Tens of thousands of new jobs could be created in Britain’s life sciences sector if the Government reforms the market for healthcare innovation, the chief executive of Inhealthcare told the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. Giving evidence to the committee’s inquiry on life sciences and industrial strategy, Bryn […]
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Startup isoshealth launches platform for healthcare practitioners
UK healthcare startup isoshealth launches a new digital platform for private healthcare practitioners enabling dietitians, physiotherapists and psychologists to work together to treat people in a safe and secure environment. “Consumers today are overwhelmed with information. They also don’t know who they can trust. We created isoshealth to give control […]
Ieso Digital Health: 5 ways technology is revolutionising mental health
#1 Big Data is the Big Game Changer in Mental Health: “Big data is really important to us at Ieso and it’s one of the things that really differentiates us and sets us apart. We have developed an invaluable and world-class clinical dataset containing more than 2 million quantifiable, […]
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NICU uses video updates to connect parents and babies
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has celebrated the official launch of vCreate, a web-based application that lets nurses record video updates for parents when they are not able to be by their baby’s cot side. Video workshops were laid on by the technology provider, vCreate, and the Family Integrated […]
Somerset pilot leads to countywide roll-out of ‘lifesaving’ software
Clinicians across Somerset have access to ’lifesaving’ software following successful pilots in Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil District Hospital and Somerset Partnership Mental Health Units and Community Hospitals. The EMIS Web Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Viewer enables authorised healthcare professionals to view GP medical records for the patients they treat, […]
Oxfordshire CCG app to find local health services quickly
Oxfordshire CCG’s free smartphone app quickly signposts people to local health services such as GP practices and pharmacists. ‘Health and Care Oxfordshire’ uses digital mapping to allow people to find their nearest health service, wherever they are in the county. The app highlights the type of injuries or illnesses treated at […]
Tempus ALS lightens the load for paramedics and first responders
Remote Diagnostic Technologies Ltd. (RDT), an innovator in pre-hospital care, has launched its new monitor and defibrillator, the Tempus ALS. Lighter and more focused than existing technologies, the Tempus ALS enables paramedics to carry less and do much more. Its advanced data collection and sharing capabilities offer a clear pathway […]
Wye Valley NHS Trust goes live with IMS MAXIMS electronic patient record system
Staff across Wye Valley NHS Trust’s four hospitals and community facilities now have a single, shared view of their patients’ records following the deployment of their new electronic patient record (EPR) system. The trust’s acute and community patient administration systems and theatre system have been replaced by IMS MAXIMS EPR […]
Servelec HSC has launched a new app suite
Servelec HSC has launched a new mobile app suite to support the mobilisation of healthcare practitioners. Servelec’s RiO mobile apps suite provides users with immediate access to relevant clinical and patient information at their fingertips. With the increasing adoption of smartphone technology in the workplace, RiO mobile presents real opportunities […]
Hospital trusts introduce pioneering digital letters that could save £millions
Four NHS hospital trusts have become the first in England to make the switch to a new digital portal that allows patients to receive and respond to appointment letters digitally – potentially saving the NHS millions in postage costs every year. Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was the first to […]
