Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 July 2024
This edition of Digital Health’s Coffee Time Briefing includes positive news on whole genome sequencing and a warning about CGM being used by non-diabetics.
News
Wandsworth Healthcare, DNV Imatis collaborate to improve patient journey
2 July 2024
Wandsworth Healthcare and DNV Imatis have collaborated to help NHS trusts tackle low digital maturity and improve operational efficiency.
Heriot-Watt University partners with ABHI to advance health tech research
2 July 2024
Heriot-Watt University is focusing on accelerating health tech research and development, through a partnership with ABHI.
No clear NHS digital career pathway, more a ‘career rockface’ says Eccles
1 July 2024
Former NHS national CCIO Dr Simon Eccles said that people seeking digital roles in the NHS face a “career rockface” because there is no clear pathway.
AI can help build sustainable services – but only if we mitigate its risks
1 July 2024
Concerns about AI should not stop progress. They should prompt us to think about how to apply such powerful processing, argue Rebecca Hughes and Paul Davies
NHS Wales prepares for drone-based blood transfer service
1 July 2024
Aerospace innovators will showcase technology as part of a project to prepare NHS Wales for drone-based services for the transfer of blood products.
Plymouth virtual ward occupancy rate over 80% with plans to expand
1 July 2024
University Hospitals Plymouth has confirmed that its virtual ward beds are now over 80% occupied, the best occupancy rate in Devon, with plans to expand.
ORCHA reports significant and sustained interest in digital health products
26 October 2021
Demand for digital health products soared during the pandemic as patients looked to manage their
Almost 28million people in England are now registered with NHS login
25 October 2021
Almost 28 million people – around half of the English population are now registered with
Government set to announce extra £2.1bn for NHS IT
25 October 2021
The funding forms part of a wider £5.9bn to help clear the record high backlog
Queen’s Hospital Burton deploys ExtraMed’s Patient Flow software
25 October 2021
Queen’s Hospital Burton is following in the footsteps of Royal Derby Hospital with its implementation
Log my Care launches new digital medication record
22 October 2021
Log my Care’s new electronic medication administration record aims to minimise medication errors and keep
