Digital Health

2 October 2024

Why the NHS needs a transparency revolution after Darzi

Openness around quality and outcomes on a scale like never before is needed to understand and solve problems, prevent harm

1 May 2024

HIMSS EMRAM: Enovacom’s expert guide

The HIMSS EMRAM (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model) certification is an internationally recognised quality label that demonstrates a healthcare organisation's

27 March 2024

Driving healthcare innovation with both patients and the planet at heart

The NHS Long Term Plan seeks to mainstream digitally-enabled care across all areas of the NHS. Not only will this

12 January 2024

Industry Spotlight: Jon Pickering, Mizaic CEO

The NHS is a tough environment for all suppliers at the moment - but for Mizaic CEO Jon Pickering, 2024

13 December 2023

Special Report: Medicines Management

Digitisation is crucial to driving productivity in medicines management - and the ‘system view’ provided by integrated care systems is

22 November 2023

Special Report: Interoperability

Is it time to stop reaching for interoperability and start thinking instead about "intelligent decision making"? Jennifer Trueland reports.

17 November 2023

Building The Economic Case For An NHS EDMS: a guide to financial modelling

EDMS deployment is not for the faint hearted but the rewards can be immense. Armed with a strong economic case,

27 October 2023

Special Report: Virtual Care

The hospital-at-home model is a potentially transformative means of delivering healthcare at a time of mounting pressure on traditional services.

11 October 2023

Special Report: Cloud

The NHS is transitioning to cloud with an estimated 15-20% of trusts now hosting something off-site. The pace of adoption

26 July 2023

Special Report: AI & Data

A new £21 million investment in AI aims to modernise NHS diagnostics and improve wait times. But does the funding

10 July 2023

How unlocking the data secrets of our health past, could shape the NHS’ future

Ted Reynolds, Head of Healthcare for Restore Digital, explores the role data derived from archived patient records could play in

30 June 2023

Finland’s largest central hospital takes giant leap in patient monitoring technology

The brand-new state-of-the-art Nova Hospital in central Finland was completed in 2021. Its aim to adopt innovative technology specifically in

21 June 2023

Special Report: Imaging

The regionalisation of NHS imaging services facilitated by the cloud is a promising stepping-stone towards more integrated care. AI's potential,

14 June 2023

Digitisation of NHS prescriptions using E-Sign secure technology for National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA)

The trade body for the clinical homecare industry, NCHA, put out a tender for a single, standardised digital solution to

7 June 2023

Special Report: Electronic Document Management

Electronic document management is no longer about 'going paperless'. It is viewed increasingly as part of a much broader digital

2 June 2023

Global Population Health Summit Took Place in New York

New York, USA: The Global Population Health Summit - GPHS, recently took place in New York City, with an aim

16 May 2023

Industry Spotlight: Stephen McMillan and Charlotte James, Philips UKI

Stephen McMillan, solutions leader at Philips UKI, and Charlotte James, business manager CT, AMI, and radiation oncology talk to Jennifer

6 April 2023

Industry Spotlight: Jon Pickering, CEO Mizaic, formerly IMMJ Systems

It is the people around great technology who make the "magic" happen says Jon Pickering - a belief that's shaped

3 April 2023

What to expect from EPR transitions in 2023 and beyond

Electronic Patient Records (EPR) are essential to delivering more joined up and integrated care. NHS England’s stated aim is for

31 March 2023

Special Report: Remote Monitoring

Enshrined in healthcare policy across the UK, this is an exciting time for remote monitoring. But is its potential being

30 March 2023

Robust infrastructure is key to delivering digital change for the NHS

At its core, the NHS is made by the people who work within it, helping to keep things going just

28 March 2023

Industry Spotlight: Chad Holmes, Security Evangelist, Cynerio

NHS trusts should seize the opportunity to escape the shadow of WannaCry, boost their cybersecurity and onboard new devices with

23 March 2023

Industry Spotlight: Stuart Watkins, Strategy Manager for Health at Crown Commercial Service

Innovative technology procurement has a 'critical' role to play in patient care, says Stuart Watkins. At Crown Commercial Service, he

10 March 2023

Industry Spotlight: Piyush Mahapatra, director of innovation at Open Medical

Piyush Mahapatra has always wanted to fix things. That's why he became a surgeon - and it's also why he

1 March 2023

A healthy balance: how can partners help shape your 2023?

