NHS IT, Records and Data

Digital sepsis monitoring system helps save lives and improves care

21.11.19: Research undertaken by Imperial College London, has shown that digital monitoring significantly reduces hospital stays and chance of death related to sepsis. The digital sepsis alert system at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was intro...

NHS Blood and Transplant agree deal for technology and communications services

20.11.19: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is partnering with BT in order to fully digitise its services, including records and bookings that will be stored in the cloud. The cloud is updated in real time, meaning it will save time and make records a...

Digital maternity notes introduced in NHS Highland

19.11.19: NHS Highland have introduced the roll out of entirely digital medical notes for pregnant women being cared for in NHS Highland hospitals. Expectant mums and their health professionals will now be able to access their medical notes through a...

Full roll-out of electronic prescriptions to save NHS £300m in three years

21.10.19: Final phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) rolled out across the country, making prescription processing digital. Recent developments to EPS, known as Phase 4, have made it possible for all patients to be sent their prescripti...

‘We must level with public’ on scale of NHS challenges, warn NHS Providers

08.10.19: Ministers and health leaders must “level with the public” about the true scale of the severe challenges facing the health service or public commitment to the NHS “is on the line,” a stark new report from NHS Providers has...

NHS Confederation praises positive step towards NHS Wales digitisation

01.10.19: Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation has praised the efforts of the Welsh Government, following an announcement outlining the creation of a new NHS Wales team to deliver national digital services. Darren Hughes praised the move as a...

Brexit fears for the NHS remain despite detailed preparations

27.09.19: The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report today outlining the best approach to a no-deal Brexit regarding healthcare. Fears come from figures exposing that 7,000 out of 12,300 prescription-only and over-the-counter medicines com...

Doctors need more flexible shifts to prevent ‘burnout’

27.09.19: The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called for more flexible working patterns to help prevent doctor burnout after a new report was published today. More doctors have been encouraged to remain in the NHS and urged the NHS to co...

CQC improve ratings for two southern NHS trusts

25.09.19: Two NHS Trusts have jumped from 'Requires Improvement' ratings to 'Good' following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June and July 2019. Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust ha...

Greater Manchester unveils digital technology plans to transform care

29.08.19: NHS and councils within Greater Manchester have come together to develop and test new advanced technologies that look to join up vital information across public services and help empower people to live well, integrate care and save lives. ...

Portsmouth CCG leads NHS Digital electronic prescription upgrade

27.08.19: Portsmouth has become the first area in the country where prescriptions for all patients are able to be sent electronically. NHS Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been piloting the latest improvements to the Electronic...

BMA says GP Patient Survey results are ‘testament to hard work of GPs’

12.07.19: British Medical Association (BMA) GP committee chair Dr Richard Vautrey has said that the results of the recently-published GP patient a ‘testament to hard work of GPs’ Dr Vautrey had been responding to the GP Patient Surve...

Croydon Health Services wins Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E award

04.07.19: Croydon Health Services Trust took home the Best Patient Safety Initiative in A&E award at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards on Tuesday night. The HSJ Patient Safety Awards, which took place in Manchester, explored themes across shortl...

NHS Wales gives staff access to Office 365 software

27.06.19: The NHS in Wales have signed a deal to give their 100,000 staff access to Office 365 software tools. It is part of a plan to transform the infrastructure in the service, which falls behind NHS systems in other parts of the UK. The deal...

NHS Property responds to NAO report on debt recovery

26.06.19: NHS Property Services (NHSPS) have responded to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) criticising their ability to collect outstanding debts, saying the current system is “not working effectively.” The report highlights th...