Bill to provide legal basis for digital health records in Ireland
24 July 2024
Stephen Donnelly, minister for health, has published legislation which will provide a legal basis for digital health records in Ireland.
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HSE awards funding for Innovate Health chronic pancreatitis app
24 July 2024
Tallaght University Hospital has secured funding of more than €300,000 for four projects, including an app for chronic pancreatitis.
Midlands GP surgery reduces ‘8am rush’ through online triage
23 July 2024
A GP practice in the West Midlands has reduced the ‘8am rush’ for appointments by using an online patient triage solution.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 July 2024
This edition of Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing includes news from the public inquiry into pandemic preparedness.
DMA must be ‘useful and usable’, says NHS England CIO
23 July 2024
John Quinn, chief information officer at NHS England said that the digital maturity assessment (DMA) needs to be “useful and useable”.
University Hospitals Plymouth begins digital prehab trial
23 July 2024
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is trialling a digital ‘prehab’ service for liver transplant patients.
Queen Victoria Hospital invests £750,000 in CT scanner
22 July 2024
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has bought a new CT scanner, which is aimed to help reduce diagnostic waiting lists.
Government launches food scanner app to promote healthier choices
12 January 2022
The government has launched a new food scanner app to encourage families to swap some
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital rolls out digital consent and more
12 January 2022
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) has digitisied referral management, consent and patient-reported
Medway NHS FT goes live with new EPR within five months
11 January 2022
Medway NHS Foundation Trust took just five months to go live with its new electronic
Central and North West London goes live with TPP’s Brigid app
11 January 2022
Central and North West London have rolled out TTT’s Brigid app to several mental health
IBM reportedly looking to sell healthcare division Watson Health
10 January 2022
IBM is reportedly trying to sell its healthcare division, Watson Health, for more than £700million
