NHS Digital has published guidance to set clear expectations for health and care organisations who want to use cloud services or data offshoring to store patient information. The guidance will ensure that organisations know how to use these solutions safely and securely, especially in the light of the fact that […]
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Fresh debate needed as complexity of spreading NHS innovation laid bare in new report out today
A new report from The King’s Fund, commissioned by six Academic Health and Science Networks, charts the journeys of eight innovations from creation to widespread patient use. The report, published today at http://www.ahsnnetwork.com/kings-fund-report/, examines examples of successful innovations in the NHS and charts their journeys to draw out common themes and […]
NHS supports 138 entrepreneurs design new tech
The NHS has selected 138 entrepreneurs to design and deliver new technological solutions and innovations in healthcare. This includes the appointment of five healthcare scientists, tackling conditions including sickle cell disease and allergic reactions. The Clinical Entrepreneurs Programme, run by NHS England, supports NHS workers to work with, and learn from, […]
Healthcare websites and other non-NHS services to be awarded quality ratings for the first time by CQC
The Department of Health has confirmed that it will grant the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the power to rate even more healthcare services, such as those that offer medical advice and prescriptions from GPs online, so that this becomes the default way that the regulator presents the judgements from its […]
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU secures £14m contract
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 […]
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 […]
Funding announced to drive interoperability between NHS and social care
NHS Digital has announced £1.4m funding for local authorities and their NHS partners to digitise patient discharge from hospital into local authority social care, to help reduce delayed discharges. Applications are now open for local authorities to integrate their systems with at least one of their NHS partners, to create […]
Applications now open for NHS Digital Academy
Applications have opened for NHS digital leaders of the future to train at the NHS Digital Academy. The Academy, delivered by a partnership of Imperial College, Harvard Medical School and The University of Edinburgh, under the guidance of Chief Executive Rachel Dunscombe, Director of Digital for Salford Royal NHS Foundation […]
11 innovations join NHS Innovation Accelerator
A wireless sensor that better detects signs of sepsis in hospital patients, an app to help pregnant women monitor hypertension, and another that directs patients with minor injuries to treatment units with the shortest queues, are among the latest devices and technologies selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA). […]
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust links vital signs monitors with EPR
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust reports saving some 5,800 hours of nursing time since the introduction of vital signs monitoring devices from Welch Allyn, a subsidiary of global medical technology company Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC). Nursing staff are using the Welch Allyn® Connex® monitoring devices across hundreds of beds to capture […]
