Telehealth stroke care solution rolled out in Northern Ireland
The Telehealth solution enables clinicians to carry out virtual consultations and diagnosis of patients suspected of having a stroke.
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Telehealth solution approved for stroke assessment in Northern Ireland
Health Services Limited’s (HSL) Telehealth system enables clinicians to carry out virtual video consultations and diagnosis of patients.
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Scotland’s contact-tracing app now interoperable with Northern Ireland’s
Through developing its own ‘federated server’ the Scottish government is ultimately hoping to allow interoperability of all contact-tracing apps in the UK.
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‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK
Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app – but what’s the difference?
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Northern Ireland launches UKs first Covid-19 contact-tracing app
The contact-tracing app uses Bluetooth technology to notify users if they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
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Northern Ireland signs with Epic for £275m EPR programme
Northern Ireland has signed a £275m deal with US firm Epic to supply electronic patient records across the country as part of a 10-year deal.
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Orion deploys new national diabetes pathway in Northern Ireland
Following a successful pilot with a small number of nurses, consultants and podiatrists, the service can now be accessed by all diabetes clinicians in Northern Ireland to help better inform the care of more than 100,000 patients.
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The CCIO profile: Shane McKee, Belfast HSC Trust
This week Digital Health is speaking to Shane McKee, chief clinical information officer at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. He offers insight into Northern Ireland’s unique health IT challenges and explains why we need to stop thinking of IT systems in the traditional sense.
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Health IT news in brief
This week’s week health IT round-up covers a new cross border partnership in Ireland and some big wins for Civica in social care.
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N Irish nursing home fined £15k over data breach
A Northern Irish nursing home has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect the sensitive data of its employees and residents.
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