Developing the real business case for digital pathology
Former Northern Cancer Alliance Pathology programme manager, David Bottoms, talks about the business case for digital pathology and why it is needed.
Feature 2
Special Report: Cloud
The coronavirus pandemic has meant a number of NHS trusts have had to quickly adapt to new ways of working. Jennifer Trueland investigates how Covid-19 has brought home the benefits of cloud.
Infrastructure
Industry Spotlight: Chris Scarisbrick, Sectra
Chris Scarisbrick is in no doubt that artificial intelligence is here to stay and that it can transform the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare. But he also argues that if it is truly to make a difference, procurement processes will need to be changed and vendors closely involved.
AI and Analytics
Consortium of NHS trusts signs deal with Sectra for diagnostic imaging
Millions of images will be accessible through the Sectra’s vendor neutral archive (VNA) system, freeing up resource and equipment from trusts.
Clinical Software
Digital Health News’ go live monthly round up
In a new style of round up – Digital Health is looking back at the latest go lives reported on in the last couple of months.
Clinical Software
Special Report: Digital Imaging
There is an increasing awareness that digital imaging could play a significant role in the diagnosis of Covid-19. Maja Dragovic looks at the role of digital imaging in the midst of a global pandemic and its impact on the future of diagnostics.
Clinical Software 3
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
Special Report: Shared Care Records
With giving the best treatment to a patient increasingly depending on the contributions of a range of health and social care professionals across a broad geography, the need for shared access to records is becoming ever-more pressing. So, almost two years since the five first-wave LHCRE sites were selected, what was the impact on the shared records and is there a recipe for success? Maja Dragovic investigates.
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Integrating imaging into the EPR at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
At University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, the replacement of an PACS setup was an opportunity to drive much greater integration between imaging and the electronic patient record.
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