Dr Mehol Patel, chief medical officer at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (Credit: LGT)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) has rolled out a digital tool for pre-operative assessment forms via the NHS App.
The…
A virtual reality (VR) initiative has been launched with the aim of helping homeless people in London to improve their mental health and prepare for independent living.
More than 140 residents at Apax assisted living…
DrDoctor has made its first foray into the mental health and community support space after acquiring personal health record platform (PHP), Maia.
Maia is a patient engagement and care planning app that allows patients to…
One Health Lewisham is working with med tech company TidalSense to develop educational resources to train healthcare professionals on an AI-powered device to diagnose respiratory illness.The six-month project at the integrated community provider, funded…
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More than 800 planned operations and 700 outpatient appointments were rearranged in the week following a cyber attack on pathology service provider Synnovis.The ransomware attack, which took place on 3 June 2024, disrupted pathology…
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Healthcare translation app CardMedic has been downloaded by nearly 400 members of staff at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust since its roll out in January 2024.The app is designed to help deliver accessible and…
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NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has urgently called for donations of O Positive and O Negative blood to boost stocks following a ransomware attack which has disrupted pathology services in London.The cyber attack on…
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Digital health startup Suvera, has partnered with NHS South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) to pioneer a transformative programme to improve hypertension control across South East London borough Lewisham. The six-month program will…
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DrDoctor has announced it has been awarded a contract by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), to roll out a patient-engagement platform (PEP) to give patients more control over their own care.DrDoctor’s PEP, alongside…
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One of the “joys” of Justine Patterson’s role is supporting NHS staff to change the way they do things. By Claire Read When Justine Patterson moved from a healthcare career in her native New…
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