Applications for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2020 now open
The competition provides an opportunity for digital health start-ups to pitch their idea in front of a crowd of NHS IT leaders and digital health investors.
News
Push Doctor ‘on course’ to be live with 200 GP surgeries
New figures collated in the 12 months since the pilots were launched revealed patients are waiting an average of 26 minutes to see a GP using Push Doctor.
Digital Patient
CCG software delays hamper GP at Hand’s Birmingham expansion
The software supports the registration of patients in Birmingham as well as ensuring easier access to local pathways and screening services.
Digital Patient
App’s skin cancer detection capability ‘well above that of GPs’
Researchers determined that the SkinVision app had a sensitivity of 95% in detecting the most common forms of the disease and a specificity of 78%.
AI and Analytics
PRSB seeks public opinion on digitising old GP records
The PRSB has launched a survey to discover opinions about the benefits and potential challenges of digitising paper ‘Lloyd George’ records.
News 1
IT systems at Torbay and South Devon return to normal after ‘critical’ failure
The trust declared a “critical incident” at around 11am on 23 September following an IT systems failure which occurred the day before.
Clinical Software 4
NHS Digital launches IT security awareness campaign
The Keep I.T. Confidential campaign aims to educate staff across the NHS on common-sense IT security practice and the impact of data and cyber security on patient safety.
Cyber Security 1
‘Comprehensive’ IT programme needed for ‘true interoperability’, BMA says
The BMA called for the NHS to be an early adopter of 5G technology to overcome connectivity ‘deficiencies’ and improve the working lives of doctors.
Infrastructure
Royal Devon and Exeter partners up with Health Enterprise East
The partnership will help the trust to develop, commercialise and fast-track medtech innovations with the aim to improve patient care.
Clinical Software
Four hospitals in Ireland digitise maternity records with Cerner Millennium
The system enables a virtually paperless process through antenatal visits, labour and delivery, and post-partum care, saving nurses 76 minutes each shift.
Clinical Software
