Only one percent of acute NHS trusts have migrated to Windows 10
Research from Digital Health Intelligence has found that only one percent of acute NHS trusts have fully migrated to Windows 10, despite the fact that support for Windows 7 expires in two years’ time.
Infrastructure 1
NHS Digital and Microsoft buddy up for threat detection service
Microsoft will help NHS Digital protect healthcare organisations from cyber-attacks through a new partnership making use of the software giant’s Threat Detection Service.
Cyber Security
NHoS project ending after legal challenge
A volunteer-led project to tailor the Linux open source operating system for use within the NHS has been axed after receiving a second trademark infringement letter threatening action from the Department of Health for breach of copyright.
Clinical Software 15
NHS England negotiating new enterprise wide licensing deal with Microsoft
NHS England is said to be in negotiations with Microsoft to put in place a new EWA for Office 2010, with a view of eventually migrating to Outlook 365.
Clinical Software 7
NHS Blood and Transplant CDO: ‘Focus on innovation, not the bottom line’
Healthcare executives should encourage technical innovation regardless of whether it reduces the bottom line, the Chief Digital Officer of NHSBT has said.
Digital Patient 1
Virtual Fracture Clinic reduces hospital return rates, cuts down unnecessary patient journeys
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 in its Virtual Fracture Clinic, reducing hospital return rates.
Clinical Software
Microsoft and NHS Digital sign new agreement for cybersecurity
NHS Digital has signed a new agreement with Microsoft, which includes patches for all its current Windows devices operating XP.
Cyber Security 3
Dundee students mix reality with Microsoft HoloLens surgical training apps
Seven students from University of Dundee offered studentships with Medtronic following a project which saw them develop apps to train on surgical anatomy.
News
Southampton showcases how PHRs benefit patients
Southampton University Hospital’s pioneering use of personal health records is speeding up patients’ treatment and reducing the need for hospital visits.
Feature
London trust researching clinical use of holograms
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust is using Microsoft’s HoloLens to explore how holograms might be used in clinical care.
Digital Patient