An immersive virtual tour of the neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow went live in July 2024 to help alleviate the anxiety parents feel when visiting their newborn.
The…
Patient safety must be central to the design, development, and rollout of electronic patient record (EPR) systems, a report from Patient Safety Learning has stated.
The report, published on 31 July 2024, makes the case…
Robots with magnetic skin and movement that mimics creeping vine plants could transform cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to a study by University of Leeds.
The “magnetic vine robots” developed by Leeds researchers grow as…
A partnership between North West London Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provider Collaborative (NWL CAMHS PC) and Real World Health has helped to reduce children’s time spent in hospital.
Mental health issues among children…
NHS England has written to trusts informing them that they must begin using the national Federated Data Platform (FDP) and its analytic products within two years.
Dame Emily Lawson, NHS England’s chief operating officer (COO),…
Flo Health, the number one downloaded women’s health app worldwide, has raised more than $200 million (£155.7m) in a Series C investment from General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, propelling the company’s valuation…
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The Care Quality Commission says IT connectivity issues at Solent NHS Trust have compromised patient care.
‘Significant problems’ with IT systems, most notably the provider portal, contributed to failings at Care Quality Commission (CQC),…
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Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with DrDoctor’s patient engagement platform (PEP) in its gender identity clinic, with the view of extending into other departments by the end of 2024.
The mental…
Patient safety incidents relating to the use of online consultation tools by GPs have been underreported, according to an investigation from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).
HSSIB launched an investigation in June 2023,…
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) has signed a 10-year contract with Nervecentre to implement its electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Thee cloud-based EPR is aimed to help the trust digitalise healthcare services and enhance…
