Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has achieved a major financial transaction milestone as part of the NHS drive to use GS1 standards to allow every NHS hospital in England to save an average of £3 million annually through improved patient safety, greater regulatory compliance and widespread operational efficiencies. As the largest […]
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How can digital technology support a future NHS? by Tobias Alpsten, CEO, iPLATO
How can digital technology support a future NHS? by Tobias Alpsten, CEO of Health Tech specialist iPLATO (www.iPlato.net) NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens this year unveiled new plans to provide millions of patients with quicker access to health apps. Stevens believes smartphones to be one of the ‘most powerful diagnostic […]
South Devon NHS consortium trials NoemaLife ePrescribing solution
The South Devon consortium of NHS healthcare providers and commissioners, serving around 300,000 people in South West England, has announced a four-week trial of NoemaLife’s electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) solution, Galileo Medication, on mobile and desktop devices for its member organisations. The NHS network’s move embodies the Wachter […]
Partnership aims to save NHS £millions with retail tech
Technology used by retail giants ranging from Tesco to Argos could now save the NHS millions of pounds, as a result of a new partnership between NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and British technology company Virtualstock. NHS SBS, a Department of Health joint venture with Sopra Steria, has already […]
Twitter @nhs launched
NHS England has launched https://twitter.com/nhs A UK first, @NHS will see a different NHS patient or member of its 1.3 million staff become curator each week over a three month pilot and report first hand their experiences of the health service. @NHS curators will have sole control of the account […]
Opinion Piece: Integration for millions of patients: making NHS interoperability whole-system
As sustainability and transformation plans shape the future of care for millions, interoperability must extend to all care settings, writes InterSystems’ David Hancock. The NHS is demanding and proving that true integration is finally about to happen. STP success rests on whole-system interoperability Big changes are happening as the NHS […]
NHS to face rise in cyber-attacks, warn experts
NHS experts have warned of a major growth in cyber-attacks over the next few years, ahead of one of the UK’s largest gathering of healthcare professionals taking place later this month. Thousands of delegates will attend the UK Health Show on 28th September in London’s Olympia, to engage on issues […]
Royal National Orthopaedic and University College London Hospitals announce EHR collaboration
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust (RNOH) and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have announced their upcoming collaboration on Epic’s EHR, which is expected to be rolled-out at RNOH in November of 2025. The roll-out, which follows funding approval from NHS England, will see Epic implemented across […]
Three SMEs awarded for national digital tobacco treatment service
NHS England has shared details of a four-year contract awarded to three suppliers for a national digital tobacco treatment service, providing adult smokers in England with access to digital tobacco dependency apps. The contracts went to three SMEs – Smoke Free, Thrive Tribe and Livewell Southwest – with each reportedly […]
Interview: Kumbi Kariwo, Birmingham Community Healthcare, on utilising Isla for inclusive wound care
HTN sat down with Kumbi Kariwo, equality and inclusion project lead at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, to learn more about her research into wound care in darker skin tones and how this has translated into practice in Birmingham and beyond. Identifying health inequalities On what inspired her to […]
