Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
26 September 2024
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers progress on NHS Lanarkshire’s £700m digital hospital and technology for detecting diabetic foot ulcers.
News
NHSE commissions rapid review of acute trusts’ EPR plans
26 September 2024
Former NHSE director of digital transformation, Beverley Bryant is undertaking a rapid review of EPR plans at nine acute NHS trusts.
Cohort announced for sixth Propel@YH accelerator programme
26 September 2024
Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber has announced the latest cohort for its Propel@YH digital health accelerator programme.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital to roll out Epic EHR in 2025
25 September 2024
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has announced plans to implement Epic’s electronic patient record in 2025.
PharmacyX tests electronic prescription software for use in Wales
25 September 2024
PharmacyX has been announced as the latest healthcare technology supplier to help deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS) in Wales.
‘Two-factor authentication may have stopped Synnovis cyber attack’
25 September 2024
Beverley Bryant said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the NHS and healthcare sector.
Prescription tracking feature launched on the NHS App
24 September 2024
A feature which allows patients to trace the status and readiness of their prescriptions has been released on the NHS App.
Healthcare professionals ‘failing to prescribe tech’ to older patients
15 September 2021
Older patients are being overlooked by healthcare professionals who are failing to recommend health apps
PRSB officially launches vendor-backed scheme to promote standards
15 September 2021
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has officially launched a scheme to help support the
AI could lead to ‘overdiagnosis’ of breast cancer, tech body warns
15 September 2021
The technology is often seen as “like magic” in healthcare but there is little scientific
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust expanded EPR helps reduces wait times
14 September 2021
Bolton NHS FT has implemented a new digital solution for tracking patient referrals which has
Devon patients save thousands of hours with virtual appointments
14 September 2021
In the 12 months up to 22 August 2021, Devon held 350,015 hospital appointments virtually
