We need ‘a report like Darzi’s’ on NHS IT
The “honesty and speed” of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS is impressive – and the IT community must respond to his call for a “tilt to technology”. But NHS…
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Southern Health launches EPS for outpatient community services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has deployed CLEO Systems’ electronic prescription system (EPS) across some of its outpatient community services.
The move to digital prescribing is intended to reduce Southern Health’s reliance on paper-based prescriptions,…
Dartford and Gravesham goes live with Better Meds ePMA
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has gone live with the Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management (ePMA) system and integrated it into its electronic patient record (EPR) system.
Inpatient wards at Darent Valley Hospital…
More than half of acute trusts signed up to the NHS FDP
As of September 2024, more than half of acute trusts, 75 in total, have signed up to the NHS federated data platform (FDP), surpassing the initial target of 71 trusts by the end of…
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GP blood testing restored three months after Synnovis cyber attack
GP blood testing services across south east London have been restored following the cyber attack on Synnovis, NHS London has confirmed.
The ransomware attack in June 2024 caused disruption to pathology services in Southwark, Lambeth…
Leeds Teaching Hospitals trials AI prostate cancer diagnosis tool
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is piloting an AI solution, designed by Lucida Medical, to assess whether it can improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
The one-month pilot, which began in August 2024, is testing the effectiveness…
Insights: AI and Data
“I’m a huge advocate of AI and machine learning,” says Monica Jones, chief data officer for the University of Leeds and associate director for HDR (Health Data Research) UK North. “It’s been on its…
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Digital mental health technologies could save NHS time, says NICE
Recommended digital therapies for mental health conditions could free up thousands of NHS therapists’ hours, according to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
In a press release, published on 19 September 2024,…
Careology app boosted to help young people with cancer
An app for young people with cancer at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has been enhanced to provide personalised wellbeing content from charity the Ella Dawson Foundation.
The Careology app launched at the trust, which…
Call for NHS App to reach its potential, following Lord Darzi critique
Healthcare leaders have urged NHS England to unleash the full potential of the NHS App, following critique from Lord Ara Darzi.
Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS in England, published on…