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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – Sharing standardised data
17 December 2018

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Improving patient safety with Scan4Safety

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has used a healthcare e-commerce solution since 2002, and in recent years has introduced a
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28 March 2018

Advisory Series: Patient Safety

Many believe that technology has a crucial role to play in reducing avoidable harm and bolstering safety in the NHS.
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8 December 2017

The ABCs of Mobile Device Management: security essentials for your organisation’s first MDM deployment

Making greater use of mobile technology can offer significant benefits for healthcare organisations. Increased productivity, bolstered patient safety and better
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health app
19 October 2017

Suspended NHS signposting app hopes to restart by end of week

A healthcare signposting app and website reportedly suspended over clinical assurance concerns is hoping to resume service by the end
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9 August 2017

St George’s closes six buildings ‘not fit for purpose’

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been forced to close six of its buildings which they recognised as
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25 May 2017

St George’s patient record keeping at “extreme” risk

A major London teaching hospital has rated its record keeping at "extreme" risk in its risk register with consequences to
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28 October 2016

Incident reporting systems: future strategies for patient safety improvement

James Titcombe, patient safety specialist at Datix, says organisations need to avoid blame culture when it comes to reporting and
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1 July 2016

An organisation with a memory: what needs to change?

James Titcombe OBE, Patient Safety Specialist at Datix and patient safety campaigner, looks at some of the key issues involved
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17 June 2016

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

This week’s industry round up covers a new acquisition and some software changes that leverage wearable health data. It includes
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27 August 2014

Monitor to cast East Kent verdict ‘soon’

Monitor will decide whether to put East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust into special measures in the coming weeks,
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