Kettering General Hospital introduces virtual visit solution
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now offering its patients and their loved ones access to an app which allows them to book virtual visits.
Digital Patient
The cyber threats facing the UK and the Republic of Ireland in light of the Covid-19 pandemic
“The Cyber Threat to UK and RoI Healthcare” white paper offers a review into the potential threats which face the healthcare sectors in the UK and the Republic of Ireland as its reliance on digital services continues to grow at a fast pace.
Cyber Security
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough starts new EPR journey
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) has gone live with a new electronic patient record (EPR) across its children’s services.
Clinical Software
The challenges of leading Cerner UK during the Covid-19 pandemic
Distie Profit, the UK MD of Cerner, speaks to Jon Hoeksma about the challenges of leading the largest US supplier of electronic records software in the NHS.
Feature
Cabinet minister owned £90,000 shares in Faculty at time of NHSX contract
The minister, who had cross-government responsibilities for supporting procurement related to Covid-19, had declared his interests Faculty.
News
How one NHS trust moved to virtual outpatient appointments
Martin Sadler, CIO at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals writes about how the trust moved 90% of outpatient appointments to telephone and video.
Feature
NHS Test and Trace suffers another round of ‘huge’ IT issues
Leaked emails confirmed the “huge IT” issues in the NHS Test and Trace system relating to outbreaks at hospitals and care homes.
News
Palantir ‘could be drafted in to help boost Test and Trace’
The government has reportedly held talks with data analytics company Palantir to help boost the Test and Trace programme.
News
Hull University Teaching Hospitals deploys DXC Technology’s Clinical Aide
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has deployed a cloud-based app from DXC Technology which improves mobile access to health records.
Clinical Software
NHS withstands hundreds of cyber crime incidents relating to Covid-19
More than 160 “high-risk and critical vulnerabilities” were shared with NHS trusts to raise awareness of cyber threats in the past year.
Cyber Security
