‘No better place’ for med-tech start-ups, says Ireland’s trade minister
Pat Breen, Minister of State for Trade, Employment and Business, commended Ireland’s thriving med-tech sector during the 2019 Med in Ireland exhibition.
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Getting tablet computer storage right at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham
GDPR throughout the UK creates need for safer, encrypted data within hospitals. The Royal Orthopeadic Hospital sought a secure, wall mounted charging cabinet to roll out throughout the hospital wards for their GDPR compliant Surface Pro deployment.
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Bridgewater partners with IntelliCentrics to improve patient assurance
Patients at the community trust who receive care at home will be able to view the credentials of visiting healthcare professionals.
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NHS Wales to receive £50m digital reboot in long-needed IT overhaul
Alongside £50m in new funding, the reformed NHS Wales will appoint a CDO who will help define national standard for Wales’s digital health services.
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Special Report: Cloud
Cloud seems to offer enormous potential benefits for healthcare – from unlocking a new wave of innovation to big data. But where is the NHS at with regards to the cloud, what has changed and has the mood towards it shifted? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
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Thoughtonomy launches shared marketplace for NHS automation
The platform can be used by trusts to speed up front and back-office processes without the need to build automation services from scratch.
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Trusts set to miss Axe the Fax deadline due to ‘concerning lack of progress’
Trusts with the most fax machines have collectively axed just 42% of them, with less than six months to go until the April 2020 deadline.
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‘Comprehensive’ IT programme needed for ‘true interoperability’, BMA says
The BMA called for the NHS to be an early adopter of 5G technology to overcome connectivity ‘deficiencies’ and improve the working lives of doctors.
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Advisory Series: Mobile and Modern Working
Smartphones are an essential part of the lives of most people worldwide yet for NHS staff, mobile working is not seen as a consistent feature. Jennifer Trueland reports on how and when that might change.
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Knowledge of 5G potential needs to be embedded into NHSX, report finds
The potential for 5G to transform online consultations and remote care may not be realised if it’s not made affordable for all patients, the report warned
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