Today, the UK healthcare system finds itself in a balance of its own. On one side of the scales there

28 February 2023

In these hard times we should accelerate digital transformation, not put it on hold

Healthcare professionals are working flat out to provide care – which makes it the ‘perfect’ time to digitally transform services,

17 February 2023

Special Report: Shared Care Records

Are health services which were slow to develop a shared care record now showing the way ahead? Jennifer Trueland reports

22 December 2022

Accelerating digital transformation in health and social care with iPad

Using Apple technology, combined with healthcare-specific apps and value-added services, Academia help deliver on some of the most important outcomes

16 December 2022

Industry Spotlight: Esther Gathogo, Senior Performance Improvement Leader, Oracle Health

Curiosity and the desire to make a difference have always been guiding forces for Esther Gathogo. At Oracle Health, she

16 December 2022

Enhancing one of the oldest shared care records: the Care and Health Information Exchange extends into care homes

Covid-19 gave new urgency to the need for fast, secure access to medical records across health and social care boundaries.

30 November 2022

Special Report: Interoperability

The conversation on interoperability has shifted. It is no longer discussed as a technology problem, but rather as a complex

29 November 2022

How a population data set and predictive risk analytics underpinned Wirral’s social media health campaign

Healthy Wirral Partners used Oracle Cerner’s vast population data set and predictive risk capabilities to encourage vaccination uptake among people

18 November 2022

Population health in action: a Primary Care Network approach to health inequalities

North Lewisham Primary Care Network has developed an innovative programme which uses the power of data to focus resources towards

17 November 2022

Inhealthcare: Redefining healthcare with digital technologies

The way we deliver healthcare in the UK must change. Nearly one in eight people are awaiting NHS treatment. Increasingly,

4 November 2022

Trust’s cloud-based digital solution boosts their elective surgical backlog recovery

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust harnessed the power of digital transformation with Pathpoint SurgiCare, an end-to-end clinical workflow solution, to

3 November 2022

Special Report: Medicines Management

Getting the right medicine to the right patient at the right time has long been considered an area in which

26 October 2022

Special Report: Cloud

Millions of people across the globe use the cloud in their everyday life but what benefits could it bring to

18 October 2022

How Mid and South Essex ICS have created a single waiting list to help speed up elective recovery

To help alleviate NHS backlogs, Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) partnered up with Insource to create a

29 September 2022

How clinical decision support is helping a London Trust in the post-pandemic world

This case study explores how Wolters Kluwer’s clinical decision support system, UpToDate, is being used by Barking, Havering and Redbridge

22 September 2022

Industry Spotlight: Wendy Marshall, director for UK new business, Oracle Cerner

As the youngest ward sister and the only female sister of colour in her hospital, Wendy Marshall had to overcome

15 September 2022

Mind The Gap – How to Effectively Bridge the Divide Between Paper and Digital

The National Health Service is on a journey to embrace digital health, which is key to its strategy as it

13 September 2022

Qure for Sure: The definitive guide to implementing AI in your NHS Trust

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is redefining precision diagnostics and early detection of multiple diseases, including cancer, neuro-critical conditions, cardiovascular myopathy, and

24 August 2022

Special Report: Data Security

With technology changing the way health related information is stored, the importance of having good data security has never been

9 August 2022

Industry Spotlight: Jurgita Kaubryte, senior data scientist at Oracle Cerner

When Jurgita Kaubryte spotted a job bringing together her passion for healthcare and mathematics, she seized the opportunity. Now she's

5 August 2022

Data Saves Lives: the importance of a complete, accurate data foundation

Sam Elliott, CEO of Insource Limited explains the importance of a complete and accurate data foundation if the Data Saves

3 August 2022

Industry Spotlight: Mark Fewster, chief product officer with Radar Healthcare

Achieving LFPSE (Learn from Patient Safety Events) compliance is more than just meeting targets – the real driver is transforming

26 July 2022

Industry Spotlight: Paul Martin and Manuel Reyes, Cognizant

In our latest Industry Spotlight, Lizzie Cernick speaks to Paul Martin and Manuel Reyes from Cognizant about what sets the

20 July 2022

Special Report: Imaging

With investment being awarded to digitise diagnostics across the NHS in England, Jennifer Trueland explores what impact this will have

8 July 2022

Industry Spotlight: Bryn Sage, chief executive at Inhealthcare

Remote patient monitoring went from marginal to mainstream in the Covid-19 pandemic. In this Industry Spotlight, Vivienne Raper talks to

8 July 2022

Special Report: AI and Data

In the post-pandemic world, the onus seems to be on the artificial intelligence (AI) to carry the healthcare sector forward.

