EMIS, TPP and pharmacy systems Pinnacle PharmOutcomes and Sonar Informatics, are now live with new functionality that provides electronic notifications to inform GPs when one of their patients receives an urgent supply of medicine from a community pharmacy. NHS Digital has announced the go live of the service that ensures a […]
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NHS 111 online hits over 30 million users in 4 months
NHS Digital has highlighted over 30 million people have used digital channels during the pandemic to seek health advice. In mid-March NHS 111 online was used more than 950,000 times a day, 95 times higher than it normally would have been used previously, and 30 million people visited NHS 111 online […]
Patients Know Best integrates with NHS App
Patients Know Best (PKB), a personal health records provider, has now achieved full integration with the NHS App. The company said its ‘All-in-One’ integration with the NHS App will allow patients to directly access their combined dataset from PKB within the NHS App interface. The Patients Know Best solution now supports […]
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust introduces IBM AI virtual agent
The Royal Marsden NHS FT is to introduce an AI virtual agent using IBM Watson to support key workers post lockdown. The technology, ‘Ask Maisie’, will use IBM Watson Assistant to provide key workers access to the latest COVID-19 HR related information, policies and workplace guidance as the country eases lockdown measures. It […]
NHS Digital publishes regional coronavirus dashboard
NHS Digital has published a new regional coronavirus dashboard that includes cases and triage figures published. The data will present the latest available information to highlight trends and changes by location and is updated every day, with data available from 18 March 2020 to three days before the current calendar date. […]
Oxford University and NHS Digital collaborate on risk prediction tool
Oxford University and NHS Digital have developed a risk prediction tool to help identify patients who are at a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. The new model has been developed from data analysis and uses algorithms that could be applied to support GPs and healthcare teams in consultations to […]
NHS strikes deal for Microsoft 365 digital tools
NHSX and NHS Digital have agreed a deal with Microsoft that will see Microsoft 365 digital tools be deployed across the NHS. The deal means NHS organisations will have access to Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Teams which was made available for free in March for 3 months. It builds on […]
NHS Digital publishes dashboard on referrals and bookings using e-RS
NHS Digital and Public Health England for the first time have published summary data on the number of referrals and bookings made using the NHS e-Referral Service. The dashboard shows weekly data on referrals, bookings and appointment slot issues (where no slots are available for booking) performed through e-RS from […]
Mid and South Essex NHS FT launches new remote digital monitoring platform
Mid and South Essex NHS FT has launched a new remote digital monitoring platform as part of a transformation of post-treatment care for patients recovering from cancer. The trust commissioned a portal to support the digital delivery of personalised care packages and for clinicians and GPs to keep track of and communicate with […]
Interview Series: Dr Gurkaran Samra, Clinical Informatician, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
In this edition of our Interview Series we spoke with one of our long-standing judges in the Health Tech Awards, Dr Samra from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. Could you tell me a bit about yourself? I work as a ‘clinical informatician’ within the Health Informatics (HI) team at Blackpool Teaching Hospital […]
