Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
3 October 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers Asda’s at-home heart test and a bold plan to shift the UK’s healthcare model from reactive to proactive.
News
Countess of Chester Hospital introduces DrDoctor patient portal
3 October 2024
11:00 AM
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with patient engagement platform (PEP) supplier DrDoctor.
Blood transfusion IT systems restored at Guy’s and St Thomas’
3 October 2024
8:30 AM
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is able to issue all blood group products for transfusions, following the cyber attack on Synnovis.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals CEO confirmed as Rewired25 keynote
2 October 2024
1:30 PM
Professor Phil Wood, CEO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is the latest keynote speaker to be confirmed for Digital Health Rewired 2025.
Cyber Security Bill will prevent future attacks on NHS, says DSIT
2 October 2024
11:00 AM
A Bill intended to improve UK cyber defences will prevent attacks similar to the ransomware attack impacting London hospitals, said the DSIT.
Huma acquires eConsult to become ‘end-to-end tech platform’
2 October 2024
7:00 AM
Global healthcare AI firm Huma has announced its acquisition of GP online consultation and digital triage startup eConsult.
Whittington Health NHS Trust rolls out electronic prescribing
1 October 2024
1:30 PM
Whittington Health NHS Trust has rolled out an electronic prescription solution from CLEO Systems in its community heart failure team.
Digital monitoring key to health future
16 September 2014
Personal digital health technologies could replace the traditional healthcare systems in the way that electricity
NI leads EU health and care tech project
16 September 2014
The Health and Social Care Board in Northern Ireland is leading a €5.5m European project
Wrightington picks Allscripts EPR
15 September 2014
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Allscripts as its preferred supplier for
NHS E to publish telehealth toolkit
15 September 2014
NHS England’s Technology Enabled Care Services programme will publish a telehealth toolkit for commissioners later
MTG calls for infection control tech
15 September 2014
The Medical Technology Group has called on the Department of Health to develop a strategy