24 June 2022

Addressing weak passwords in order to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation

Find out how Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust turned to Specops Password Policy to address its weak password

10 June 2022

Digitising the children’s neurodiversity pathway to support families

After recent figures revealed that families are having to wait up to five years for an NHS Autism assessment, Health

9 June 2022

Industry Spotlight: Harry Lykostratis, founder and managing director, Open Medical

When orthopaedic doctor Harry Lykostratis spotted a problem in his department, it was natural he turned to digitisation to solve

1 June 2022

Interoperability with open standards: let’s kindle a discussion about FHIR

The future of healthcare systems may be open, but how are we going to get there? asks Vivek Krishnan, chief

26 May 2022

Special Report: Document Management

For many NHS trusts, electronic document management systems are a way to free up space and help improve patient pathways,

20 May 2022

Industry Spotlight: Tim James, nursing executive, Cerner

Tim James is a nursing executive with Cerner. He has many years of experience as a paediatric nurse working in

6 May 2022

Preventing relapse after cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with personalised smart messaging

Dr Sam Malins has led a number of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) group programmes for people who have experienced cancer

27 April 2022

A roadmap to enterprise imaging in the cloud

Cloud has often been billed as a transformative piece of technology in healthcare. This white paper,created by Signify Research and

22 April 2022

Special Report: Integrated Care

Integrated care systems (ICSs) are likely to acquire statutory footing at some point in 2022. Maja Dragovic looks at how

12 April 2022

An investigation into the state of passwords

Attacks on passwords are on the rise so what exactly makes them specifically vulnerable? This white paper from Specops Software

25 March 2022

Special Report: Virtual Care

The coronavirus pandemic has changed many aspects of everyday life, including healthcare. In this Digital Health Special Report, Andrea Downey,

22 March 2022

Building Clinical Decision Support into the heart of the EPR

The introduction of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) technology is a key part of the NHS's digital transformation, helping to dramatically

18 February 2022

Special Report: Shared care records

As we head towards integrated care systems (ICSs) gaining statutory status, Claire Read investigates what this means for shared care

11 February 2022

Virtual care platforms lead the way for the evolving healthcare system

Find out why Visiba Care believes virtual care platforms are lead the way for the ever-evolving digital healthcare system.

24 January 2022

Why North Tees and Hartlepool turned to Yellowfin for help with reporting hospital data

After becoming North Tees and Hartlepool’s new business intelligence (BI) vendor in 2019, find out how Yellowfin has helped the

22 December 2021

Driving the Covid-19 rebound in healthcare

This health sector-focused report was put together by Virgin Media Business and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr)

17 December 2021

Special Report: Interoperability

With the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) vowing to help improve interoperability in healthcare, Jennifer Trueland investigates what impact

10 December 2021

Special Report: Integrated Care

All parts of England have been covered by an Integrated Care System (ICS) since April 2021. Vivienne Raper investigates what

6 December 2021

Healthy Wirral Partners adopt data science to inform winter planning

This case study explores how during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and to prepare for Winter 2020, Healthy

30 November 2021

Why you should get your applications for the AWS’ UK healthcare accelerator programme before the deadline

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the healthcare system in the UK saw an increased adoption of digitally-enabled, secure, and compliant healthcare

24 November 2021

Roundtable: What challenges are now emerging from the rapid digital progress in the early stages of the pandemic?

A Digital Health virtual roundtable explored the challenges emerging from the digital progress seen following the pandemic.

15 November 2021

How Healthy Wirral Partners made the most of Cerner’s HealtheIntent platform

This case study explores how Healthy Wirral Partners and local clinical pharmacists made the most of Cerner’s HealtheIntent platform and

1 November 2021

Through the looking glass: The future of healthcare delivery in focus

With the technology landscape constantly evolving, this white paper from Thoughtworks explores what this means for the healthcare sector and

27 October 2021

Industry Spotlight: Ryan Irwin, senior health network strategy executive, Cerner

Ryan Irwin's career trajectory has rocketed from martial artist to NHS director. Now working for Cerner, he uses population-wide data

26 October 2021

Visionable & SameYou announce partnership to improve & innovate brain rehabilitation and recovery

Visionable has partnered with SameYou, Emilia Clarke's charity that helps to increase and improve neurorehabilitation provision for brain injury survivors,

22 September 2021

Special Report: Cloud First

As we moved towards a more joined up NHS, does cloud technology hold the key to better access to patient

6 September 2021

Industry Spotlight: Erkan Akyuz, chief executive at Lyniate

In our next Industry Spotlight, Maja Dragovic speaks to Erkan Akyuz, chief executive at Lyniate, about the company's mission to

27 August 2021

Special Report: Imaging AI

During Covid-19, NHSX set up an initiative to support innovation in imaging AI, but has it made a difference? Vivienne

17 August 2021

Special Report: Medicines Management

With Covid-19 forcing many clinicians to rethink the way they work, Jennifer Trueland investigates what role medicines management technology can

