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European Space Agency awards contract to Spirit Digital

Spirit Digital has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications and SpaceSolutions contract and funding to develop its digital remote monitoring health platform. The platform provides real-time location-based satellite air quality data, which helps patients with respiratory conditions to monitor their long-term condition and make empowered decisions about how they […]