Salford Royal introduces first-of-kind smartphone urine test for kidney patients
The trust has launched a digital home testing kit that incorporates a mobile phone camera and computer vision technology with the aim of reducing the need for renal patients to attend hospital for check-ups.
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Warfarin self-test app touches down on NHS App Library
The Engage app allows patients to monitor their INR remotely using coagulation measurement tools and send the results directly to their clinician.
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Midlands NHS trusts merge to create major integrated care provider
South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust have merged to become Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, after receiving approval from regulators.
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Patients trust NHS with their data but still wary about use, survey suggests
More than three-quarters of the British public say they trust the NHS with their personal data despite recent privacy scares highlighted by the media.
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Movers and shakers news round-up
The latest roster of appointments in the UK healthcare industry includes movements at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Diabetes education programme expanded across North Tyneside
NHS North Tyneside CCG appointed Spirit Healthcare to deliver a diabetes education programme for patients with type 2 diabetes, with a view of increasing attendance to self-management courses.
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St Helens and Knowsley completes ‘massive programme of work’ with new PAS deployment
The trust has deployed System C’s Medway patient administration system (PAS) within its two main acute sites, St Helens and Whiston, as well as Newton hospital.
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GOSH chooses Hyland Healthcare for clinical info management on the fly
London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Hyland Healthcare’s OnBase content management platform to enable healthcare teams to capture, store and manage clinical information on the move.
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Safety stamp for health apps to bring more trust to new solutions
The SGS HSP Safety Mark will be applied to healthcare software deemed secure for use in an attempt to signpost trusted products and increase the adoption of non-medical health apps.
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Greater Manchester LHCRE to work with neighbours toward ‘common capability’
The chief digital officer of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership has vowed to work with “neighbours on all sides” to deliver more integrated healthcare in northern England, following its successful Local Health and Care Record Exemplar (LHCRE) bid.
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