Miiskin teams up with the British Skin Foundation to support self-checking
Skin checking app Miiskin has teamed up with the British Skin Foundation to promote skin cancer awareness and self-checking.
Digital Patient
Bluebird Care mobile staff guide is a ‘tool box’ for care assistants
Care assistants have spoken and based on feedback, Bluebird Care, has developed a mobile guide giving staff access to critical information.
Digital Patient
Google DeepMind’s Streams technology branded ‘phenomenal’
An NHS consultant nurse who is part of a team using an app which helps to detect early signs of kidney failure has branded it ‘phenomenal’.
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Online consultations might not be ‘a silver bullet’ for GPs
The chief executive of eConsult has admitted that online consultations ‘may not be a silver bullet’ after research revealed low patient interaction.
Digital Patient 7
University of Salford academic wins international award for services to nursing informatics
University of Salford lecturer Dr Nick Hardiker has won the Virginia K. Saba Informatics Award for his contribution to nursing informatics.
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NHS England backs 11 new innovative technologies
A device which spots early signs of Sepsis is among 11 new innovations NHS England is promoting.
Digital Patient 3
Industry news in brief
This month’s industry nibs features NHS academy launching a leadership training programme for community pharmacists.
News
CNIO says observations technology is a ‘win-win solution’
A Global Digital Exemplar trust has installed a monitoring device in 14 clinical areas, supporting 243 beds across the trust.
Clinical Software
Consultant Connect hopes to ease winter pressures on A&E departments
A platform which gives GPs the ability to immediately speak to a local specialist is hoping to help ease winter pressures on A&E departments.
Digital Patient 1
PCS Speaker profile: Gabriel Voisin on the impact of GDPR
New data protection laws, which will be enforced in May 2018, will be a hot topic at the first Public Cyber Security conference in Birmingham next month.
Cyber Security