Spine to be shut for two day ‘refresh’
Connecting for Health (CfH) and BT have confirmed that the NHS Spine will be unavailable when it is taken down for a major upgrade from next Friday evening until Sunday morning (9-11 November). The Department of Health agency describes the refresh of software and hardware as ‘unusual’ and ‘unlikely’ to occur again in the future. A […]
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MSoft showcases blood tracking on Second Life
One of the many landscapes residents can travel in and seek medical assistance Msoft, the electronic blood tracking specialist, has begun showcasing its technology on Second Life, the virtual online society shaped entirely by users, where they can live a parallel life. The company partnered with IBM and Linden Research to showcase its electronic blood […]
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Cambio gets smart on patient wristbands
Scandinavian software provider Cambio Healthcare Systems has announced a new partnership with LaserBand, to deliver its patient wristband and labelling solution to the UK’s NHS. Spurred on by the release of the Department Of Health (DH)’s ‘Coding for Success’ report and a successful pilot of the solution in Sweden, Cambio will be releasing the solution to […]
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North Mersey use MSoft for blood tracking
North Mersey Health Informatics Service has chosen the MSoft blood tracking solution to help them meet compliance with European Commission directives for blood audits. Using the MSoft tracking system, blood samples are taken and stored in 17 transfusion fridges across five trusts – the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Aintree University Hospitals […]
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Call to use more everyday technology in health
Healthcare should embrace everyday technologies and challenge clinical boundaries by using them, a senior academic told the Healthcare Computing conference in Harrogate. Dr Jonathan Kay, a professor of health informatics at the City University, London, said that healthcare was too afraid of most everyday technologies but their success as external commodities could easily be applied […]
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NI to link barcodes on prescriptions to EPRs
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland has announced it has signed a £6.8m contract with Hewlett Packard to provide it with bar-coded prescriptions in an effort to counter fraud. The new Electronic Prescribing and Eligibility System (EPES) will be rolled out over the next two years. Paper prescriptions will […]
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Fully automated blood transfusion in Oxford
The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, has now completed a pilot of its fully automated blood transfusion process in five clinical areas that uses fridges unlocked by barcodes printed out from the patient’s bedside. Mike Murphy, professor of blood transfusion medicine at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, said the system was already bringing benefits to patient safety: "We […]
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John Radcliffe develops e-prescribing for blood
John Radcliffe Hospital, part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, is developing a new electronic prescribing system for blood products to support its transfusion processes. The aim is to improve patient safety and cut inappropriate blood prescribing. The initiative is the latest step in the development of its electronic blood transfusion system, which uses […]
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Charing Cross introduces robotic drug dispensing
Two newly installed electronic dispensing systems at London’s Charing Cross Hospital, one of which uses robotics, are improving improving the speed and accuracy of dispensing on wards and in the hospital pharmacy. One system, dubbed Pollyanna, is a fully-automated pharmacy storage and dispensing computer. Staff input the drug name and dosage from the paper-based prescription, and a […]
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