Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 November 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s news roundup covers funding news from Scalpel AI and guidance from NHS Education for Scotland on the use of digital health tools.
News
Concerns raised that NHS digital plans could exclude older adults
5 November 2024
11:00 AM
Concerns have been raised that government NHS plans, including having a single patient record through the NHS App, will exclude older people.
North Tees NHS saves 25,000 clinical hours in last year with TrakCare
5 November 2024
8:30 AM
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has saved over 25,000 clinical hours in the last 12 months through InterSystems TrakCare.
Plymouth pilot gives frail patients X-rays through car service
4 November 2024
1:30 PM
A pilot is underway at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust to take X-rays to patients through a car service to reduce hospital admissions.
Princess Alexandra Hospital goes live with Oracle Health EHR
4 November 2024
11:00 AM
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has gone live with an Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) on 2-3 November 2024.
NHS pilots iPhone device for throat cancer detection
4 November 2024
8:30 AM
The NHS is piloting an iPhone device and app that helps detect throat cancer earlier and give patients the all-clear for the disease faster.
Robotic surgery to improve joint care for Hertfordshire patients
1 November 2024
1:30 PM
West Hertfordshire patients will benefit from robotic surgery which will speed up recovery and get people home faster after joint operations.
Leeds takes EPMA from CSC
17 October 2014
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a £1.8m contract with CSC for its Medchart
Docman approved as GPSoC service
17 October 2014
PCTI’s document management software Docman has received full approval to be ordered as a centrally-funded
Two thirds of trusts still on XP
16 October 2014
More than two thirds of respondents to a short EHI survey say they have not
London should be digital health pioneer
16 October 2014
London should lead the digital health revolution and create an ‘Institute for Digital Health’, according
South Devon prepares portal pilot
15 October 2014
South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is carrying out quality testing on its clinical portal
