Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has selected AGFA HealthCare’s enterprise imaging radiology information system (RIS) to replace existing systems across five sites, with AGFA’s solution to support the full end-to-end medical imaging pathway. The RIS will work alongside the trust’s existing third-party patient administration system, with functionalities […]
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Interview: Martin Sadler, executive director of IT and digital, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
We caught up with Martin Sadler, executive director of information technology and digital at Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, for a chat about some of the trust’s recent digital projects and priorities, including considerations for launching a new hospital; how AI is used in radiology at the trust; and […]
£10k in funding available for innovations impacting patient care in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS has shared an opportunity for innovators to receive up to £10,000 in funding for projects making a positive impact on patient care in the region through the Dr Carl Ellson Clinical Innovation Fund, set up in memory of a local health leader. Applications for suggested projects, […]
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS on tackling health inequalities through virtual hub
Coventry and Warwickshire ICS has shared insight and data around a project aiming to tackle health inequalities by prioritising prevention and increasing access to support, particularly for people with severe mental illness (SMI). The project focused on increasing awareness of information and support for people with SMIs, after the ICS […]
North East London NHS Foundation Trust launches market engagement around ADHD tech
North East London NHS Foundation Trust has published a pre-procurement notice aiming to identify market capabilities and supplier interest for ADHD technologies. In particular the trust seeks to develop a clear understanding for the number of suppliers capable of providing a fully digital diagnostic device for identification of ADHD, with […]
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust selects electronic patient record
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has announced the selection of an electronic patient record across its four sites, with Dedalus’s cloud-ready system ORBIS U chosen for deployment. It is hoped that ORBIS U will support integration across multiple clinical processes, offering a “comprehensive” patient record built on real-time data […]
HTN Now: learnings from virtual wards and where next?
Last week for a HTN Now panel we were joined by Heather Young, virtual ward programme manager at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Christina (Chris) Prada, virtual ward service lead at Northampton General Hospital, to discuss learnings and experiences around virtual wards. Chris explained that Northampton General Hospital is currently […]
NHS National Services Scotland shares strategic framework for 2024-2026, setting out transformation support
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) has published its strategic framework for 2024-2026, setting out the organisation’s vision, values and priorities – namely to enable transformation by supporting the implementation of new solutions, to continually improve services, and to active seek opportunities for collaboration. The framework specifies that a key component […]
DrDoctor moves into mental health with acquisition of personal health record platform Maia
Patient engagement platform DrDoctor has announced the acquisition of Maia from Mindwave Ventures, a personal health record platform custom built for mental health care that allows users to access appointments and triaging as well as documents, care plans, resources, questionnaires and more. The incorporation of Maia’s technology into DrDoctor’s platform […]
HTN Now: combatting ransomware in healthcare with network detection and response technology
A recent HTN Now webinar saw Chad Holmes, security evangelist for healthcare-focused security company Cynerio, deliver a presentation on how healthcare organisations can combat ransomware with network detection and response (NDR) technology. Chad discussed some high-profile cyber attacks and their impacts, the limitations of current defences, and provided insight into […]
