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Exploring the best examples of how digital is enabling the transformation of health services at scale, ranging from clinical care to back office and support functions. With particular focus on productivity and safety.Â
The Olympus Endoalpha theatre uses a Visera 4K ultra high definition camera to provide images four times the resolution of high definition.
Staff can create a graphical representation of their ward, allocating and moving patients between beds using a “drag and drop” system.
The solution, supplied by Dedalus, was been introduced on six medical wards, one ambulatory unit and two emergency admissions units in January.
The technology has been rolled out across the adult wards, meaning staff are now recording details of a patient’s vital signs on tablets instead of paper.
The Long Term Plan formally enshrines the aim to create diagnostic imaging networks. As Jennifer Trueland reports, such setups will be underpinned by the smart use of technology – and some areas are already showing the way on this front.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed their own solutions.
