Plans for increased digitalisation highlighted in South East London ICS estates and infrastructure strategy
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by Amy Archer-Williams
23h ago
For our latest strategy focus, we’re taking a look at the estates and infrastructure strategy from South East London ICS, with digital noted to play a role in two key estate objectives – working towards net zero estate by 2040, and making smart use of estate through utilisation of technology. Around the first objective, the ICS shares plans to implement green plans and update infrastructure as part of efforts to transition to “new low emission smart facilities”, highlighting a need to “increase data digitalisation” as well as optimising energy use and efficiency. In this area, the ICS pledges ..read more
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North London Mental Health Partnership announces move to single EPR
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by HTN
23h ago
North London Mental Health Partnership has announced its intention to move to a single electronic patient record system for the partnership. The move means Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust will use the RIO electronic patient record system, with the partnership noting that it has “made the difficult decision to discontinue the use of EMIS, used by Camden and Islington clinicians,” and adding that they “recognise the value that EMIS has brought to integrated working with primary care”. From October 2024, there will be three systems to access patient’s clinical data and consultation reco ..read more
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“User experience and operational improvements” CCube on key EDMS objectives
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by HTN
2d ago
Following the growing adoption of EPR systems across the country and a clear focus on NHS frontline digitisation, electronic document management plays a key role in supporting an organisation’s digital capability, providing access to unstructured information – clinical documents, medical images and patient record files. As well providing significant savings in the cost or paper records storage and the associated management of paper based medical records. CCube Solutions, notes this as “creating a true single source of patient information means capturing and consolidating this unstructured cont ..read more
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North West Anglia FT shares A&E attendances, inpatient and outpatient appointments across its ICS
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by HTN
2d ago
North West Anglia Foundation Trust has gone live with submitting inpatient and outpatient appointment, emergency department attendances and booking information data into the regional shared care record. Providers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS can now view this information through the shared care record, with North West Anglia being the first acute trust to go live. The trust noted that “this means that clinicians and other health and social care staff using the shared care record and delivering patient care across our region will be able to see what hospital appointments their pat ..read more
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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust awards contract for dental patient management software service
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by Jennifer Turton
2d ago
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) has awarded a contract for a dental patient management software service to Newcastle-based Systems for Dentists Limited, for a reported value of 107,117.50. Set to run for five years to February 2029, the contract looks to replace previous patient management software, which was no longer supported by the software supplier/developer. Expectations of the service provider include providing support to patients with special needs and those who have “difficulty accessing” general dental services; and managing an emergency dental service for out-of-ho ..read more
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Ambulance services report highlights need to be “better prepared for the emerging impacts of advancing technologies”
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by Jennifer Turton
3d ago
A report developed by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives in partnership with NHS Providers and NHS Confederation has called for the “radical re-design” of urgent and emergency care and long-term planning and highlights the need to be “better prepared for the emerging impacts of advancing technologies”. Additionally, the report notes the role of digital innovation in addressing inefficiencies and meeting the ambitions set out by the NHS England UEC Recovery and Long Term Plans. Focusing on the need for a more preventative approach, the report looks at the importance of expanding digi ..read more
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NICE publishes early guidance assessment for three technologies to manage symptoms of psychosis and prevent relapse in adults and young people
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by HTN
3d ago
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an early guidance assessment providing recommendations on health technologies to help manage symptoms of psychosis and prevent relapse in adults and young people. Three digital solutions have been included in the assessment: AVATAR Therapy, for managing auditory verbal hallucinations (hearing voices); SlowMo, for managing distressing thoughts or paranoia; and CareLoop, for monitoring symptoms of psychosis to prevent relapse. The assessment at this stage aims to support earlier patient and system access in ..read more
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Online guide from NHS Providers to serve as roadmap for tackling health inequalities
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by Amy Archer-Williams
3d ago
NHS Providers has launched an online guide designed to support NHS board members in tackling health inequalities, with the aim of the resource acting as a “roadmap” to enable people to “champion health equity and create positive change”. The guide includes a self-assessment tool covering 25 questions around data, evidence and evaluation, strategic leadership and accountability, system partnerships and more, with the tool to provide a score and maturity rating of the trust’s position across key domains. A “bespoke” set of health inequalities objectives are then suggested by the self-assessment ..read more
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Tech to support social care: expansion of 4D imaging to detect falls, medicine monitoring system and more
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by Amy Archer-Williams
3d ago
The UK government has announced the launch or expansion of projects stemming from the Adult Social Care Technology Fund, including the use of 4D imaging to detect falls; medication monitoring to support patient safety; and pain assessment tools and “robotic pets” to support communication challenges and independent living. The wider roll-out of 4D imaging technology – designed to automatically alert carers to a medical issue in an effort to detect and prevent falls – follows a pilot from several care homes in England which reportedly led to a 66 percent reduction in falls. Whzan Guardian ..read more
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Panel discussion: What will the CIO role look like in 5-10 years?
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by Jennifer Turton
4d ago
HTN recently hosted a panel discussion focusing on the future of the chief information officer role, looking at the role of the CIO at developing digital maturity and skills, across an integrated system, and more. We were joined by panellists including Tim Cropley, CIO at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Will Monaghan, CDIO at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Lee Rickles, CIO at Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; and David Newey, former interim CIO of Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and director of transformation at Nervecentre. Journeys into the ro ..read more
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