Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
11 July 2024
11:30 AM
This edition of Coffee Time Briefing includes a call for chartered status for tech professionals and text message initiative for NHS Scotland.
News
Children’s Health Ireland to implement interoperability platform
11 July 2024
11:00 AM
Children’s Health Ireland is working with InterSystems to implement an interoperability platform at the new digital children’s hospital in Dublin.
Hull digital study sees 50% fall in COPD emergency attendances
11 July 2024
8:30 AM
A study of a COPD digital service at Hull University Teaching Hospitals resulted in a 50% reduction in emergency attendances and admissions.
West Northamptonshire to launch cloud-based social care system
10 July 2024
1:30 PM
West Northamptonshire Council is implementing its System C’s case management app for adult social care in the region.
Morley and Bracken first keynotes confirmed for Rewired 2025
10 July 2024
11:00 AM
Dr Jessica Morley and Mike Bracken will return to Rewired next March as keynotes to inspire and inform the NHS’ digital leaders.
Wes Streeting: We can make Britain a powerhouse for MedTech
10 July 2024
8:30 AM
Health secretary Wes Streeting has pledged that the new government will “make Britain a powerhouse for life sciences and medical technology”.
£1m project explores how 5G can transform North East healthcare
9 July 2024
1:34 PM
A £1m project will explore how 5G technologies can improve and speed up the delivery of healthcare in the North East.
HSCIC outlines bureaucracy busting plans
5 November 2013
The Health and Social Care Information Centre will release a report on reducing the burden
£20m of tech fund to go on open source
5 November 2013
Up to £20m of the ‘Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards: Technology Fund’ will go towards open
Mental health IT ‘at best ok’ – survey
5 November 2013
Mental health IT systems are at best “ok” according to a survey of system usability
084 numbers banned
5 November 2013
The use of expensive 084 numbers by GP practices has been banned by NHS England.
Epsom implements Harris portal
5 November 2013
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is implementing a clinical portal from Harris
