Diversity champion Jacqueline de Rojas to speak at Rewired 2020
The president of techUK will open the Rewired Leadership Summit on 3 March at London Olympia, an event which brings together NHS IT and digital leaders.
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Sectra ‘preferred provider’ for PACS and VNA across Greater Manchester
No contract has been signed at this stage but a spokesperson has said a formal announcement was “planned for 2020”, once the business case has been approved.
Infrastructure
Alder Hey staff to use electronic devices to identify early warning signs
Part of a study, staff at Alder Hey are using System C’s CareFlow Vitals software platform, which powers the electronic devices.
Clinical Software
Tech spending analysis suggests NHS getting burnt by IT mark-ups
One buyer in the NHS was found to have paid a more 900% mark-up on a single product, paying £8.41 for a mains power cable worth 82p.
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Alder Hey opts for Meditech’s ‘next-gen’ Expanse cloud EPR
The move to Expanse is an effort by global digital exemplar trust Alder Hey to elevate it to HIMSS Stage 7 – the status given to trusts that demonstrate organisation-wide digitisation.
Clinical Software
Cognetivity receives £900,000 to trial dementia detection tech with NHS
The 12-month project seeks to determine whether Cognetivity’s iPad-based cognitive assessment tool can outperform existing techniques in dementia pathways.
AI and Analytics
‘Time running out’ for telecare services to go digital
Around 900,000 telecare users in the UK could be affected as BT and Virgin Media begin to retire analogue phone networks, a report from Doro Care has suggested.
Infrastructure
NHSX advertising for advisors to ensure patient voices are heard
In a blog post, Matthew Gould said the organisation was looking for part-time advisors to hold NHSX to account on how it involves patients and citizens.
Digital Patient
Medopad raises £19m in fresh funding to fuel digital biomarker studies
The new investment will also support clinical trials already underway by Medopad, including its three-year arrangement with Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
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