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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has withdrawn its decision to award a £65m EPR contract following a legal challenge.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.
Derby latest Lorenzo trust to go-live
25 February 2014
Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its Lorenzo electronic patient record system
Care.data should be opt-in – Jarman
25 February 2014
The care.data programme should be opt-in not opt-out, well-known health data expert Professor Brian Jarman
Coventry makes moves to reduce paper
25 February 2014
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is sending letters electronically to all GPs in
Birmingham spends £7m on paediatric EPR
24 February 2014
Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will use £3.3m from the ‘Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards:
Wolverhampton shares info on diabetics
24 February 2014
GPs and diabetes specialists in Wolverhampton are sharing information via Graphnet’s CareCentric portal.
