National CCIO says AI Lab will ‘rigorously’ test tech to see if it can deliver
At NHS Expo in Manchester, Simon Eccles was questioned over the £250 million AI lab, which was announced by the government in August 2019.
AI and Analytics
Early adopters ‘should be celebrated as much as innovators’
Hugh McCaughey, national director of improvement, argued there needed to be more incentives and recognition for early adopters.
News
England’s chief nursing officer on the hunt for NHS App ambassadors
Ruth May said she wanted nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to be the face of the NHS App and help promote the digital tool.
Digital Patient
Hearing and sight loss patients trained to use digital health tools
The project is designed to find out more about the challenges faced by people with hearing and sight loss when making and attending GP appointments.
Digital Patient
Imperial College goes live with electronic document management system
Imperial College has selected IMMJ Systems’ MediViewer, which allows hospitals to scan, index and archive paper medical records.
Clinical Software 1
Healthcare organisations offered funding to deploy Patients Know Best
The Innovation and Technology 2019/20 programme chose Patients Know Best (PKB) as an interoperable personal health record (PHR) tool.
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Exclusive: Beverley Bryant appointed CDIO for two London NHS trusts
She will take up a board position as chief digital information officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts.
Health CIO
Manchester LHCRE to invest £14.3m in integrated care tech
One of the first areas to be addressed will be dementia, with the aim of improving care for people living with the condition.
Shared Records
E-rostering platform rolled out across Medway NHS Foundation Trust
The trust rolled out Allocate’s MedicOnduty, MedicOnline and LocumOnduty software which has replaced a number of paper-based rotas.
Clinical Software 1
Message-based consultation app Docly registers with CQC
Docly was officially registered with the CQC on 9 August and was officially launched in the UK a few days later on 12 August.
Digital Patient