5 August 2021

Five forces for the future: reimagining healthcare in a post-Covid-19 world

This case study examines how the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed cracks in the way systems deliver healthcare

23 July 2021

Industry Spotlight: Patience Chinwadzimba, senior nursing executive, Cerner

In our latest Industry Spotlight, Vivienne Raper spoke to Cerner's senior nursing executive, Patience Chinwadzimba, about what she feels lies

19 July 2021

NHS Confederation Conference: How digitisation can support existing care provision and the future of GP services

In an exclusive piece for Digital Health, Visiba Care's UK manager, Tina Marshall, reflects on last month's NHS Confederation conference

15 July 2021

Industry Spotlight: Trey Lauderdale, Hillrom

Purging the pager in healthcare has been a long-term goal for many organisations across the globe. Jennifer Trueland spoke to

7 July 2021

Special Report: Enterprise Imaging

Having a good imaging enterprise imaging system in place can help contribute to having the fullest picture of a patient

6 July 2021

HL7 FHIR: everything you need to know

The interoperability standard HL7 format has evolved over the years which has led to the FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)

1 July 2021

Reinventing interoperability: why now is the time to put the brakes on business as usual

The interoperability landscape is more complex than ever and this guide from Lyniate explores why now is the time to

17 June 2021

Special Report: AI and Data

With the pandemic shifting views on AI and data use across industries, Maja Dragovic investigates how much those views have

15 June 2021

Liberate to Innovate: Learning from the pandemic – the behaviours that will deliver NHS digital transformation

The speed and ingenuity of the NHS’s response to Covid-19 presents a unique opportunity to understand how successful digital transformation

11 June 2021

Industry Spotlight: Tina Marshall, Visiba Care

Digitising patient pathways could help reduce the number of trips people have to make to different healthcare settings. Jennifer Trueland

7 June 2021

Special Report: Electronic Document Management

Covid-19 has thrown a spotlight on digital maturity. As Vivienne Raper reports, many trusts last year have changed priorities or

2 June 2021

The UK’s healthcare thought leadership to be showcased at #HIMSS21Europe

Digital health experts from the UK will join the debate on how healthcare can evolve beyond Covid-19. Healthcare experts from

27 May 2021

Roundtable: How could Covid-driven digital change permanently improve health and social care in the UK?

A year after the first Covid cases were detected in the UK, a virtual roundtable event discussed the progress already

21 May 2021

Industry Spotlight: Rhonda Collins, Vocera

While working as a hospital chief nurse, and trying to understand why a digital project was proving challenging, Rhonda Collins

27 April 2021

How Inhealthcare’s Oximetry @ Home service is expanding across southern England

Inhealthcare’s Oximetry @ Home service is now being deployed across southern England, allowing healthcare teams to monitor symptoms remotely and

14 April 2021

Industry Spotlight: Greg Murphy, Ordr

No sector is safe from cyber attacks, especially healthcare. So how should organisations be protecting their medical devices? Jennifer Trueland

14 April 2021

The NHS branding challenge – why user confidence in third-party solutions is key

As digital services become embedded in the NHS, it is more important than ever that commissioners ensure their branding is

9 April 2021

How to manage healthcare data in a time of explosive growth

From electronic health records to high resolution images, the types of data healthcare organisations and their suppliers must store is

19 March 2021

The future of digital medication management

This report from Better explores what lies in store for digital medication management – from how far off is the

11 March 2021

Industry Spotlight: ReStart

Interoperability is often cited as a high priority for NHS IT leaders and is seen as critical to the sharing

22 February 2021

Industry Spotlight: Kyle Davies, CDW

Planning and implementing a technology project in a healthcare setting can be a tough challenge for any IT team. The

22 February 2021

Industry Spotlight: Victoria Smith, healthcare lead for Europe, Jamf

Victoria Smith had got used to seeing only incremental progress in healthcare's embrace of mobile devices. But with Covid she

8 February 2021

How the first PHR to integrate with the NHS app was created and utilised

This early case study shows the impact of when Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System and Patients Know Best teamed

5 February 2021

Special Report: Shared Care Records

Having a shared care record in place can mean improved access to patient information and reduced risk of errors being

28 January 2021

Rethink your digital healthcare training with uPerform® from ANCILE Solutions

ANCILE Solutions has brought its content creation and in-app learning platform, uPerform®, to the UK healthcare sector. In a recent

12 January 2021

How one GP organisation was fully prepared when Covid-19 hit

With new Covid-19 guidance being published on a regular basis, staff at Malling Health turned to Radar to ensure they

11 December 2020

Industry Spotlight: Matt Cox, managing director UK and Ireland, Better

At the beginning of 2020, Better made a notable new hire: Matt Cox, who will be establishing its first ever

2 December 2020

Special Report: Integrated Care

Jennifer Trueland investigates whether national programmes and the coronavirus pandemic have changed attitudes towards integrated care.

