We need ‘a report like Darzi’s’ on NHS IT
The “honesty and speed” of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS is impressive – and the IT community must respond to his call for a “tilt to technology”. But NHS…
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Southern Health launches EPS for outpatient community services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has deployed CLEO Systems’ electronic prescription system (EPS) across some of its outpatient community services.
The move to digital prescribing is intended to reduce Southern Health’s reliance on paper-based prescriptions,…
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with Better Meds ePMA
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management (ePMA) system and integrated it into its electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Inpatient wards at Darent Valley Hospital…
More than half of acute trusts signed up to the NHS FDP
As of September 2024, more than half of acute trusts, 75 in total, have signed up to the NHS federated data platform (FDP), surpassing the initial target of 71 trusts by the end of…
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GP blood testing restored three months after Synnovis cyber attack
GP blood testing services across south east London have been restored following the cyber attack on Synnovis, NHS London has confirmed.
The ransomware attack in June 2024 caused disruption to pathology services in Southwark, Lambeth…
Leeds Teaching Hospitals trials AI prostate cancer diagnosis tool
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is piloting an AI solution, designed by Lucida Medical, to assess whether it can improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
The one-month pilot, which began in August 2024, is testing the effectiveness…
Ada Health and Santéclair announce partnership extension
AI health assessment platform Ada Health has announced a three-year extension to its partnership with French health services management company, Santéclair.
The partnership with Ada Health allows Santéclair’s 10 million members to continue using Ada’s…
Insights: AI and Data
“I’m a huge advocate of AI and machine learning,” says Monica Jones, chief data officer for the University of Leeds and associate director for HDR (Health Data Research) UK North. “It’s been on its…
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Digital mental health technologies could save NHS time, says NICE
Recommended digital therapies for mental health conditions could free up thousands of NHS therapists’ hours, according to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
In a press release, published on 19 September 2024,…
Exclusive: NHSE national CCIO and CNIO appointments confirmed
Dr Alec Price-Forbes has been appointed as the national chief clinical information officer (CCIO) and Helen Balsdon as the national chief nursing information officer (CNIO).
The appointments have yet to be officially announced, but Digital…