East of England Ambulance Service turns to O2 to improve digital offering
The £5.9 million contract aims to deliver a suite of new technologies to improve the way digital clinical records are captured.
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O2 Health launches Wii fit-style trials
NHS East Berkshire is to trial technology to allow patients to carry out rehabilitation exercises at home without needing to see a physiotherapist, as part of the launch of O2 Health. The technology will allow patients to return home and carry out pre-determined rehabilitation programmes shown on a TV screen and have their progress monitored […]
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Mobile Solutions Village on show
One of the highlights of the E-Health Insider Live ’09 exhibition will be the O2 and BlackBerry Mobile Solutions Village. The two suppliers will showcase NHS customers who are using their applications and technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of community and hospital based staff. Daniel Morrison-Gardiner, head of BlackBerry’s healthcare group, said: “We […]
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Emergency text system launched
A trial service that allows people to contact the emergency services by text message has been launched in the UK. The trial system allows users to send a text message to 999 when faced with an emergency. It is hoped that several thousand people will sign up to the trial service. If successful, the trial […]
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BT pilots N3 VoIP service in London
NHS trusts in London are being offered free connections to the N3 Local Gateway Service (LGS) as part of a major city-wide pilot. The N3 LGS provides an interface between a local telephone switch and the N3 Voice Core Services Central platform. It enables cost free telephone calls to be placed over the N3 network […]
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Delays in emergency service radios ’cause for concern’
Concerns have been raised about delays in implementing Airwave radio systems within emergency services in London, to ensure full coverage in the event of a terrorist attack. The London Assembly 7 July Review Committee has warned that London Ambulance Service would be ill prepared for another underground terrorist attack due to continuous postponements of Airwave […]
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N3 now VoIP-enabled, BT announces
BT has announced that the N3 network has now been enhanced to carry phone calls using voice over internet protocol technology (VoIP). The enhancement means that NHS trusts will now be able to make free IP phone calls using the N3 Local Gateway Service. N3’s head of marketing, Michael Cole, told EHI: “From day one, […]
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Consumer is king in wireless health
More consumer-driven wireless developments are on the horizon as mobile technology enjoys wider adoption in healthcare.
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Wales to digitise ambulance radio network
The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust is to receive £55m from the Welsh Assembly government to invest in the O2 Airwave communication system and upgrade their control rooms. O2 Airwave is a secure digital radio network dedicated for the exclusive use of the UK’s emergency and public safety services. Designed to carry voice and data […]
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7/7 report announces new radios for ambulances
Ambulance services will get a new radio system, O2 Airwave, allowing them to communicate from underground in the event of an attack. The news was revealed in a Home Office report on the 7 July bombings as a response to criticism suggesting failures in the telecommunication equipment used by the emergency services led to a […]
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