26 November 2020

Improving patient outcomes using video appointments

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have worked closely with Visionable to develop a Virtual Consultation platform. There has been a

23 November 2020

The cyber threats facing the UK and the Republic of Ireland in light of the Covid-19 pandemic

"The Cyber Threat to UK and RoI Healthcare" white paper offers a review into the potential threats which face the

20 November 2020

Clinical decision support a ‘must-have’ pandemic resource

The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in many clinicians working in an unfamiliar setting. Found out how trusts utilised clinical decision support

11 November 2020

Special Report: Interoperability

2020 has seen the digital health landscape rapidly change in a matter of months, so what has this meant for

29 October 2020

Special Report: Mental Health

With unnecessary human contact being strongly discouraged, Claire Read investigates whether care which is entirely centred on conversation can still

22 October 2020

Special Report: VNA and Data Storage

The last seven months has seen the world deal with a number of rapid changes as Covid-19 spread across the

14 October 2020

Electronic prescribing and medication administration: what to expect and how to succeed?

Get an exclusive insight into what more than 40 electronic prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) key stakeholders, including CCIOs, CNIOs

2 October 2020

Equity, access, and service design: Video collaboration to deliver patient care, anytime, anywhere

Video conferencing in healthcare has become more prevalent than ever in 2020. But for Visionable this is just the beginning

28 September 2020

County Durham and Darlington NHS FT increases network visibility to better detect, diagnose, resolve and report on risks

Read how the Trust deployed an Assurance Dashboard solution to streamline cyber security processes, including NHSD CareCERT compliance and DSPT

25 September 2020

Special Report: Analytics

Traditionally, the analytics tools in NHS are used to understand the current situations or past trends, helping the NHS predict

10 September 2020

Special Report: Cloud

The coronavirus pandemic has meant a number of NHS trusts have had to quickly adapt to new ways of working.

9 September 2020

Industry Spotlight: Chris Scarisbrick, Sectra

Chris Scarisbrick is in no doubt that artificial intelligence is here to stay and that it can transform the efficiency

5 August 2020

Nutanix platform helps Western Sussex Hospitals enhance acute and outpatient services

Faced with the prospect of spiralling support costs on legacy equipment paired with an increasing need for a more reliable

3 August 2020

Special Report: Electronic observations and vital signs

Electronic observations of vital signs give clinicians a quick indication of how healthy their patient is. Claire Read investigates how

31 July 2020

Industry Spotlight: Jonathan Patrick, Consultant Connect

The idea of the NHS offering more options for remote consultation and more care outside hospitals is far from a

15 July 2020

Special Report: Digital Imaging

There is an increasing awareness that digital imaging could play a significant role in the diagnosis of Covid-19. Maja Dragovic

8 July 2020

Special Report: Medicines Management

A number of healthcare services have had to rapidly adapt in the midst of Covid-19, including medicines management technology. Jennifer

3 July 2020

Electronic document management system helps Royal Marsden become truly paper-free

After making a complex rapid access clinic entirely paper-free, leaders at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust are now exploring

25 June 2020

How to deliver service transformation for care homes using digital

This Case Study outlines how South Doc Services (SDS) and SDSmyhealthcare launched two new services for Care Homes in their

29 May 2020

Special Report: Electronic Document Management

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the importance of digital tools across the NHS is on the rise. Claire

9 April 2020

How technology can help alleviate the COVID-19 crisis in the United Kingdom

The current coronavirus global pandemic is having a major impact on health systems around the world and here in the

24 March 2020

How CDS is supporting better clinical decisions at The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust

Delivering excellent clinical care increasingly involves analysing a mass of complex data. It’s not an easy task. But at The

10 March 2020

Special Report: Imaging (PACS)

Jennifer Trueland explores whether investment in technology and infrastructure could help PACS make the leap from good to great.

21 February 2020

Early warning system helps Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reduce cardiac arrests

Early warning system helps Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reduce cardiac arrests and identify and respond to

13 February 2020

Special Report: Cybersecurity

Despite cybersecurity mainly keeping out of the headlines in recent times, the importance of data security still remains. Claire Read

6 February 2020

Consigning paper records to history at Liverpool University Hospitals

The development of a new hospital site meant a particularly demanding deadline for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to

31 January 2020

Medical data automation for safer and more productive care at Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Medical data automation for safer and more productive care, how Wirral’s ICU nurses are benefiting from medical device integration.

