From Google to the iPhone: How technology in healthcare has evolved
Haidar Samiei, consultant in emergency medicine, takes us back to New Year’s Eve 1999 to reflect on how technology in healthcare has evolved.
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How technology can transform end-of-life care
Ian Bailey, a district nurse and clinical director at EMIS, explores how technology can help transform care for terminally ill patients being cared for at home.
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RCGP tech manifesto calls for prioritisation of joined-up IT systems
The document recognises the potential of technology in healthcare but adds this can only be achieved once joined-up systems are in place.
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Patient-centred care dominates day two of King’s Fund congress
One of the early sessions focused on ‘What makes implementation of digital innovations a success?’ and involved leaders of national bodies.
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St Bartholomew’s Hospital hails ‘new era’ of lung cancer treatment
The new procedure involves using software to create a 3D map of the lung, which guides surgeons as they pass a catheter through the patient’s mouth and airways in order to reach the tumour.
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Thirteen countries sign up to Global Digital Health Partnership
Thirteen countries, including the UK, have signed up to a global network designed to support the use of digital technology in modern healthcare.
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Surgeons carry out first robotics-assisted total knee replacement operation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has carried out its first robotic-assisted total knee replacement operation.
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Eastern Academic Health Science Network launches GP podcast
A series of podcasts which explore innovations that can help ease pressures in primary care has been launched by the Eastern Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).
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NHS delegates in India to promote innovation in healthcare
Sir Malcolm Grant, chairman of NHS England, is leading a delegation of healthcare representatives on a four-day trade mission to India to focus on disruptive technologies such artificial intelligence and promote collaboration between the two countries.
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NHS Digital research reveals social worker’s technology habits
Research has been commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to find out how technology could transform the role of social workers.
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