Technology and innovation – Page 61
-
HSJ LocalSecond trust to take on Epic as electronic patient record supplier
University College Hospitals London Foundation Trust is set to be the second trust to pick Epic as its electronic patient record supplier.
-
NewsExclusive: Computer attack could hit more hospitals, officials warn
Trusts around the country are warned over spread, after most disruptive cyber attack on an NHS trust NHS Digital warns trusts of “potential threat to your organisation” Senior source warns trusts are at risk of “going down with same virus” National officials have issued a warning to ...
-
CommentThe cutting edge - and why the NHS is falling behind it
Patients in the UK will miss out on new life saving drugs without a sustainable long term financial settlement for the NHS
-
NewsNHS England sets out new tariff plans
Devices and apps in six categories included in new effort to accelerate access to innovative treatments Products will be included in a new “innovation and technology tariff” from April NHS England says process will cut red tape and bring innovative products into the health system faster Move welcomed by ...
-
HSJ LocalFirst successful major cyber attack on NHS causes widespread cancellation of operations
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT confirms it has been hit by a cyber attack The attack is believed to be the first to have caused major service disruption Trust cancels routine operations, outpatient appointments and diagnostics for third day Trust confirms attack just hours after the chancellor announced £1.9bn ...
-
NewsRevealed: Only 4 per cent of GP appointments booked online
Digital uptake low despite NHS England efforts to drive online bookings NHS England said last year 97 per cent of GP practices have online booking systems Senior source tells HSJ “we need to stop kidding ourselves” about digital uptake NHS England says progress being made is “encouraging” HSJ ...
-
CommentE-learning is the next digital step for patients and pupils alike
An educational portal that is cost-effective, accessible and focuses on stand-alone learning modules is what BMJ Learning aims to perfect for its users
-
HSJ LocalUpdated: Computer virus forces trust to cancel operations for two days
Struggling trust cancels appointments for two days following computer virus Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT said it will turn away people arriving for planned operations, outpatient appointments and diagnostic procedures A&E open as normal but trust tells people to only come if it is an emergency A computer ...
-
NewsData confidentiality row intensifies ahead of crucial ruling
Data from opt out patients included in two thirds of NHS Digital releases NHS Digital argues releases do not pose patient confidentiality risk and comply with ICO rules Lobby group says releases do not comply with rules and “go directly against what patients think is happening” to their data ...
-
HSJ LocalAddenbrooke's £140m IT contract hangs in balance
Trust invites bids for £140m contract currently held by Hewlett Packard Enterprise HSJ understands costs are higher than trust originally forecast and are driving deficit Trust says it is “market testing” and supplier is fulfilling contract Cannot comment on finances as “it would impact on potential bids” Cambridge ...
-
CommentExploring new ways of co-creating in healthcare
The Design Together, Live Better project unlocked brilliant ideas to create devices for those with challenging health conditions
-
NewsNHS England to invest £130m in cancer treatment equipment
The NHS is to invest £130m to upgrade or replace key equipment for treating cancer, and will announce new proposals to reorganise radiotherapy services across England this week.
-
NewsNHS Digital says it has completed steps to fix data breaches
NHS Digital now able to “respect each individual’s wishes about whether their data can be shared” Data from confidential medical records is still being disseminated without patient’s knowledge Information Commissioner’s Office yet to formally decide if NHS Digital has met its undertakings NHS Digital says it has “met ...
-
HSJ LocalHospitals cancel hundreds of appointments after 'critical' tech crash
Two hospitals in the Midlands have had critical internal incidents declared after a major technology failure, which is affecting all trust IT and telecoms systems.
-
HSJ LocalSpecial measures ambulance service plagued by IT problems
An ambulance trust recently placed in special measures is struggling to respond to emergency calls because of continued IT problems.
-
HSJ KnowledgeThe rise of the connected patient
Smart analytics can play a significant role in healthcare of the future – so how do we make them work?
-
NewsFirst digital health providers inspected by CQC
CQC publishes first pilot inspections of digital GP providers Full primary care digital provider inspections to begin next April NHS is seeking to push significant number of GP contacts to digital channels Former Circle chief Ali Parsa’s new venture Babylon one of first to get green light The ...
-
NewsFormer DH director joins Google artificial intelligence company
A former senior director at the Department of Health has joined DeepMind, the artificial intelligence company known for its data sharing work with the Royal Free London Foundation Trust.
-
HSJ LocalIT crash trust had tech problems in pathology service since March
Automated pathology system suffered faults from March, letter reveals Problems led to 400 samples not being tested and a backlog of 2,000 tests at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust says the issue was unrelated to major hardware fault last month IT problems at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust’s blood sciences ...
-
HSJ LocalTrust's radiology information system crashes for nine days
System crash meant patients had to attend clinics without their imaging report Board papers said the trust had “plans to give notice” on the contract Trust says patient care was “not compromised” by the system failure A trust has said it has no plans to pull out of ...