15 January 2020

Special Report: Shared Care Records

With giving the best treatment to a patient increasingly depending on the contributions of a range of health and social

6 January 2020

Integrating imaging into the EPR at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

At University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, the replacement of an PACS setup was an opportunity to drive

16 December 2019

How uPerform can help NHS organisations support the deployment and optimisation of major IT systems

Learning and training are critical to the effective deployment and adoption of EPR and other major IT systems. This paper

11 December 2019

Special Report: Mental Health

Patient-facing software is being increasingly used to support quick identification of someone who's experiencing a downturn in their mental health.

13 November 2019

Special Report: Interoperability

Jennifer Trueland investigates whether FHIR and similar standards have finally become fully embedded in healthcare IT.

23 October 2019

Reducing hospital referrals by 50% for diabetic patients in Liverpool

Delivering optimum care for someone living with diabetes typically involves multiple healthcare professionals working across various health settings. Traditionally, those

16 October 2019

Special Report: VNA and Data Storage

As more and more documents are stored electronically, the need for suitable data storage grows. Jennifer Trueland investigates the growing

25 September 2019

Special Report: Analytics

Data analytics is now hitting the headlines with NHS organisations adopting futuristic command centres and patient-centric apps. But where is

23 September 2019

Getting tablet computer storage right at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham

GDPR throughout the UK creates need for safer, encrypted data within hospitals. The Royal Orthopeadic Hospital sought a secure, wall

19 September 2019

Advisory Series: Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been promoted as a tool which could transform the way clinicians work in the NHS.

16 September 2019

E-observations software delivers marked sepsis improvement at Barnsley

Since introducing Vitals e-obs software, Barnsley Hospital has seen immediate improvements in recognising and treating sepsis, and is now among

11 September 2019

Special Report: Cloud

Cloud seems to offer enormous potential benefits for healthcare - from unlocking a new wave of innovation to big data.

8 August 2019

Medicines Platform: The next step in your journey to safer, more efficient, more integrated care

Many organisations and regions are now reaching a good level of maturity with their integrated digital care record programmes. This

18 July 2019

Evaluating your EDMS Deployment Options

If you are considering embarking on a Hospital-wide Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) programme there are several different implementation approaches

15 July 2019

Advisory Series: Population Health Management

Population health management is seen as a tool which could help the cash-strapped NHS. Jennifer Trueland reports that while uptake

10 July 2019

Special Report: Observations and Vital Signs

Electronic observation and vital signs technology has been around for more than a decade but has it become the norm?

25 June 2019

Practical tips for creating an integrated digital care record from Connecting Care

Large-scale IDCR projects are critical to the care integration agenda; and more than 60 are underway up and down the

19 June 2019

Special Report: Medicines Management

Various national figures have put a very strong focus on e-prescribing with former health secretary Jeremy Hunt pledging financial support

5 June 2019

An efficient implementation of a Radiology Reporting Hub

Hospitals in Cheshire and Merseyside report better care – and a better working environment for staff – through the introduction

5 June 2019

Special Report: Digital Imaging

Adopting an enterprise image management approach can, proponents argue, lead to widespread benefits for NHS organisations. But is this enough

28 May 2019

Applying Technology to Promote Health

"We've reached a critical point in our health and social care system," claims Mark Davies, Chief Medical Officer at IBM

8 May 2019

Special Report: Electronic Document Management

Electronic document management has been seen by many as providing a temporary stepping stone to full digitisation via an electronic

17 April 2019

Special Report: Diagnostic Digital Pathology

Both NHS staff and vendors say the interest in diagnostic digital pathology is growing. So could this previously larger analogue

13 March 2019

Special Report: Remote Monitoring and Self-Care

Telehealth was once touted as the key to providing better care closer to home, allowing for remote monitoring of patients

11 March 2019

AI: Injecting Intelligence into Healthcare

Accenture's six-country survey among 180 C-level health executives says adoption of AI is measured, but real. The survey assessed beliefs

27 February 2019

Special Report: Imaging PACS

The Long Term Plan formally enshrines the aim to create diagnostic imaging networks. As Jennifer Trueland reports, such setups will

13 February 2019

Special Report: Cybersecurity

WannaCry put healthcare cyber security in the headlines and on local and national priority lists. But, two years later, have

23 January 2019

Advisory Series: Interoperability

Data sharing between primary and secondary care has long been a digital challenge for the NHS. But with Matt Hancock

16 January 2019

Special Report: Shared Care Records

How much progress has been made on shared records, what obstacles remain, and can the exemplars help other areas of

14 January 2019

Revolutionising patient care and clinician efficiency with InfoFlex

The development of a web based clinical portal by InfoFlex is transforming digital patient management in North Cumbria University Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Sharing standardised data

