Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
27 August 2024
Our latest Coffee Time Briefing includes new scanning tech at Royal Free Hospital and a report linking EPR design to nurse burnout.
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West London Children’s Healthcare uses tool for safe prescribing
27 August 2024
West London Children’s Healthcare has deployed a clinical decision support tool to safeguard prescribing for young patients.
NHS 111 extended to mental health crisis support
27 August 2024
Patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now access support through calling 111, the NHS England has announced.
Drones can successfully fly blood packs, study finds
23 August 2024
Drones can be used as a safe mode of transport for delivering blood packs, according to a study run by NHS Blood and Transplant.
NHS England signs digital urgent and emergency care contracts
23 August 2024
NHS England has signed two contracts to support the digital transformation of urgent and emergency care, totalling £86 million in value.
North London Mental Health Partnership goes live with PHR
23 August 2024
North London Mental Health Partnership (NLMHP) has gone live with a personal health record from Patients Know Best.
Hull hospital to trial video triage to assess stroke patients
22 August 2024
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has announced plans to trial a pre-hospital video triage scheme for stroke patients.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals begins using AI to evaluate mammogram quality
3 March 2022
The breast imaging service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has started using artificial intelligence
NHS data chief Ming Tang wins Covid Unsung Hero award
2 March 2022
Ming Tang from NHS England and Improvement has been announced as the winner of a
Rare Diseases Action Plan includes focus on technology
2 March 2022
The Rare Diseases Action Plan’s 16 commitments includes the use of a digital tool to
£200m investment announced to improve access to NHS data
2 March 2022
Up to £200million will go towards improving access to NHS data through Trusted Research Environments
Simon Bolton: Tech org merger will be done with little impact on delivery
1 March 2022
Simon Bolton has said he wants to ensure that the merger of various organisations into
