GP practices across Hull and East Riding will be open as usual on Monday. However many are still bringing their IT and clinical systems back on-line following the cyber-attack, which took place on Friday 12 May 2017 and affected many organisations around the world. Some practices will not yet have […]
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IT systems back up and running at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has announced in the past hour its IT systems are backup and running following the international cyber-attack. The Trust has advised staff that they can now use their laptop and desktop devices and their record keeping and e-mail systems are working as normal. The Trust […]
NHS Trusts hit by ransomware attack
A number of NHS organisations have reported to NHS Digital that they have been affected by a ransomware attack. The investigation is at an early stage and is believed the malware variant is Wanna Decryptor. This attack was not specifically targeted at the NHS and is affecting organisations from across […]
Brighton & Hove CCG reduce the strain on A&E
Brighton & Hove CCG reduce the strain on A&E by promoting realtime, localised information about alternatives to A&E for non-urgent conditions The “Great Choices Make Heroes” campaign was designed to encourage public understanding and awareness of urgent care alternatives to A&E for non-emergency conditions. Working in partnership with a specialist […]
A new Dashboard IT system is helping staff at the James Paget University Hospital
A new IT system is helping staff care for patients at the James Paget University Hospital – thanks to funds raised by a local music festival held in memory of a young woman who died from cancer. Development of the new ‘dashboard’ system at the Sandra Chapman Centre has been […]
SSSFT and BI company announce development partnership
South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (SSSFT) has invested in Connexica’s business intelligence solution, CXAIR, to transform reporting and data insight within the Trust. The partnership will see the two Staffordshire-based organisations work in partnership to roll out a phased approach to improve and streamline data analysis and […]
Corporation Pop receive funding from Nominet Trust for augmented reality hospital app
Nominet Trust has awarded Corporation Pop £50,000 through its seventh round of Social Tech Seed funding. The award will enable the Manchester-based digital agency to further develop their Patient’s Virtual Guide, an innovative mobile app that accompanies child patients through the hospital system, improving the patient experience by providing relevant […]
People living with diabetes benefit from watching films online
A pilot service-evaluation study, undertaken by Swansea University, has shown that watching short health information films online helps people living with type 2 diabetes reduce their HbA1c – an established marker of diabetes control. The report, to be published in the May issue of the international journal Primary Care Diabetes, […]
Surrey to provide integrated care for over 1 million patients
Four CCGs in Surrey will start rolling-out Patients Know Best (PKB) records for integrated care for 1.03 million people across the area. All GP practices, Hospital staff of four NHS Trusts, Community and Mental Health Services health and social care staff in four Surrey CCGs will use PKB to see […]
New video clinic for cancer patients
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is piloting a telemedicine video clinic to help cancer patients. The telemedicine initiative is part of a clinical trial looking at treatment for myeloma cancer (cancer of the bone marrow.) The telemedicine pilot is running for 12 weeks and allows our patients to attend […]
