Leeds first to deploy imaging tech as part of regional network
The first trust in the Northern Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) has deployed a picture archiving and communication system.
Shared Records
Greater Manchester NHS trusts pen deal with Sectra for imaging network
Eight NHS trusts in Greater Manchester have penned a deal with Sectra which will change the way healthcare professionals access images from patient scans.
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East Lancashire Hospitals goes live with Sectra PACS
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with Sectra’s PACS, giving staff better access to imaging from several trusts across the region.
Clinical Software
SWASH renews PACS contract with Sectra for eight years
The new contract will see a single instance of Sectra’s picture archiving and communication system delivered across the Salisbury, Wight and South Hampshire Domain Trusts (SWASH) consortium.
Clinical Software
Sectra ‘preferred provider’ for PACS and VNA across Greater Manchester
No contract has been signed at this stage but a spokesperson has said a formal announcement was “planned for 2020”, once the business case has been approved.
Infrastructure
Cyber security news round up
Our latest round-up of cyber security news includes proposed guidance on securing the PACS ecosystem and a report that WannaCry is still alive and well.
Cyber Security
Leading the charge on digital at Homerton University Hospital
Kathy Adams, senior sister within the ED and digital transformation lead for outpatients at Homerton, shares her thoughts on what’s driving transformation.
Clinical Software
Special Report: Imaging PACS
The Long Term Plan formally enshrines the aim to create diagnostic imaging networks. As Jennifer Trueland reports, such setups will be underpinned by the smart use of technology – and some areas are already showing the way on this front.
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Cambridge University Hospitals selects Change Healthcare for PACS
The supplier was chosen by the trust following a procurement process, with the new system due to go live in summer 2018.
Clinical Software
Special Report: PACS
As healthcare organisations move to their second or third PACS procurements, they are now demanding new systems fit for the future. This can range from having reporting functionality to new systems being capable of operating artificial intelligence. But can the new-generation PACS achieve all this? Jennifer Trueland reports.
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