The MySunrise App has gone live, a free resource developed by the Oncology team at Royal Cornwall Hospital to support patients and their families right from diagnosis, providing information specific to their local cancer centre – The Sunrise Centre – as well as providing regional and national links to cancer […]
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Microtest wins over 100 new GP practices in Wales
111 GP surgeries in Wales have chosen Microtest as their clinical IT system supplier, following presentations across the country over a three – month period. Almost two thirds of EMIS Health practices in Wales have elected to migrate to Microtest Open Evolution, as well as some practices which currently use […]
Embrace “full automation” to release “time to care” in the NHS and social care, says top surgeon, Lord Darzi
The NHS could free up frontline time worth up to £12.5 billion a year, almost 10 per cent of its annual running cost, by investing in a far-reaching programme of automation, a report to be published later this month will say. A further £6 billion productivity gain could be realised […]
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust launches project with Healthy.io
An innovative digital home testing kit for patients with kidney conditions, has been launched by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Healthy.io. The test project will, for the first time in the UK, enable a group of patients to do regular urine tests at home using their smartphone […]
New electronic patient record to help Countess drive safer digital care
The Countess of Chester Hospital is moving away from paper-based notes by updating its electronic patient record (EPR) system as part of its commitment to providing safe, kind and effective care in the digital era. The Countess has agreed a 15-year deal with healthcare IT providers Cerner for the new […]
GPs urged to make most of cancer screening dashboard
GPs and health organisations are being urged to help to improve rates of potentially lifesaving cervical screening by making the most of an innovative online data tool. The interactive data dashboard provides in-depth information on screening levels and shows where they could be improved. It was launched a year ago […]
Novosco wins seven year contract with Cambridge University Hospitals
Managed cloud provider Novosco has been awarded the contract to manage IT infrastructure and support services for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust runs Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie maternity hospital and is one of the largest and most digitised Trusts in the UK. CUH is one of the […]
Anxiety UK partners with Videodoc to launch online app therapy
Anxiety UK, the UK’s leading anxiety, stress and anxiety-based depression charity, has partnered with videoDoc, online doctor service and digital health technology providers, to develop an online therapy platform and mobile app to amplify the digital reach of the charity’s network of registered UK therapists. The new service, “DOTS” (Digital […]
Creavo begins 60 patient Brugada syndrome study at St George’s
Creavo Medical Technologies (Creavo) has announced the start of a new study at St George’s, University of London, led by Dr Elijah Behr. The study will assess if Creavo’s magnetocardiography (MCG) device can identify Brugada syndrome (BrS) in patients, then use this information to classify a group at risk of sudden […]
New funding to digitise information flow between adult social care and health settings
Local authorities, residential and domiciliary adult social care providers, researchers, academic organisations working in partnership with health organisations are being invited to apply for new funding to enable better sharing of social care and clinical information and data. The NHS Digital funding, split into three streams, is designed to support […]
