In an event held this week Leeds City Council presented how Careview, an app is helping reconnect socially isolated individuals with their communities, and refer them to services to improve their health and wellbeing. Following a successful pilot and research stage spanning years, the app has made positive steps to address […]
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Royal Marsden and UCL join with enterprise imaging
Royal Marsden and University College London will use Hyland Healthcare’s enterprise imaging solution to tackle the fragmentation of patient data. The trusts are joining together patient health data and systems to ensure all clinicians have a comprehensive view of the information they need. The need to share and distribute between the […]
Video consultations a success at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is offering video consultations for cardiology patients providing advice to patients following a successful pilot. The service is supported by Q doctor who is delivering the platform for the new video consultation service. Following a three month pilot the Trust said the pilot is receiving […]
AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer
A research team led by investigators from the National Institutes of Health and Global Good has developed a computer algorithm that can analyze digital images of a woman’s cervix and accurately identify precancerous changes that require medical attention. This artificial intelligence (AI) approach, called automated visual evaluation, has the potential […]
Pilot launches to develop NHS Login services
NHS Digital has launched a pilot to support partner services connect and use NHS login. The pilot process is taking place with 5 selected organisations and they will help NHS Digital ensure that NHS login can support future demand and enable a simple, single and consistent way for individuals to prove who […]
HTN 100: NHS Digital, HTN Digital Week, Sensyne Health and Acorns Children’s Hospice
HTN 100 is sponsored by CCube Solutions. To participate and be included in our HTN 100 news in brief every Friday email news@thehtn.co.uk. HTN Digital Week dates announced The dates for HTN Digital Week, an innovative week on health tech have been announced and the series of events will take […]
NHS SBS launches teleradiology reporting services framework
A new framework agreement from NHS Shared Business Services aims to make the use of teleradiology in NHS organisations more effective and efficient. The Teleradiology Reporting Services framework agreement supports the early diagnosis of patients through the swift turnaround of medical imaging scans. Suppliers on the framework agreement can provide […]
PRSB publishes new standard for sharing child health information
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published new standards for recording child health events and for sharing child health information. The standards set out what data on screening tests, immunisations and other developmental milestones should be accessible for parents and professionals to ensure they have the necessary information to make the […]
Lumeon secures $28m funding for US growth
Lumeon, the company behind the care pathway management platform has raised funding to expand its commercial operations, with advice from BKL. The funding from Life Sciences Partners, is one the largest healthcare investment firms in Europe, to grow its US team and customer base. The company will now use the $28 […]
Lincolnshire STP live with capacity and demand dashboards
3 Trusts and 4 CCGs part of Lincolnshire STP are now benefiting from new real-time dashboards for capacity and demand planning. The system is now live following signing a deal with Cambio Healthcare Systems just 3 months ago. The urgent care team has been using data entry screens for roughly a […]
