Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 November 2024
11:30 AM
Today’s news roundup covers funding news from Scalpel AI and guidance from NHS Education for Scotland on the use of digital health tools.
News
Concerns raised that NHS digital plans could exclude older adults
5 November 2024
11:00 AM
Concerns have been raised that government NHS plans, including having a single patient record through the NHS App, will exclude older people.
North Tees NHS saves 25,000 clinical hours in last year with TrakCare
5 November 2024
8:30 AM
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has saved over 25,000 clinical hours in the last 12 months through InterSystems TrakCare.
Plymouth pilot gives frail patients X-rays through car service
4 November 2024
1:30 PM
A pilot is underway at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust to take X-rays to patients through a car service to reduce hospital admissions.
Princess Alexandra Hospital goes live with Oracle Health EHR
4 November 2024
11:00 AM
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has gone live with an Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) on 2-3 November 2024.
NHS pilots iPhone device for throat cancer detection
4 November 2024
8:30 AM
The NHS is piloting an iPhone device and app that helps detect throat cancer earlier and give patients the all-clear for the disease faster.
Robotic surgery to improve joint care for Hertfordshire patients
1 November 2024
1:30 PM
West Hertfordshire patients will benefit from robotic surgery which will speed up recovery and get people home faster after joint operations.
Suppliers doubled on Digital Capability for Health framework
13 January 2025
The Crown Commercial Service has included twice the number of suppliers in the latest version
£2m tech platform launched to simplify access to medical cannabis
10 January 2025
Releaf has launched a £2 million proprietary tech platform to transform how patients access medical
PocDoc app rolled out in West Yorkshire to screen for CVD
10 January 2025
PocDoc has partnered with the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership to roll out cardiovascular
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
10 January 2025
The latest contracts features two Essex trusts announcing plans to deliver an Oracle Health electronic
Digital Health reveals programme for Rewired 2025
9 January 2025
The highly anticipated programme for Digital Health Rewired 2025, which takes place at NEC Birmingham
