Ten more apps for NHS apps library
The first iteration of the new Health Apps Library was launched this week at the NHS Innovation Expo 2013.
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Nervecentre runs Leicester at night
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has adopted the Nervecentre Hospital at Night solution developed in neighbouring Nottingham.
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Tablets here to stay in radiology
The shift to mobile health is underway, is global, human and accelerating, a session on tablet computing at ECR 2013 heard.
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Imperial sticks it to Windows
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is to deploy Windows To Go – a version of the new Windows 8 operating system on a USB stick.
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Ashford gets ready for maternity PbR
Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust has turned to digital pen technology to capture the information it needs for the maternity pathway payment system due in April.
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NHSmail likely to run another year
The Cabinet Office has been asked to agree an extension to the current NHSmail contract to allow more time for a replacement to be procured; probably from a single supplier.
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CSU numbers drop again
The steady process of attrition of commissioning support units is continuing, with the NHS Commissioning Board announcing that another two CSUs are to merge.
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Customer platform ‘a state of mind’
The ‘customer service platform’ being created by the NHS Commissioning Board will encourage the health service to think differently about the way it interacts with patients and potential users, its director has said.
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Healthcare needs to be more like Walmart
Healthcare providers need to become more like Amazon and Walmart and use technology to far better understand patients and help them to do the things they want to do, HIMSS 2013 heard.
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Reports interrogated at ECR 2013
Novel IT tools can make a positive contribution to efficiency in the radiology department – but good human communication is needed too, a session at ECR 2013 in Vienna heard.
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