Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 15 year contact worth £181m with Epic. Epic will provide the trust with its electronic patient record solution following the business case being approved from the MFT’s Board of Directors earlier this month. The solution will be used across nine hospitals spread […]
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Feature: harnessing the momentum within health tech post-Covid-19
Over the past few weeks, we have heard from many in healthcare who have expressed their observations of the rapid adoption of technology in response to combatting the challenges from Covid-19 and supporting the healthcare system deliver essential new ways of working. In this feature, sponsored by Highland Marketing, we […]
Interview Series: Stephen Slough, CIO across Dorset
In our latest interview series, Angela Sharda speaks to Stephen Slough, CIO at Dorset CCG, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust about his role and how digital health has been impacted by Covid-19. Talk us through why you decided to become a CIO […]
Microsoft Teams used for 90,250 NHS daily meetings
NHS Digital has published numbers on the uptake of Microsoft Teams since we reported on 18th March the platform would be made available for free for three months. Over 15 million messages have been sent in this time, and now almost half a million messages are being sent each day. […]
Contact tracing trialled at three health boards
A pilot has been launched this week to test contact tracing technology at three health boards. The software will be tested in NHS Fife, NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Highland. The pilot is expected to last two weeks, with the expected roll-out to all health boards by the end of May. […]
Interview Series: Suzy Foster, CEO, EMIS Health
In our latest interview in the series we spoke with Suzy Foster, CEO of EMIS Health to find out how the company has responded over the past few weeks and what is coming up for the company over the next 12 months. Can you tell me about yourself and your […]
Northampton General introduces bots to monitor oxygen levels
Northampton General Hospital is utilising Robotic Process Automation technology to help plan the care of COVID-19 patients. Using software robots that replicate typical manual human processes, the tool completes tasks that typically would have required human input. It means staff time can be used elsewhere and the technology can support accurate […]
Opinion: COVID-19 recovery planning, system-level modelling of the demand vs. capacity divide
By Orlando Agrippa, CEO, Draper & Dash. In a matter of weeks, we have catapulted into a typhoon of planning, reconfiguring capacity, building field hospitals, and scrambling for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), as we continue to fight one of the deadliest viruses of our time. Panting, as teams keel over from the first wave, they immediately gather themselves and push on to the […]
Health Education England backs respiratory physiotherapist launch new app
A respiratory physiotherapist at the Royal Free London has launched a new app to help physiotherapists develop skills needed when treating patients with COVID-19. The app launch of oncallbuddy.co.uk is being supported by Health Education England and provides physiotherapists access to training and resources to help them manage COVID-19 positive patients […]
Interview Series: Paul Jones, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
This week we interviewed Paul Jones, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, only days after Paul returned to work following 4 weeks of having Covid-19. We asked Paul about his digital plans for the next few months and years, and spoke about his time since joining the […]
