ANS Group to pilot voice based asset tracking
New wireless technology which enables a user to track the location of equipment or drugs using their voice is ready to be installed in NHS trusts by the ANS Group. The solution is based on Cisco wireless technology, and will allow staff to talk into a device and ask where the required resource currently is. […]
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St Helens and Knowsley COIN speeds up comms
Over 7,500 staff working across 160 GP surgeries, health centres and acute hospitals in St Helens and Knowsley, Merseyside, are now connected to a new Community of Interest Network (COIN), enabling healthcare information to be accessed and shared across the region in real time. Deployment of the £4.2m COIN began in July last year and […]
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Six years since Blair seminar began NPfIT
Six years ago this week Tony Blair chaired a No 10 Seminar on NHS IT, that paved the way to the £12.4bn NHS IT programme.
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Aberdeen A+E pilots video booths
Emergency patients in North-East Scotland can now remotely consult with a doctor using video conferencing technology.
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North Tees emergency unit opens with wireless
Emergency staff at the University Hospital of North Tees are using wireless technology to treat patients at their bedside and monitor bed occupancy in the hospital’s new emergency assessment unit. The new unit uses the trust’s wireless network to allow staff to use a mobile workstation at the patient’s bedside. An electronic whiteboard has also […]
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Connected Santa comes to Great Ormond St.
Cisco made a few Christmas dreams come true at Great Ormond Street this week, bringing Santa Claus to the playroom.
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Cisco looks ahead to ‘virtual healthcare’
Network technology and services giant Cisco has a ‘vision’ of the services and capabilities required to make e-health a reality, Joe Fernandez reports.
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EHI’s industry news roundup 02.11.07
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 2 November, featuring supplier news, implementations, product launches, awards and events. Supplier News Spire Healthcare take over BUPA hospitals Spire Healthcare, the new independent healthcare group, formerly BUPA hospitals, is planning to grow its business as it builds on its position as a leading player […]
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Healthcare booths go on trial in Scotland
Patients in Scotland will be able to get treatments in specialised health booths, as part of a new collaboration between Cisco and the Scottish Centre for Telehealth.
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RFID track dementia patients in Luxembourg
Patients suffering from dementia in a Luxembourg hospital are now being tagged with RFID solutions from AeroScout to ensure they remain safe within hospital grounds and are in close range of nurses and caregivers. The hospital is using AeroScout’s T2 tags, which the company says has more than four years of battery life. These are […]
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