17 December 2018

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Improving patient safety with Scan4Safety

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has used a healthcare e-commerce solution since 2002, and in recent years has introduced a

Sesui Case Study - Flexible Cloud Working

13 December 2018

Flexible Cloud Working – helping tackle the GP shortage in Urgent & Primary Care

Our research found that 49% of GPs believe current demands are unsustainable and 45% say being able to make patient

13 December 2018

Improving NHS Community Nursing with Mobile Technology – Recommendations for Success

Based on Bittium’s real world experience, this white paper outlines some key technical considerations that are crucial to the success

12 December 2018

Special Report: Medical Devices

Medical devices are a ubiquitous part of modern day healthcare – blood pressure monitors, infusion pumps, spirometers, the list goes

10 December 2018

Paperless by 2020 – not just a pipedream for North East London NHS Trust

With the aim of streamlining clinical workflows and becoming paperless by 2020, North East London NHS Trust is well down

22 November 2018

Northern Ireland ECR – 5 years transforming care

As staff at Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) surveyed a landscape of disparate clinical systems, they harboured a

14 November 2018

Special Report: Interoperability

The new secretary of state for health and social care has placed interoperability at the heart of his vision for

5 November 2018

Ensuring speedy transfer of clinical correspondence to primary care with Docman Connect

Enabling clinicians to spend less time on administration is an aim across all care settings. But with GPs receiving large

31 October 2018

Special Report: Mental Health

Physical and mental healthcare interact in complex and significant ways, and yet traditionally the NHS has treated the two as

26 October 2018

Learning from experience: what makes for a successful IT deployment?

Deploying a core hospital system is a major undertaking for any Trust and can carry significant risk. System C has

17 October 2018

Special Report: VNA and Data Storage

The benefits of vendor neutral archives in healthcare have been well rehearsed. But could combining this kind of storage with

12 October 2018

Confronting the cyber threat and staying compliant

Cybercrime is on the march and brings with it the risk of worryingly levels of disruption to vital services –

26 September 2018

Advisory Series: Predictive Analytics

When looking at the promise of predictive analytics in healthcare – namely, the ability to identify a downturn in someone's

12 September 2018

Special Report: Cloud

Earlier this year, national bodies officially approved the use of cloud for NHS data. But does this mean NHS organisations

14 August 2018

The growing role of digital technology in supporting self-care

According to latest research by Accenture, healthcare consumers continue to show strong use of digital technology for self-care, with mobile

17 July 2018

The future of digital health leaders: Priorities and perspectives of CIOs

Accenture Health, together with analysis and advisory company Oxford Analytica, spoke to CIOs in seven countries (including the UK) to

13 July 2018

Special Report: Observations and vital signs

In December last year, the Royal College of Physicians released an updated version of the National Early Warning Score –

12 July 2018

Safer Prescribing in the UK

Medicines optimisation – ensuring the right patient gets the right drug for them, at the best possible value – is

11 July 2018

Advisory Series: Mobile and Modern Working

With increasing emphasis being placed on community healthcare, efficient ways of working are imperative in order to meet the increasing

29 June 2018

Streamlining Medical Equipment Management for Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Ensuring the location of medical equipment is captured and recorded on a frequent basis across an expansive enterprise such as

28 June 2018

How Population Health Management will deliver a sustainable NHS ( GGI & IBM Watson Health )

If population health management is to truly become embedded across the service, there will be barriers to overcome. It will

27 June 2018

Special Report: RIS

With the shortage of radiologists showing no signs of abating – and the demand for scans increasing year on year

15 June 2018

Could tech help the looming crisis of Loneliness and the Aging Population?

As we experience a growth in the age of our population, so too are we experiencing a growth in loneliness.

13 June 2018

Special Report: Medicines Management

With national funding pledges to increase the uptake of e-prescribing in hospitals, digital medicines management is occupying a prominent place

23 May 2018

Special Report: Electronic Document Management

Many agree that properly implemented electronic document management (EDM) could revolutionise care, however, several technological and cultural barriers remain. Can

21 May 2018

Advisory Series: Population Health Management

Population health management is often touted as an important concept for the NHS, and key to ensuring its sustainability. But,

17 May 2018

Re-thinking theatres – how Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is transforming operating theatre processes

The journey towards better connected, paperless hospitals is entering a new phase. After years of rhetoric, the true value of

15 May 2018

University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust saves 1 Million pounds a year by integrating open systems

University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust saves 1 Million pounds a year by integrating open systems, Adrian Byrne (CIO) gives his

15 May 2018

Old tools and dated metrics won’t fix the problems of a modern NHS, introducing the next generation of EPR

