King’s College to install 50 self-service kiosks
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to become the first in Europe to install patient self-service kiosks supplied by NCR. The touch-screen kiosks are designed to simplify checking-in and out procedures for patients. A total of 50 MediKiosks will initially be deployed this autumn in the London hospital’s dermatology, haematology, orthopedics, urology and general […]
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GPS tracking for dementia patients
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has announced it is trialling the use of GPS devices to track dementia patients. The GPS systems are aimed at prolonging the length of time people can spend living in their own homes and also to monitor patients when they are out and about. The trackers, which […]
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Data blindness
The latest scandal to hit the NHS was obscured for years in rows about data. Its legacy should be far better systems to capture patient experience.
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Report shows flaws in safety reporting
Trusts are failing to report patient safety incidents and to review their policies in response to known problems, a report has shown. The report published by the Healthcare Commission on improving patient safety in the NHS says that levels of incident reporting within many trusts are inadequate. It says “incidents are not being reported effectively” […]
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Planning for pandemic flu
Clinical Solutions is helping to lay the foundations for coping with an outbreak of pandemic flu. Sarah Bruce reports.
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Government turns up the heat on patient power
The government has set out its vision for the future shape of public services, which includes giving patients greater choice and control over their care and more opportunities to input their own experiences. In a white paper published today, Working Together- Public Services On Your Side , the prime minister Gordon Brown says he aims […]
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Trust incident reports published
The National Patient Safety Agency has started to publish patient safety incident reports from every NHS trust and local health board in England and Wales. It says the reports will create greater transparency within the NHS by allowing managers and patients to see how many incidents occur over a six month period, what kind of […]
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Homes smart enough to talk
The University of Bath has showcased a ‘smart’ home for people with dementia at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Pioneers 09 exhibition. The ‘smart’ homes are designed to closely monitor residents’ movements and actions, allowing them to live more independently. The system has voice prompts that can be set up by family members […]
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Scottish NHS to invest €1.8m in e-health
Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech projects to help more patients to be treated quicker and closer to home. The Scottish NHS is to invest €1.8m in e-health – including €640,000 funding from the country’s major health IT contractor Atos Origin. […]
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Scotland invests in telehealthcare
Scotland has launched its biggest telehealthcare project alongside 16 other e-health initiatives that will be backed by £1.6m of investment. NHS Lothian and the Scottish Government are to jointly fund a £700,000 large scale telehealth trial that will cover 400 patients with long term conditions, using Intel’s Health Guide. In addition, the government and Atos […]
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