The NHS has announced a new partnership with Amazon to make health information available through Amazon Alexa. The aim is to make reliable health information from the NHS website readily available through Amazon’s voice technology platform Alexa. NHS verified information and answers to questions such as ‘how do I treat […]
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HTN Industry View: Delivering the NHSX mission
July marked the official launch of NHSX, a new organisation to oversee digital, data and technology. The organisation recently set its mission to reduce the burden on clinicians and staff, so they can focus on patients, giving people the tools to access information, improve productivity and ensure clinical information can be safely accessed, […]
Data sharing between GP clinical system suppliers on general release
Data sharing between TPP and EMIS Health is now available on general release. The agreement means healthcare professionals can view important patient information across different systems and care settings. It includes data from both GP and community records, providing staff with information such as allergies, medication, problems and consultations, recorded by […]
iPLATO Healthcare targets US expansion
iPLATO has appointed Commonwealth Health Advisors to support its expansion across the United States. Commonwealth Health Advisors won the contract following a competitive pitching process to help the company expand its patient engagement platform. The company has grown rapidly in the UK with its medical app, myGP. The app already has 1 […]
Bradford Teaching Hospitals implements Allocate
Bradford Teaching Hospitals has implemented a new system from Allocate to reduce workforce agency spend. The Trust has implemented Allocate’s 247Time system, to improve visibility of agency staffing needs and practices. The system has delivered a 27% reduction in agency spend in the first 12 months. Allocate’s 247Time provides the Trust with […]
London North West launches new sepsis video
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a new video for parents who attend A&E with their children with a fever or suspected infections. Upon discharge the hospital is showing parents a video on sepsis before being discharged to help create awareness around the possible danger signs. Northwick […]
Case Study: Joining the dots to improve care – Inside North Tees’ adoption of EPMA
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, which employs over 5,600 staff and has a 570-bed capacity, was the first English NHS Trust to deploy the InterSystems’ TrakCare electronic patient record, in 2015. Since then, the Trust has been using TrakCare to help it achieve its digital health ambitions. Having […]
NHS Wales announces digital procurement
The NHS Wales Informatics Service is running a procurement for a Critical Care Information System to replace their current paper process. The Service wants the new system to pull data automatically from the many bedside devices including bedside monitors, ventilators and infusion pumps. A new system will hold data on physical […]
Health Tech Trends Poll: Will your organisation be paperless by 2020?
[interaction id=”5cfe2fa6da580f8c986a126a”] (Note: you may need to close an advert before accessing the poll question above) Earlier in the year HTN launched the 2019 Health Tech Trends Survey sponsored by InterSystems. You can enter the survey at any point up until the end of July and for every survey completed […]
Virtual assistant launched by Moorfields Eye Hospital
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new virtual assistant designed to engage with patients and provide 24/7 answers and information. The virtual assistant, known as the Oriel Assistant, will provide answers to questions from patients, staff and the general public and let them have their say on […]