The journey towards better connected, paperless hospitals is entering a new phase. After years of rhetoric, the true value of

11 May 2018

Tips & tricks to connect all your medical devices to your EHR

Health Systems of the world, including Canada and United Kingdom are under great pressure. With an ageing population and advancements

25 April 2018

Succeeding in sepsis: The transformation with mobile technology continues

Improving outcomes for patients with sepsis is a major NHS priority. The condition, which annually costs the NHS an estimated

25 April 2018

Advisory Series: Partnership Working

Digital's ability to support greater partnership working in healthcare has been frequently touted. But, as Maja Dragovic reports, it's also

Nurses and doctor in hospital walking towards hospital room. Male patient recovering on hospital ward with medical professionals arriving.

18 April 2018

Clinical Security: A priority for Global Digital Exemplars (GDEs)

How Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Imprivata are building a digitally engaged workforce, with Imprivata

18 April 2018

Special Report: Diagnostic digital pathology

While experts welcome the current interest in diagnostic digital pathology, they believe that implementation of digital workflows, which includes integration

17 April 2018

The Impact of Consumer Messaging Apps in the NHS

The regulatory & practical impact of consumer messaging apps is a contentious topic, but not one that can be ignored.

16 April 2018

The cloud: a catalyst for innovation and collaboration in healthcare

The 22 January 2018 was a quietly defining moment for digital healthcare: NHS Digital released long-awaited guidance on the use

9 April 2018

Special Report: Remote monitoring and self-care

The use of technology to support self-care is considered to be a holy grail of any sustainable health service. So

29 March 2018

Using IBM Watson cognitive technology to enhance the patient experience

At Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, a focus on cognitive computing is helping to support patients as they come

28 March 2018

Advisory Series: Patient Safety

Many believe that technology has a crucial role to play in reducing avoidable harm and bolstering safety in the NHS.

19 March 2018

e-Observations system improves patient safety at East Sussex

Since introducing electronic observations software across the Trust’s two acute hospitals, East Sussex Healthcare Trust (ESHT) has seen marked improvements

13 March 2018

Value-based Validation of AI in Medical Imaging

The use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in health sector offers strong potential to redesign healthcare delivery.

27 February 2018

The impact of clinical speech recognition in the Emergency Department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Results of a study to analyse the impact of the use of clinical speech recognition in the Emergency Department at

26 February 2018

Cybersecurity: National Vision, Local Focus

Cybersecurity continues to dominate the headlines in the health service. As recently reported by Digital Health, every NHS trust that

21 February 2018

Special Report: PACS

As healthcare organisations move to their second or third PACS procurements, they are now demanding new systems fit for the

20 February 2018

Integrating London’s child health records

It took the System C & Graphnet Care Alliance just four months to deliver a comprehensive electronic record of every

14 February 2018

Special Report: Cybersecurity

With the General Data Protection Regulation coming into force this Spring, and an array of legacy Microsoft systems hitting their

29 January 2018

Special Report: Shared Care Records

In June last year, NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens named eight accountable care systems, meant to spearhead efforts towards

25 January 2018

Advisory Series: Transformation

As reports emerge about cancelled operations, "black alerts" and soaring hospital admissions, it is clear that NHS is struggling to

A clinician looks at a mobile device on the ward

17 January 2018

Secure messaging to join up clinicians and cross-organisational care teams

Most clinicians will tell you about the benefits of using instant messaging to co-ordinate care and self-organise as a team.

9 January 2018

Can a cyber resilience programme secure your information systems and help achieve compliance?

The threat of cyber crime has grown exponentially as the digital revolution increases the role of technology in all aspects

3 January 2018

Special Report: Software as a Service

Software as a service has become ubiquitous in our everyday lives – we check our Gmail, pop large files in

6 December 2017

Augmented Intelligence: The Next Frontier

Augmented Intelligence is the intersection of machine learning and advanced applications, where clinical knowledge and medical data converge on a

5 December 2017

Regional Hospital Protects Critical Healthcare Data and Achieves Regulatory Compliance

With the ability to detect and eliminate zero-day and targeted cyber-attacks through a simple management platform, Check Point solutions keep

17 November 2017

Smart Infrastructure: Improving healthcare

Infrastructure has traditionally been thought of in terms of solid structures: schools, roads, hospitals, power stations, telecommunications networks and sports

6 November 2017

Going virtual – how Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust revolutionised their fracture clinic

NHS Fracture Clinics in the U.K. are notoriously busy. At Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, it is no different. The

3 November 2017

AHPs leading NHS transformation

Dragon Medical speech recognition integrated into clinical documentation speeds patient communication, helps clinicians achieve a better work-life balance and frees