GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week
5 November 2024
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” 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 ☕
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.
Yorkshire and Humber trusts sign deal with TytoCare
21 September 2021
Following a successful pilot with Bradford Teaching Hospitals, TytoCare is expanding its NHS partnership to
University Hospitals Dorset launch patient flow management software
20 September 2021
The University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has launched patient flow management software to help
NHS Wales implements Malinko’s e-scheduling software
20 September 2021
NHS Wales has selected Malinko to supply its e-scheduling software to all of Wales’ community
South Tyneside and Sunderland uses patient portal to save admin hours
17 September 2021
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out a Patient Portal to save
Exclusive: First of its kind strategy to ‘mainstream’ digital clinical safety
17 September 2021
The Digital Clinical Safety Strategy aims to help the NHS provide a safer service when
