Guy’s and St Thomas’ pharmacist develops app for medication questions
The MedTap app provides answers to questions such as when and how to take pills, what to do about side effects, how to re-order more pills and the cost.
Digital Patient 1
Exclusive: Beverley Bryant appointed CDIO for two London NHS trusts
She will take up a board position as chief digital information officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts.
Health CIO
Guy’s and St Thomas’ issues £175m tender for new EHR
The contract includes a requirement for GPs to have direct access to the EHR as well as having the option of linking up to neighbouring trusts.
Clinical Software 1
Cisco brings festive cheer to children in hospitals
The network and IT company brought some well-deserved Christmas cheer to children in hospital by giving them the chance to video call with Santa.
Digital Patient
Steve Townsend is the new ‘CDIO’ at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief information officer, Steve Townsend, a former solider and CIO at Transport for London.
Health CIO
Thousands more NHS staff have their data compromised by Landauer hack
The US-based company behind the NHS radiation staff data breach, Landauer, remains silent as more trusts fall victim to the cyber-security incident.
Cyber Security
DrDoctor cuts DNAs at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust chief technology officer says that introducing a new digital booking system will save the trust the equivalent of £3.4 million a year.
Digital Patient
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust achieves technology first in Europe
Essentia, the non-clinical services arm of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, appointed ANS Group for a data centre transformation programme, based on FlexPod. This case study outlines the aims and benefits of the programme.
Infrastructure
London trust creates kids’ sleep tracker
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new smartphone app to help parents keep track of their children’s sleep patterns.
Digital Patient
Guy’s and St Thomas’ progresses e-noting
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust says it is planning to start a full roll-out of its e-noting project by the end of the year.
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