Updated in October 2021, NHS Kernow CCG and NHS Doncaster CCG have now taken the top positions in a leaderboard for website accessibility, comparing all CCG websites in England. The top two positions were previously held by NHS Kent and Medway CCG and NHS North Cumbria CCG. Silktide, a company […]
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Funding launched to support cardiac networks with remote monitoring tools
A new funding programme has been launched by NHSX to support up to four cardiac networks to implement remote monitoring. £3 million in funding has been made available, with up to £750,000 for each project, to help cardiology and cardiac surgery pathways with digital tools. This includes technology to support surgery […]
Royal Cornwall tops leaderboard for website accessibility
In March 2021, HTN reported on a comparison of NHS trust and CCG websites for usability, including content, accessibility, marketing, mobile, social, speed, and legal compliance. Since our news story, six NHS trust websites have moved into the top 10 in ‘the index’, from Silktide, a company that compares millions of websites. […]
Yeovil Hospital connects to Dorset Care Record
Yeovil Hospital for the first time is now able to view data from the Dorset Care Record, the platform used to share key patient information across providers. The hospital typically takes 30% of emergency patients from across Dorset CCG, and now can view GP records and other datasets for these […]
Care homes across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to share digital records
Care homes across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire will for the first time be able to share digital records, following an approved grant from NHS Digital. The project will see the roll-out of the digital record system, Connecting Care, to care homes across the region to share records with hospitals, […]
92% clinical staff say record sharing improves patient care
Ninety-two per cent of staff say the MIG from Healthcare Gateway has helped them to improve overall patient care, an independent benefit analysis conducted by NHIS direct with clinical staff using the MIG has found. GP Dr Anita Bloor, Senior Medical Advisor at out-of-hours and urgent primary care provider NEMS, said: “Access to […]
Bedfordshire CCG introduces mobile heart monitors
Bedfordshire CCG is to introduce new mobile heart monitors with an aim to help prevent strokes. The mobile heart monitor technology helps patients take a quick ECG reading thats measures electrical activity of the heart. The device is able to identify a number of heart rate abnormalities including atrial fibrillation. […]
Health Navigator revenues up 250%
Health Navigator, a previous DigitalHealth.London accelerator has announced a year of exceptional growth, with revenues up 250% and an increase of 30% in staff. The company now supports 7 NHS trusts and 9 CCGS, and has recently been announced as a Finalist in the HTN Awards with its partnership with Vale […]
Portsmouth CCG first for latest electronic prescription upgrade
All GP practices in Portsmouth CCG are now live with the latest upgrade as part of the Electronic Prescription Services (EPS). The latest upgrade, Phase 4, has been piloted by the CCG and now 100% of practices are enabled for prescriptions to be sent electronically. NHS Digital said once the […]
PRSB publishes new standard for shared care records
The Professional Records Standards Body has published a new standard to outline the core information to be shared in a person’s care record. Following a consultation process with over 1,500 professionals and organisations the new standard determines the vital information about a person that should be shared between health and care […]
