Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust has opened the procurement process for a new electronic patient record (EPR). Set to replace an in-house system developed over 15 years, the trust is seeking a supplier of a new EPR system and the associated maintenance and support services. The trust […]
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A closer look at the new NHSX mental health digital playbook
NHSX launched its new ‘mental health digital playbook’ earlier this week, to provide the NHS with real-world examples of how to “use digital ways of working” to “improve outcomes for patients”. Earlier this year, NHSX also released an eye care digital playbook, a resource for eye care specialists seeking to […]
Video: Digital programmes and learnings from the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
On the first day of HTN Now June, we were joined by Gavin Newman, Digital Programme Manager from the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH), based in Birmingham. The session was focused on discussing paperless transformation and lessons, based on the experiences from one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. […]
Feature: Civica moving to the cloud
It’s been an eventful year for Civica who, as well as moving many of their software solutions to the cloud, have also hit the headlines for new partnerships with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – which chose the company’s Cito cloud software for integration with its Electronic Health […]
Boots launches online doctor services
Boots, the high street pharmacy, has launched an online service. The online platform provides advice and services for a range of conditions from family planning, skin conditions and cystitis to hair loss. The company said users can register for the service online by completing an online consultation form, and should […]
Digital sexual health: secure messaging helpline expanding into sexual health services
The Digital Health Transformation Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is rolling out a secure healthcare messaging system to sexual health services at trusts across the country. ChatHealth, which acts as a direct messaging helpline between patients and healthcare staff, enables people to get quick and easy access to confidential […]
Digital midwife develops innovative new maternity emergency system
A midwife at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is developing a new allocation system for use in the event of an emergency on its maternity unit. The digital midwife, Caroline Lacy, is building the system – known as an ‘Emergency Role Allocation (ERA) System’ – to help clinicians declare emergencies and […]
New NHS hospital prescriptions data available for COVID-19 researchers
NHSX and NHS Digital have announced that a new data resource for secondary care prescriptions is now available to COVID-19 researchers. The data collection focuses on medicines that are prescribed and administered in hospitals – providing daily information harvested from electronic prescription and administration systems at secondary care NHS trusts […]
Sunderland City Council connects to Great North Care Record
Sunderland City Council is the first local authority in the North East and North Cumbria area to connect to the health information exchange across the region. 400 GP practices, five NHS trusts and the North East Ambulance Service are connected to the system, with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust being […]
Radar Healthcare achieves compliance with national Patient Safety Incident Management system
A new national Patient Safety Incident Management system (PSIMS) is planned to be introduced in Spring 2021. Ahead of the launch of the system, Radar Healthcare has passed compliance testing with NHS Improvement. The new system from NHS Improvement will be introduced to replace the current National Reporting and Learning […]
