Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
19 November 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s news roundup covers a ChatGPT-based surgical robot trained on surgical videos and an NHS tech recycling initiative in Staffordshire.
News
NHSE CIO calls for trusts to stop developing their own data centres
19 November 2024
11:00 AM
NHS England CIO John Quinn has urged trusts to stop investing in developing their own local data centres and instead move to cloud solutions.
NICE recommends two technologies for tics and Tourette syndrome
19 November 2024
8:30 AM
NICE has recommend two technologies that could reduce the severity of the symptoms of chronic tic disorders and Tourette syndrome.
SLAM awarded £1.3m for new VR and neurotherapeutics hubs
18 November 2024
1:30 PM
NIHR has awarded £1.3 million to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to fund new research technology and equipment.
Trust reverses £65m EPR procurement decision after court claim
18 November 2024
11:00 AM
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has withdrawn its decision to award a £65m EPR contract following a legal challenge.
NHSE announces digital eye screening plans for diabetes patients
18 November 2024
8:30 AM
NHS England has announced plans to provide digital eye scans in the community for diabetes patients, helping to prevent sight loss.
Drones deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’
15 November 2024
1:30 PM
The first drones have successfully delivered patient blood samples as part of a six-month trial at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Brighton to recreate IT crash
8 October 2014
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is recreating its IT crash last month in
A third of GPs live with EPS R2
7 October 2014
A third of GP practices in England are now live with the Electronic Prescription Service
UCLH RIS gets emergency upgrade
7 October 2014
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has carried out an emergency upgrade of its
E-referrals launch delayed
6 October 2014
The go-live of the new NHS e-referral service has been pushed back from November to
Two Yorkshire CSUs merge
6 October 2014
West and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Unit has merged with North Yorkshire and
