Wales invests £3m to improve access to digital health services
The money forms part of the new Digital Inclusion and Health programme, which will help staff and patients engage with technology and improve access to digital health services.
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County Durham and Darlington secures long-term deal with Philips
Philips will be responsible for ensuring radiology equipment across all of the trust’s hospital sites is well-maintained and replaced regularly.
Infrastructure
Greater Manchester Connected Health City launches antibiotics dashboard
The dashboard aims to help stakeholders such as CCGS and local authorities to better understand the existing antibiotic prescribing landscape.
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Poll: Should there be more clinicians on Hancock’s Healthtech Advisory Board?
The board is intended to “help guide the government on its mission to overhaul technology and IT in health and social care”.
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Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust deploys speech recognition tool
Through Dragon Medial One, clinicians can enter their notes into the electronic patient record at the point of care, create clinic letters for patients.
Clinical Software
Malaria-detecting technology scoops James Dyson Award runner-up prize
A team from the Netherlands developed the technology called Excelscope 2.0 which aims to reduce workload of medical staff in developing countries.
News
Healthcare innovators encouraged to apply for piece of 300k funding
Applications are now open for the Momentum Fund, which was set up to support innovations in the Greater Manchester area.
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Brighton and Sussex go live with System C patient management system
The trust has introduced a new system which includes a patient administration system (PAS), a theatre management system and e-Referrals.
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Hancock’s Healthtech Advisory Board to meet for the first time
Chaired by academic Dr Ben Goldacre, the board will be focussed on the future to assist policy creation and challenge decision making.
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Nine digital social care projects to receive share of £700k funding
The money, which is part of the Social Care Digital Innovation Programme, will go towards the projects which include an app for social care providers.
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