Wirral Care Record team explain the benefits of the platform
The Wirral Care Record (WCR) is a digital care record that includes patient health and social care information across the region.
Shared Records
Digital Health Podcast: Accelerator programmes and adopting innovation
This month’s Digital Health Podcast explores the need for accelerator programmes and the challenges start-ups and SMEs face in the NHS.
News
Virtual reality used to help manage pain at London hospice
Meadow House, a 15-bed inpatient unit and day hospice located at Ealing Hospital in London, has been trialling the use of VR headsets for the past month.
Digital Patient
56 newcomers awarded agreements under GP IT Futures
NHS Digital has notified 69 suppliers of the intention to award them contracts under the new, £484 million general practice IT framework.
Clinical Software 2
Imaging, robotics and AI to form part of new international cancer research
Charities and universities have teamed up to form the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection to develop new strategies for detecting cancer.
AI and Analytics
Electronic Prescription Service to be rolled out nationally next month
The service will create a faster and more secure process for clinicians to prescribe and dispense medication, the Department of Health and Social Care said.
Clinical Software 2
NHS Providers chair commends digital overhaul of Chase Farm
Dame Gill Morgan said the North London hospital was “making the best of all the technology they’ve got” to transform the experience for patients and staff.
Clinical Software
Kettering signs System C for ‘ambitious’ 10-year digital programme
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is adopting System C’s blueprint for full hospital computerisation in a “demanding” 18-month deployment.
Clinical Software
Cyber security news round-up
Digital Health’s latest cyber security round-up covers ransomware attacks at three hospitals in Alabama, and calls for more CISO involvement in vendor procurement.
Cyber Security
Outdated cancer IT systems ‘jeopardising patient care’
Responding to Sir Mike Richards’ review into national screening programmes charities called for recommendations to be put in place “as soon as possible”.
Clinical Software
