A partnership between East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) and Excelerate Technology has enabled ambulance crews to consult stroke specialists via video in areas without reliable mobile coverage.
Poor signal in rural and…
An app has been launched to support people with the emotional distress of witnessing someone suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
A one-year pilot of the RescQ app began on 17 April 2025 in Essex…
A rapid, remote video assessment system which uses Apple’s FaceTime for online triage has helped more than 170 stroke patients across Hertfordshire in its first year of operation.
The video triage system at Watford General…
A one-million-pound project will explore how 5G technologies can improve and speed up the delivery of healthcare services in the North East of England.
Businesses specialising in 5G technologies are invited to submit ideas for…
New guidance from NHS England, and the positive findings of a large-scale evaluation in the South East, have delivered a “hugely encouraging” boost to virtual wards, writes Tara DonnellyA great deal has happened recently…
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Technology from Consultant Connect helped keep 150,000 elderly and frail patients out of hospital last year, by connecting primary care clinicians with specialists for expert advice.The telemedicine provider’s technology is helping to speed up…
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NHS England’s interim chief clinical information officer (CCIO) Dr Melanie Iles has been appointed as chief medical officer (CMO) at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.Dr Iles, who is currently NHSE’s interim CCIO on secondment from…
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A new PET-CT scanner has been launched at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, to boost access to advanced cancer diagnostics in the East of England.The hospital has advanced its onsite PET-CT service, thanks to…
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