7 March 2019

Liverpool launches ‘Livernerds Lab’ to test latest digital technologies

The Livernerds Lab consists of two specialised areas; a smart room which simulates a hospital room, and a smart house
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7 March 2019

GDE Salford Royal launches own health and care app library

Each app in the Global Digital Exemplar’s (GDE) library has been subjected to seven tests to investigate how good, secure
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5 March 2019

Charities call for quicker access to technology in NHS screening review

Responding to the review charities have called for greater investment in IT systems to improve dwindling attendance numbers and a
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5 March 2019

University Hospital Ayr becomes first Scottish hospital with 4K theatre

The Olympus Endoalpha theatre uses a Visera 4K ultra high definition camera to provide images four times the resolution of
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4 March 2019

Liverpool Heart hospital goes live with Silverlink bed management system

Staff can create a graphical representation of their ward, allocating and moving patients between beds using a “drag and drop”
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4 March 2019

Thousands of GPs risk breaching data protection laws in new vaccine data system

The new system uses a process that copies, transfers and stores the whole GP database, rather than the minimal data
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1 March 2019

Poorly regulated 5G tech opens up risk of ‘catastrophic cyber threats’, IoT director warns

In the UK several companies are looking into the viability of 5G technology in healthcare, but as with all new
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28 February 2019

No-deal Brexit could cause delay in data sharing with EU, NHS is warned

NHS England and NHS Improvement have urged providers to identify any databases or data flows stored in the EU that
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27 February 2019

Telepsychiatry offered to young people in Gwent to reduce waiting times

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has introduced a programme allowing those with mental health problems to access care through videoconferencing.
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26 February 2019

Invest in automation to free up frontline resources, Thoughtonomy boss says

The NHS needs to “look through a different lens” and embrace automation, according to Philip Sheen, head of public sector
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