Welsh government pledges £650,000 for specialist advice app
The Consultant Connect app has been deployed across NHS Wales to help mitigate the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as supporting primary care in the long term.
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NHS Wales launches data hub to manage Covid-19 demand
It includes GP appointments; emergency department capacity; calls to NHS 111; statistics for positive tests; the number of beds; and beds with ventilators.
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Patient data now viewable across all Welsh health boards
Healthcare professionals in Wales can now access digital patient information across all health board organisational boundaries, NWIS has announced.
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All radiology reports now available through Welsh Clinical Portal
The go live means clinicians in all Welsh hospitals can now view both radiology and pathology test results from across Wales all in one place.
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NHS Wales automates critical prescriptions in Swansea hospital
Automation software used by Morriston Hospital in Swansea has cut the time it takes to deliver prescriptions to patients with complex medical conditions by two-thirds.
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‘Unacceptable delays’ see Microtest lose NHS Wales GP contract
Microtest had been contracted to deliver its clinical systems to Welsh GPs after being awarded onto Wales’s primary care IT framework in 2018.
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NHS Wales to receive £50m digital reboot in long-needed IT overhaul
Alongside £50m in new funding, the reformed NHS Wales will appoint a CDO who will help define national standard for Wales’s digital health services.
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NHS Wales signs £39m three-year deal with Microsoft
GPs, consultants, nurses, therapists, paramedics and support staff, will all be able to communicate and securely share information easily within the NHS
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Wales invests £3m to improve access to digital health services
The money forms part of the new Digital Inclusion and Health programme, which will help staff and patients engage with technology and improve access to digital health services.
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NHS Wales Informatics Service heavily criticised for focus on ‘outdated’ IT
The National Assembly for Wales’ Public Accounts Committee published a report which looked into IT systems being used in NHS Wales.
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