Northern Cancer Alliance to benefit from new deal with Sectra
The solution will span ten separate trusts that form part of the Northern Cancer Alliance, aiming to improve cancer care workflows.
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Special Report: Medicines Management
Various national figures have put a very strong focus on e-prescribing with former health secretary Jeremy Hunt pledging financial support to hospitals to implement such a system. But has that perhaps limited an understanding of the full breadth of areas in which digital can make a difference when it comes to medicines management and optimisation? Maja Dragovic reports.
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North Middlesex looking to invest £12m in digital projects
The money has been awarded as part of NHS England’s GDE programme, with £5m coming from NHS England and the rest provided by the trust.
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Instant message app guidance ‘more confusing than helpful’, doctor says
Dr Barney Gilbert told Digital Health that “very few” NHS workers would be aware of the guidance for using apps like WhatsApp to quickly share patient data.
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An efficient implementation of a Radiology Reporting Hub
Hospitals in Cheshire and Merseyside report better care – and a better working environment for staff – through the introduction of a regional radiology reporting hub. The system means all staff can see all images, no matter where they were taken.
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Chase Farm Hospital achieves HIMSS Stage 6 rating
The hospital has gone through a massive refurbishment to make it a digital hospital, including a go live of an updated electronic patient record (EPR).
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Digital whiteboards save 5,000 hours of nurse’s time at Gateshead
Since they were installed in 2017 as a way of improving patient safety and care, the whiteboards have streamlined processes within the trust.
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Special Report: Digital Imaging
Adopting an enterprise image management approach can, proponents argue, lead to widespread benefits for NHS organisations. But is this enough to encourage trusts to embrace such a strategy? Maja Dragovic finds out.
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Homerton University Hospital selects Genesis for track and trace tech
Genesis was selected to supply an inventory management and point of care solution which will help the hospital track demand for stock.
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IT needs ‘radical upgrade’ to improve cancer screening, interim report finds
Professor Sir Mike Richards said new IT systems were “urgent priority” and booking an appointment needs to be as “simple as booking a plane ticket online”.
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