NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit has been appointed to provide both corporate and GP IT services on behalf of seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Essex. The service will fall into two areas: corporate IT support including strategic planning and operational delivery; and GP IT […]
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NHS Digital encourages additional information to be shared
Every four seconds a health or care professional accesses a patient’s Summary Care Record (SCR), which contains important details from GP medical records, such as their medication, allergies and adverse reactions, to support care. NHS Digital said “additional information, including long-term health conditions, medical history and immunisations can also be […]
HTN December 2017 Newsletter
Here we highlight the news we brought you this month: In December we reported Devon Doctors, which provides primary care across the county, and Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight have successfully joined the HSCN in the past month. People across Devon and Cornwall can now download a […]
Our most-read news of 2017
It was a fantastic year for us, we covered 389 stories over the year and increased our network to over 9,000! Thank you to everyone who has followed us and here we cover our most-read for the past 12 months: January Leicester’s Hospitals successfully deployed a new electronic patient […]
Electronic prescribing to be piloted in integrated urgent care
NHS Digital has launched a pilot use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in selected integrated urgent care settings. This will mean that patients seeking care out of hours or in urgent care settings can have their prescriptions sent directly to a pharmacy of their choice, rather than relying on paper prescriptions. The service will […]
New NHS app for Devon and Cornwall will help people spend less time waiting for health services
People across Devon and Cornwall can now download a free app which gives them information about waiting and travel times for their local urgent NHS services. The app, NHSquicker, shows up-to-date waiting times for local emergency departments (A&Es) and minor injuries units, based on the user’s location. It also shows […]
Alder Hey launches children’s hospital app
A new approach to children’s stay in hospital has been launched that will help Alder Hey improve patient care at its facility and across the NHS. Created by Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Alder Hey Children’s Charity in partnership with leading digital studio ustwo and designed with the help of […]
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust electronic outcomes project commended
Lord Patrick Carter of Coles, who was charged by the Government in 2016 with helping to improve efficiency in the NHS, has commended Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust’s implementation of a digital appointment outcomes project designed to replace paper outcome forms and improve clinic efficiency. He visited Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust […]
Launch of secure messaging App for Hospitals
A new app, Hospify has launched to support real-time messaging between clinicians, support staff and patients. Until now, use of WhatsApp has been rife in healthcare – despite the fact that the consumer app isn’t designed to meet strict patient data protection requirements. Its popularity is due to the convenience of […]
More organisations connect to Health and Social Care Network
The first primary care provider and third sector organisation have successfully connected to the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN). Devon Doctors, which provides primary care across the county, and Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight have successfully joined the HSCN in the past month. HSCN has […]
