Calls for BMA to oppose Hancock’s ‘ill-conceived’ ban on outdated tech
Setting “arbitrary dates” to stop using outdated technology like pagers and fax machines puts patients “at risk”, regional medical council have said.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Improving patient safety with Scan4Safety
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has used a healthcare e-commerce solution since 2002, and in recent years has introduced a cloud-based catalogue system – making it far easier to share standardised data – and an inventory control system.
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NHS looking at ‘internet first’ policy and moving away from private networks
Health and care services are now to “have an Internet First policy” which states new digital services should operate over the internet.
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NHS organisations to be offered discounted access to cloud services
It is hoped the new model will help trusts, CCGs and other bodies move their IT services towards cloud-first data centres.
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Reviewing the complexities of the VPN market
Virtual private networks offer the promise of security and privacy, and so are naturally attracting increasing levels of interest. A review of the market offers some interesting findings.
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All hospitals and GPs to be connected to fibre optic broadband, Hancock says
The health secretary said the upgrade would support a promise made in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve the range and access of digital healthcare services.
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Liverpool technology hub given further £1.48m to explore 5G
Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care already has a number of projects in place following a £3.5m grant last year, including a loneliness gaming and quiz app.
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The need for an open approach to the technology-enabled care revolution
“The Technology Enabled Care Revolution: The Way Forward for Integrated Health and Social Care” offers a review of the potential of tech in healthcare.
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NHS Spine reaches one billion monthly transactions for the first time
NHS Digital said the latest figures shows a growing demand in digital services across the sector, with the platform handling 3,500 messages a second.
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NHS banned from buying new fax machines as Hancock orders phase-out
Matt Hancock has banned NHS organisations from buying new fax machines beyond January 2019, under plans to remove them from the NHS entirely by 2020.
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