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NHSE CIO calls for trusts to stop developing their own data centres
NHS England chief information officer (CIO) John Quinn has urged trusts to stop investing in developing their own local data centres and instead move to cloud solutions.
Speaking at a regional conference of NHS IT…
NICE recommends two technologies for tics and Tourette syndrome
Two technologies that could reduce the severity of the symptoms of chronic tic disorders and Tourette syndrome have been recommended in by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
The technologies, Online Remote Behavioural…
RLDatix: The journey to bring Great Western Hospitals’ medics onto e-rostering
Agenda for Change staff at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust moved to e-rostering in 2018, but medics were still managing their schedules on spreadsheets – a significant barrier to consistency and efficiency.
The…
SLAM awarded £1.3m for new VR and neurotherapeutics hubs
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £1.3 million to South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Foundation Trust to fund new research equipment and neurotherapeutics technology.
Working alongside King’s College London,…
Mike Fell: taking security out of the shadows
[
]Before his role as executive director of national cyber security operations at NHS England, Mike Fell spent 15 years in a variety of government security roles which included postings from Afghanistan to Zanzibar and…
Trust reverses £65m EPR procurement decision after court claim
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has withdrawn its decision to award a £65 million electronic patient record (EPR) contract following a legal challenge.
The trust previously told Digital Health News that it…
NHSE announces digital eye screening plans for diabetes patients
NHS England has announced plans to provide advanced eye scans in the community for people with diabetes, potentially saving up to 120,000 hospital appointments a year and helping to prevent sight loss.
The rollout of…
Drones deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’
Urgent blood samples are being transported by electric drones at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, in a medical delivery service which aims to improve patient care by speeding up testing turnaround times.
The…
NHS SBS wins place on contract for provision of cloud-based tech
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has won a place on a major new national framework agreement for the provision of cloud-based services to all public sector organisations, including the NHS.
The latest iteration of…