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Focusing on the diffusion of digital technology into medical devices and sensors, the fabric of healthcare buildings, sensors, green energy, logistics, infrastructure
“The Technology Enabled Care Revolution: The Way Forward for Integrated Health and Social Care” offers a review of the potential of tech in healthcare.
NHS Digital said the latest figures shows a growing demand in digital services across the sector, with the platform handling 3,500 messages a second.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has used a healthcare e-commerce solution since 2002, and in recent years has introduced a cloud-based catalogue system – making it far easier to share standardised data – and an inventory control system.
Matt Hancock has banned NHS organisations from buying new fax machines beyond January 2019, under plans to remove them from the NHS entirely by 2020.
Philips will be responsible for ensuring radiology equipment across all of the trust’s hospital sites is well-maintained and replaced regularly.
The department was questioned by the Public Accounts Committee about proposals that call for NHS IT suppliers to abide by a clear set of open standards.
