University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust recently asked its staff to reflect on the trust’s digital integration journey over the past two years. UCLH chose the Epic electronic health record (EHR) in 2017 following business case approval, and went live with the system in 2019. Staff chose to […]
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Royal College of Midwives calls for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a new positioning statement to call for a Digital Midwife in every maternity service in the next 12 months. The trade union, which represents the majority of practising midwives, has called for every trust to recruit or train Digital Midwives to lead […]
Case Study: NHS trusts choose digital patient records for realisable benefits and transformation
Feature by CCube Solutions Over a number of years and decades, at CCube Solutions we have been supporting NHS Trusts realise tangible benefits as part of their transformation programmes focused on patient records management. Realisable benefits include: Instantly available Medical History Improvements in staff & patient Safety Avoids unnecessary admissions […]
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh introduces digital letters
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has gone live with a digital appointment letters service. The trust has partnered with Dr Doctor and Synertec to launch a solution to send appointment letters to patients in a digital, and physical, format when suitable. Synertec, a company focused […]
Research paper explores usability of electronic health record systems in emergency departments
A paper has been published in BMJ Journals following a large scale survey into the usability of electronic health record systems in emergency departments. The paper was published last week by Dr Benjamin Bloom, Royal London Hospital, Dr Jason Pott, Royal London Hospital, Dr Stephen Thomas, Queen Mary University of London, Dr David Ramon Gaunt, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS […]
West Midlands maternity triage system goes digital for UK-wide use
A digital maternity triage system, developed in the West Midlands, has launched an online training programme and is now available to maternity teams across the UK. The Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) was created to provide a ‘standardised method of safely and efficiently assessing women’, particularly those who are having […]
Greater Manchester Mental Health signs £10m deal with Civica
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust has signed an eight-year, £10 million deal with Civica for its electronic patient record (EPR) system and supporting modules. The trust is to implement Civica’s cloud-based EPR and case management functionality, clinical information system and prescribing module. The software will be managed by Civica […]
United Lincolnshire reports reduction in lung cancer waiting times
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has reported a reduction in lung cancer waiting times, thanks to a new pathway introduced. A service to support people with suspected lung cancer, designed in line with the National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway, has been rolled-out at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital in […]
Moorfields launches department of digital medicine
Moorfields Eye Hospital has announced it’s to launch a department of digital medicine to accelerate technologies. The special eye hospital said the new clinical informatics department will play a key role in the use of data and technology across the organisation and by its patients. The department will be responsible […]
Innovation Feature: What to consider, how to foster innovation and how to expose opportunities
In part one of our innovation feature, we speak with Oliver O’Connor, Chief Product Officer at Perfect Ward. We discuss what factors are important to consider when bringing an innovation to market, how to foster innovation and how to expose opportunities. HTN asked Oliver a few questions… Could you take […]
