Government to miss 2024 target for digital prescribing
The government has admitted it is set to miss its goal of eliminating paper prescriptions by 2024, following a report on its pharmacy commitments.
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Nottingham Hospitals failed to send more than 400,000 letters – BBC
Nottingham University Hospitals failed to send out 400,000 digital letters and documents to GPs and patients, BBC News reported Saturday.
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New Nottingham CDIO on familiar territory bridging digital maturity gap
One of the biggest NHS challenges is lifting up the least digitally mature hospital trusts. Andy Callow now has experience with two of them.
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EMRAD launches clinical decision support for radiology referrals
The iRefer Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tool has been rolled out across the East Midlands Imaging Network (EMRAD) to improve radiology referrals.
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New £11m programme to explore AI in lung cancer diagnosis
Clinical, imaging and molecular data will be combined for the first time using AI with the aim of more accurately and quickly diagnosing lung cancer.
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Two trusts trial AI to diagnose breast cancer sooner
The trial aims to help develop, test and ultimately deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the breast cancer screening programme in the East Midlands.
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NUH and Macmillan pilot new ‘virtual clinic’ for tumour patients
Virtual Clinic was trialled as part of efforts to help improve care for patients with brain tumours across the East Midlands.
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Nottingham University goes live with orders and results software
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has gone live with System C’s orders and results software, which it is anticipated will handle around 4,000 orders and 38,000 results per day.
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Nottingham to review digital care record due to patient safety concerns
Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is to urgently review its £14m digital records system roll-out after consultants wrote to the trust medical director expressing concerns about the system and its impact on patient safety.
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Cardiology clinic reduces pressure on Queen’s Medical Centre
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust transformed its cardiology service by introducing a physiologist-led Echo Valve Clinic, with IT support from McKesson.
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