GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week
5 November 2024
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused âchaosâ for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment booking systems and patient records.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
5 November 2024
Today’s news roundup covers funding news from Scalpel AI and guidance from NHS Education for Scotland on the use of digital health tools.
Concerns raised that NHS digital plans could exclude older adults
5 November 2024
Concerns have been raised that government NHS plans, including having a single patient record through the NHS App, will exclude older people.
North Tees NHS saves 25,000 clinical hours in last year with TrakCare
5 November 2024
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has saved over 25,000 clinical hours in the last 12 months through InterSystems TrakCare.
Plymouth pilot gives frail patients X-rays through car service
4 November 2024
A pilot is underway at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust to take X-rays to patients through a car service to reduce hospital admissions.
Princess Alexandra Hospital goes live with Oracle Health EHR
4 November 2024
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has gone live with an Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) on 2-3 November 2024.
NHS pilots iPhone device for throat cancer detection
4 November 2024
The NHS is piloting an iPhone device and app that helps detect throat cancer earlier and give patients the all-clear for the disease faster.
SBRI Healthcare awards ÂŁ1million to support net zero NHS
26 January 2022
SBRI Healthcare has dished out ÂŁ1million to ten projects to support innovation that can help
Francisco Partners acquire part of IBMâs Watson Health business
25 January 2022
Francisco Partners has signed an agreement with IBM to acquire their healthcare assets that are
Huma acquires iPLATO Healthcare to enhance remote patient monitoring
25 January 2022
Huma have purchased iPLATO Healthcare with the aim of bringing remote patient monitoring to the
Care home using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 to help clinically vulnerable
24 January 2022
A care home has been using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology to allow clinically vulnerable residents
Macmillan and Careology join forces to elevate digital cancer care
24 January 2022
Macmillan Cancer Support has partnered up with digital cancer care platform Careology to offer industry
