Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has trialled a powered biopsy device called OnControl that aims to shorten the procedure to take bone marrow biopsies from patients, with trial participants calling the process “much less stressful and painful”. With manual biopsies requiring two passes into the bone to collect liquid and solid material […]
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Study launches to explore AI bone analysis tool for predicting patients’ risk of osteoporosis
A new study led by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust will test an AI bone analysis tool that provides GPs with a patients’ risk of osteoporosis. Designed to be used during routine x-rays, the tool will be examined for its potential to “increase the very low diagnosis rates” […]
NHS vaccination strategy highlights role of digital services, national data record and NHS App in promoting access, uptake and delivery
NHS England has published the new NHS vaccination strategy, highlighting the role of digital services, a national vaccination data record and the NHS App in promoting access, uptake, and delivery. Bringing together all vaccination programmes, the strategy aims to “start a conversation, within integrated care boards (ICBs) and the wider […]
Milton Keynes University Hospital goes live with inicio’s new mPage for jaundice
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) has gone live with a digital tool, hyperbilirubinemia mPage, from inicio health. The tool automates the charting of bilirubin levels, to ensure that graphing is immediate, automatic, and always available for clinical teams. Available as part of the trust’s EPR, it replaces manual charting, removes paper, and is […]
Buckinghamshire Healthcare launches new patient portal via NHS App
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a new patient portal via the NHS App with the aim of supporting patients to keep track of appointments, clinical letters and pre-assessments. Through the portal, patients can confirm and check their appointments, receive and access information such as clinical letters, view discharge summaries […]
Tech to support falls prevention piloted by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has shared how it is using tech to pilot new falls prevention methods with the aim of enhancing its offer to patients and minimising the impact of falls on health, quality of life, and the NHS’s finances. The projects and programmes being piloted […]
South Tees agrees eight-year extension for EPR and ePMA contract
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed an eight-year contract extension with Alcidion for the provision of the trust’s EPR, taking the contract agreement – initially set to expire in 2025 – up to 2033. The trust has been utilising Alcidion’s Miya Precision EPR, which includes the OPENeP ePMA module […]
NHS England December board focuses on operational, financial, digital primary care and Federated Data Platform
The NHS England board met on 5 December to discuss operational and financial performance, to provide an update on the Federated Data Platform, and the role of tech in the delivery of the primary care access recovery plan. During the board’s meeting, Dame Emily Lawson, interim chief operating officer, offered […]
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS pilot informs national guidance for ECGs in mental health
A pilot project from Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust which saw portable ECG devices used to monitor community patients on certain antipsychotic medications during the pandemic, has helped to inform to national guidance around ECGs. Through the pilot project, which spanned three months, patients could place the device […]
Virtual “pill school” launched at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals
Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust, has shared that their ‘pill school’ – designed to help children and young people move from liquid medication to tablets – has been made available virtually, with staff praising how the virtual offering means that young […]
