Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has announced that it has gone live with the encompass digital record system, replacing paper processes with a single digital record for each patient.The system, which was implemented…
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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning to roll out Zebra’s HC20 mobile computers as part of a project to standardise data capture devices and technology across the Acute Hospital Alliance.A spokesperson at…
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Healthcare IT supplier Clanwilliam is testing its pharmacy system technology in Wales to support the delivery of an Electronic Prescription Service (EPS).Clanwilliam is the fourth pharmacy system supplier to develop software that enables pharmacies…
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British electronic patient record (EPR) provider PatientSource has rolled out an AI tool that enables early detection of patient deterioration at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN).A pilot began at the independent medical charity…
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A national theatre scheduling tool aimed to reduce hospital waiting times and enhance operating theatre efficiency will be rolled out to NHS boards over the next year, the Scottish government has announced. Scotland’s ‘Care in…
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by Owen HughesResponses to a freedom of information (FOI) request sent by BBC News to acute trusts in England found 126 instances of serious harm linked to IT issues across 31 trusts, including three patient…
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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected Better to provide a new digital health platform and Avenue3 to implement a mental health patient portal.Better’s digital health platform will help health and care…
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The president of the Committee for Health and Social Care in Guernsey, Deputy Al Brouard, has announced in a statement that the first phase of the island’s EPR implementation has been delayed to 2025…
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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has confirmed that it plans replace its bleeps system for medical staff with the messaging app Alertive before the end of 2024.In an update on the trust’s digital…
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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is collaborating with software provider Simul8 and Cranfield University on a four-month pilot which is using simulation with the aim of improving patient flow management.The project, taking place in…
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