Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells roll out ePMA solution
New electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) functionality has been rolled out at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
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Digital Health Review of the Year 2022
Digital Health’s CEO and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma looks back at the key themes and stories in digital health across the past 12 months.
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North Middlesex University awarded HIMSS Stage 5 rating
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has been awarded a HIMSS EMRAM Stage 5 rating, meaning the trust is now in the top 20% for digital maturity.
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Kingston Hospital now more digitally mature with launch of patient portal
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has enhanced its digital maturity by launching a new Patient Portal to put patients in control of their healthcare.
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Tim Ferris says current state of digital maturity across NHS is ‘patchy’
The director of transformation at NHS England and Improvement, Tim Ferris, said that the current level of digital maturity across the NHS is “patchy”.
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What Good Looks Like should ‘build on’ government’s data strategy
Healthcare IT suppliers have welcomed NHSX’s ‘What Good Looks Like’ guidance but said it could have “gone further” to set out expectations around data.
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Network chairs call for clearer framework on new digital maturity rating
Dr James Reed and Lisa Emery said the guidance “landed well” with leaders but needed more detail on how organisations would be assessed on digital maturity.
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NHSX publishes anticipated ‘What Good Looks Like’ guidance
The ‘What Good Looks Like’ framework sets out a “clear north star” for digital success in NHS systems and organisations in England.
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‘Lack of responsibility’ for social care tech risks sector getting left behind
A Kings Fund report discovered a “clear deficit” of evidence on how digital technology is being used within social care compared to the wider health system.
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