Health Innovation Manchester has published The Greater Manchester Health and Care Digital Transformation Strategy on behalf of Greater Manchester NHS and social care partners, highlighting five key ambitions to deliver integrated, coordinated care; enable efficient and productive working; empower citizens; understand and act upon population health needs; and accelerate research […]
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Midlands and Lancashire CSU procures £400,000 eating disorder app
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has awarded a contract with a value of £400,000 for an eating disorder app, to charitable organisation First Steps ED. Based in Derby, First Steps ED provides digital support to children who are either waiting for or stepping down from eating disorder treatment from […]
2023 Essential Diagnostics List from WHO published, with inclusion of personal glucose monitoring devices
The World Health Organisation has published its 2023 Essential Diagnostics List (EDL) – an “evidence-based register of in vitro diagnostics (IVD) that supports countries to make national diagnostic choices” – which for the first time incorporates advice on the inclusion of personal use glucose monitoring devices for diabetes. The WHO […]
Patient portal launches today at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s new patient portal is set to launch today, 30 October, providing patients the ability to manage their own hospital appointments from a range of devices at any time. Maidstone is the third hospital trust in Kent and Medway to launch the Patients Know Best […]
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust shares updates ahead of EPR go-live
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland is preparing to go live with its electronic patient record programme, encompass, on 9 November. The trust has been sharing updates and building momentum with regards to the EPR launch over the last few months, referring to the move to […]
Medway NHS FT seeks views on new digital, data and technology strategy
Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking views from the general public about its upcoming Digital, Data and Technology Strategy. With this in mind, the trust has published a short survey, designed to help build an understanding of patient views on digital, data and technology, including how patients use technology to […]
Journal highlights potential of data fusion from wearable devices
An article published in npj digital medicine journal has evaluated the potential for the fusion of data collected from wearables to present “an effective data fusion framework” to contribute to more holistic approach to monitoring health, with the authors highlighting that “combining information from distinct sensor systems enhances the dimensionality […]
Swansea Bay University Health Board on the benefits of Welsh Nursing Care Record, EPMA and Signal
Swansea Bay University Health Board has reported on the outcomes of the Welsh Nursing Care Record (WNCR) and Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) being rolled out across the area, sharing how they are “saving time and improving efficiency, bolstering patient safety and quality of care, and saving money for […]
NHSE shares progress made against digital clinical safety commitments
NHS England has shared an update on the implementation of 2021’s Digital Clinical Safety Strategy, which aimed to improve the safety of digital technologies for health and to identify where technologies can be used as solutions to patient safety challenges, with the update focusing on how technology is being used […]
Focus on GM Care Record, data integration and cloud-based telephony in new five-year-plan from NHS Greater Manchester
NHS Greater Manchester (GM) has launched a five-year plan designed to improve access to primary care services, with digital highlighted as an enabler with roles across all themes set out in the blueprint and key aims around reducing variation in the deployment of digital tools, improving inclusion, training the workforce, and […]
