Barts extends Cerner EPR to NHS Nightingale hospital
NHS Nightingale, the temporary London mega-hospital set up to help the NHS cope with coronavirus patients will use Barts Health NHS Trust’s EPR together with its enterprise RIS and lab systems.
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Covid-19: NHS datasets ‘not sophisticated enough’ to flag high risk patients
Patients who have been contacted by NHS England can be identified through an “at high risk” indicator code applied to their patient record.
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Covid-19: NHS to trial digital passports to free up staff movement
The smartphone-based passports will contain a basic set of credentials that will allow staff to be quickly deployed to different NHS sites where required.
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NHS launches text message support service for people with Covid-19
Daily texts will be sent by the NHS to new patients who register their Covid-19 symptoms and contact details with the NHS 111 online service.
Digital Patient
Rachel Dunscombe to lead on Visionable platform strategy as CTO
The former Salford Royal CIO joins Visionable at a pivotal moment for the video consultation market, as it scrambles to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Health CIO
Summer Schools July 2020 dates moved to September
The dates of Digital Health Summer Schools 2020 have been moved and are to be replaced with new online Virtual Summer School.
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Exc: Five areas to be examined by PRSB as it sets standards for social care
The PRSB will use information gathered in focus groups to develop standards for social care professionals to follow when developing digital solutions.
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Online triage tools to be ‘rapidly procured’ to manage Covid-19 pressures
In a letter sent to providers last week, GP surgeries were told to move to a triage-first model of care as the NHS bolsters its response to Covid-19.
Digital Patient
Digital Health Unplugged: Coronavirus special
Join our news team, editor Hannah Crouch and senior reporters, Andrea Downey and Owen Hughes, as they talk through the Covid-19 stories making headlines.
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Coronavirus news round-up: Digital Health debrief
Digital Health News will be bringing you a weekly round-up of the latest coronavirus news from the NHS and suppliers as the outbreak continues.
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