EMIS Group has revealed plans today for what the company terms a ‘next generation of connected healthcare technology’ platform. EMIS has announced EMIS-X, a new cloud-based solution that seamlessly links different healthcare teams and systems. It will be an upgrade to EMIS Web, the clinical system used by 56% of GPs, […]
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HTN 100: Genmed, Bon Secours picks IMS MAXIMS, Virtualstock and UHMB Information Sharing Gateway
Genmed posts revenues of £38.6m Genmed, a specialist provider of vendor neutral managed services, has announced revenues of £38.6 million demonstrating continued uptake of vendor neutral managed services in the NHS. The company increased its revenue by 19% year on year from £32.4 million to £38.6 million. Since 2014, Genmed’s revenues have grown […]
Regional funding announced for electronic prescribing
13 trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78 million to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to improve patient safety. The Trusts awarded funding as part of the first regional allocations are: NHS trust Funding Bolton NHS Foundation Trust £1,020,000 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust […]
NHS Digital launches new National Record Locator Service
NHS Digital has launched the National Record Locator Service to enable triage personnel such as mental health nurses and paramedics, who are called to a patient in distress, to find out whether a patient they are treating has a mental health crisis plan. The service has been launched in beta […]
Kettering General Hospital picks Ingenica Solutions
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Ingenica Solutions as its new inventory management solution provider. The project will see the implementation of Ingenica Solutions’ 360 IM across the entire trust to track and trace inventory to the patient level; understanding what products have been used, when, where, and on […]
New Zealand Health Board shows real-time waiting times via patient app
Counties Manukau Health in New Zealand is trialling a digital information system to help patients receive the right care for them. A screen in Middlemore Hospital ED and a free smartphone app show patients real-time information comparing the total waiting and treatment times for urgent care (not emergency care) within […]
400 GP Practices consultation data made available in new dashboard
Information from 400 GP practices and 20 million consultations has been analysed and made available in the form of a new digital dashboard. Developed by Greater Manchester Connected Health City (GM CHC) researchers at The University of Manchester with Public Health England, the National Antibiotic Prescribing Dashboard allows a range […]
New mum and baby app launched
North West London NHS has launched a new mum and baby app – a personal guide for pregnancy, birth and beyond. The app was developed by mums, midwives and doctors in North West London and charity CW+ to provide women with a single source of trusted NHS information for all […]
Alder Hey to digitise patient records with Wellbeing Software
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Wellbeing Software to remove its paper based processes across its services. Alder Hey is implementing the Stratus platform, to scan and replace paper records, making them available alongside other sources of integrated clinical data via the intuitive clinician’s interface. Chris Yeowart, Director […]
Draper & Dash launches multi sector Global 2018 Data Analytics Challenge
Draper & Dash has launched a multi sector Global 2018 Data Analytics Challenge giving data scientists, analysts, developers and BI teams a chance to win up to $7,000 for showcasing their work. Draper & Dash (D&D) is a London based AI and Machine learning, predictive data and analytics company. […]
