New technology which helps people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to continue to communicate by creating their own synthetic voice is being offered at Great Western Hospital. MND is a rare, progressive condition which can affect the muscles of the mouth, throat and tongue, leading to problems with speech and […]
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NHS Wales embraces early payment innovation
NHS Wales is embarking on an innovative early payment programme for its suppliers, which will create an additional income stream for the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to reinvest in essential services and help it achieve greater efficiencies through a more effective purchasing process. The organisations, which provide care […]
NHS Digital launches new API Lab
NHS Digital has today announced plans for a new API Lab to be run in partnership with INTEROPencommunity members. By pooling the expertise of developers from both industry and NHS Digital the Lab is expected to accelerate the development of open source APIs designed to improve system integration across the the NHS and […]
New innovation in digital standards to improve child health information
An innovative way to share important information about a child’s health has been launched today and will support the prevention of childhood illness, improve health and wellbeing and involve parents more closely in their children’s care and development. The information standards will make it possible for children to receive appropriate […]
How the telephone can help achieve the GP Forward View
Providing GPs and patients with more efficient ways of communicating is vital if this ambition is to be realised, argues Paul Bensley of X–on According to The King’s Fund, between 2010-11 and 2014-15, telephone contacts with general practice increased by 62.6%, compared to an increase of 13.3% in face-to-face consultations over the […]
Case Study: Bedford Hospital benefits from new Interoperability Solution
The Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (Bedford) serves a population of approximately 270,000 across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas (with a 900,000 catchment for vascular services). Its core local authority populations are Bedford Borough (160,000) and Central Bedfordshire (260,000). The Trust has over 2500 members of staff and is the largest local […]
Interview: What does the future hold for risk stratification and healthcare analytics in the NHS?
One of the principal analysts at South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit talks to Lyn Whitfield, content and strategy director at Highland Marketing, about the evolution of risk stratification in the NHS, and what the future holds for healthcare analytics, in the run-up to this year’s EHI Live. It’s […]
Surgeons on different sides of the world use virtual reality to jointly operate on London patient
An NHS hospital has used Microsoft’s Hololens to virtually bring together surgeons from across the world to operate together on a patient at The Royal London Hospital. For the first time, three surgeons from Mumbai and London simultaneously wore Hololens headsets to appear live in the same hospital operating theatre […]
Free online mental health tool Big White Wall gets a makeover
A free website providing mental health support to people across Fylde and Wyre has been redesigned as it celebrates its 10th birthday. Big White Wall, which is available free of charge to all people with a Fylde and Wyre postcode, has launched a new improved look as part of efforts to […]
Cambio signs national contract with NHS Scotland
Cambio Healthcare Systems has won a Pan European tender to supply a Decision Support (DS) System for NHS Scotland through a national contract with NHS National Services Scotland. The long-term aim is to deploy Cambio’s solution as the national decision support platform which works with clinical and care systems to […]
