Imperial College opens £20m centre to develop dementia-friendly homes
The care research and technology centre joins six national discovery science centres that collectively make up the UK Dementia Research Institute.
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Imperial College scientists create AI system to help treat sepsis
The findings claimed 98 per cent of the time, the AI system matched or was better than the human doctors’ decision when it came to sepsis treatment.
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London surgeons using Microsoft mixed reality tech for safer operations
Surgeons in London are using Microsoft HoloLens to look inside patients before they operate on them, in an effort to make procedures safer and more time-efficient.
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Researchers talk up potential of wearable and implantable tech for people with COPD
Health researchers have called for further studies into the potential of smart technology for people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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Imperial College kicks off care information exchange
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has rolled out the North-West London care information exchange to patients for the first time, allowing them to access and share their record.
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Barts suspends RTT data reporting
Barts Health NHS Trust has suspended reporting of its referral to treatment data to address “significant” IT problems.
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Imperial rolls out check-in kiosks
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is rolling out 75 self-service patient kiosks across five hospitals to speed up check-in times and ease the pressure on its staff.
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Imperial live with Cerner PAS
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has finally deployed its Cerner Millennium patient administration system and maternity module, following a series of delays.
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Tweets measuring quality of care
Healthcare bosses should be careful when using “unstructured” Twitter feedback to measure the quality of a hospital’s care, according to a study done by researchers from Imperial College and Oxford University.
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Imperial suffers problems with GE RIS
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has experienced severe problems with its GE Healthcare radiology information system, forcing it to halt its roll-out.
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