Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital have become the first of 44 pilot sites to transition to a local instance of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP).The FDP enables the hospitals, which form…
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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has invested in two additional robotic surgery machines this year, with the aim of enabling cancer patients to go home within 24 hours of an operation. In April…
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An initiative that uses interactive light technology to develop activities and games for people with dementia has been rolled out by the Alzheimer’s Society in partnership with Sport England and Social-Ability.The Happiness Programme, developed…
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Dr Hatim Abdulhussein and Jules Gudgeon have been confirmed as speakers at Digital Health AI and Data 2024, which will take place at London Olympia, 22-23 October.Dr Abdulhussein, CEO of Health Innovation Kent Surrey…
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Exclusive: NHS England has confirmed to Digital Health News that the 2024 Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) survey will include primary care for the first time. The DMA is a survey, launched in 2023 to help…
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Nationally recognised NHS leader and Newcastle Hospitals CEO, Sir Jim Mackey, has been confirmed as an opening joint keynote at Digital Health Summer Schools 2024.With more than over 20 years’ experience as an NHS…
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The Government of Jersey’s Health and Community Services (HCS) has implemented a new electronic prescription system at the Jersey General Hospital’s pharmacy, which it aims to reduce waiting times and improve patient safety.Most prescriptions…
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NHS England have announced funding of £48 million for integrated care boards (ICBs), as part of the Digital Pathways Framework, to fund capabilities relating to digital pathways and demand and capacity tools.The aim of…
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Bishoy Dimitri, chief clinical information officer (CCIO) at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and vice chair of the Digital Health Networks CCIO Advisory Panel, chats exclusively to Digital Health News about his career…
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway are working with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) following the publication of around three terabytes of stolen patient data on the dark web by a ransomware group.The health board…
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