Drones can successfully fly blood packs, study finds
Drones can be used as a safe mode of transport for delivering blood packs, according to a study run by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).
Under the study, 10 units of packed blood cells were…
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NHS England signs digital urgent and emergency care contracts
NHS England has signed two contracts to support the digital transformation of urgent and emergency care (UEC), totalling £86 million in value.
A three-year contract which began on 15 August 2024, with a value of…
North London Mental Health Partnership goes live with PHR
North London Mental Health Partnership (NLMHP) has gone live with a personal health record (PHR) and patient engagement platform from Patients Know Best.
The partnership, which comprises Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust…
Hull hospital to trial video triage to assess stroke patients
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has announced plans to trial a pre-hospital video triage scheme which will enable rapid assessment of stroke patients.
The six-month trial, which is due to launch on 2…
Two Yorkshire trusts select Nervecentre as preferred EPR supplier
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust have selected Nervecentre as their preferred electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.
Nervecentre was confirmed as the preferred bidder after scoring the…
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to roll out ePMA in 2026
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCU), the largest health board in Wales, has announced a partnership with Better to deliver an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system.
The Better Meds system is planned to…
Milton Keynes University Hospital trials Dora AI assistant
Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) is trialling a conversational AI assistant to streamline outpatient appointments in its ophthalmology department.
The digital assistant, called Dora, has been developed by Oxford University spin-out company Ufonia to reduce…
The case for change: digitising the pharmacy ordering process
Pharmacy services tend to dislike change, preferring to apply ‘band-aids’ to traditional systems. But the advantages of digitising are now too great to ignore, writes NHS trust ePMA technician Daniel Pugh
Many hospital pharmacies still…
Falls prevention app helps reduce care home ambulance call-outs
A falls prevention app has been adopted by 37 care homes and 25 GP practices in Greater Manchester after a 12-month trial led to a 57% reduction in ambulance call-outs.
The Safe Steps app is…
Rewired 2025 to host AI and Data
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]Digital Health Rewired 2025, the UK’s largest digital health conference and expo, will now host AI and Data 2024 as a dedicated co-located show. The two shows will run 18-19 March in Hall 2 at…