Gloucestershire Hospitals turns around Allscripts go-live in five months
Some 1,500 nursing staff across 24 adult inpatient wards at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital are now actively using the Allscripts Sunrise EPR.
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‘More than half’ of NHS trusts engaged in AI projects, report suggests
Data obtained by NetApp found that 52% of trusts were deploying AI technologies, with a further 16% planning to roll them out within the next two years.
AI and Analytics
Surgeons use virtual surgery to reconstruct patient’s jaw
The 12-hour procedure was pre-planned by performing “virtual surgery” on a 3D model, before leg bone was used to recreate the patient’s jaw.
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Digital therapeutics service My Online Therapy bags £4.2m funding
The London-based online therapy start-up has received funding from Lighthouse Investment to expand its product and enhance customer operations.
Digital Patient
NHS Wales automates critical prescriptions in Swansea hospital
Automation software used by Morriston Hospital in Swansea has cut the time it takes to deliver prescriptions to patients with complex medical conditions by two-thirds.
Clinical Software
Cyber security news round-up
Making it into our round-up of cyber security news this month is research warning of the security risks posed by companies in the NHS supply chain and a ransomware attack on a French hospital.
Cyber Security
University Hospitals Birmingham live with new Carestream VNA
UHB signed a five-year agreement with Carestream Health in July for a vendor neutral archive, which will replace its existing solution from GE Healthcare.
Clinical Software 1
GP patients to be offered whole-genome screening in UK-first study
A study will assess the benefits of screening for gene faults and will see people have their entire genetic code read from samples taken at the doctors.
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Epic ‘preferred bidder’ for Manchester’s £400m EPR contract
Manchester University Foundation Trust began a procurement in August 2018 for a future EPR solution capable of meeting its “specialist and complex needs.”
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Researchers borrow astronomy algorithms to tackle skin conditions
Research carried out at the Scotland university used algorithms usually used in astronomy to test how certain treatments would work in medical trials.
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