Search Tag: NHS

2016 12 Mar

The Patient Safety Global Action Summit 2016 took place in London last week with thought leaders gathering to discuss the future of patient safety. Reflecting the Patient Safety 2030 report, produced by the NIHR Imperial PSTRC, the summit focused  on: Taking a holistic, system-based approach to patient safety; The emerging threats shaping...Read more

2016 12 Mar

The NHS is constantly working to deliver health services which are safe, effective and provide a good experience of care. At some stage in our lives almost all of us will have cause to see a doctor – in our local general practice or in a hospital setting – and want to be sure that our doctors meet the high standards we expect. Every year doctors undergo...Read more

2016 16 Feb

A first-time Agfa HealthCare customer, Trust implements two DX-D 100 + Direct Radiography systems in Burnley & Royal Blackburn Hospitals These are the first mobile direct radiography systems for the East Lancashire Hospitals. The DX-D 100 +  was chosen over competitive systems for robustness, ease of use and image quality. Wireless...Read more

2016 11 Feb

Paper-free NHS by 2020 A review is looking at ways to improve England's National Health Service (NHS) IT, including electronic health records, to achieve a paper-free health and care system by 2020. IT and patient safety expert Professor Bob Wachter has launched a review of computer systems across the NHS. The review, ‘ Making IT work: harnessing...Read more

2016 18 Jan

Dr. Aseem Malhotra is one of the most outspoken cardiologists in Britain. He is an expert in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and has successfully led the campaign against excess sugar consumption. The award-winning NHS cardiologist has successfully motivated leading academics, the media and politicians to make sugar reduction...Read more

2015 07 Dec

A new UK study shows that screening for and treatment of an early form of breast cancer — ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) — is effective in preventing subsequent invasive cancer. Results of the study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) are published in The Lancet Oncology . Ongoing public debate about the harm caused by mammography screening...Read more

2015 19 Oct

Most patients in the UK (79 percent) would worry about the security of their health record if this was part of a national electronic health record (EHR) system, according to a new study published in the journal BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making . The finding highlights the need for intensive public education and engagement initiatives to...Read more

2015 29 Sep

Framework will simplify and speed up the tender process for complex IT healthcare systems Agfa HealthCare selected for five of the six system domains. Suppliers chosen are those that can support healthcare providers to drive improvements in delivery of patient care.   Agfa HealthCare's modular and customizable ORBIS suite*supports...Read more

2016 20 Jan

As the debate and uncertainties regarding Pharma and Social Media continue to heighten, SMi are once again, kicking off the brand new year with this highly engaging and innovative event. Social media, being the prime location for global conversations plays a central role in pharma covigilance and digital marketing, as well as understanding trends,...Read more

2015 29 Jun

Proven, Patented Technology Helps in the Fight Against Hospital Acquired Infections Kenall Manufacturing  has introduced  Indigo-Clean™ , a light fixture that uses Continuous Environmental Disinfection technology to continuously kill harmful bacteria linked to hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The technology behind Indigo-Clean™ inactivates a...Read more

2016 19 Apr

On the 19 and 20 of April more than 3,000 health and care professionals and 80 IT suppliers, will descend upon London’s Olympia for the second ever UK e-Health Week. The conference will be bigger and better than ever before, bringing together the latest e-Health innovations with those who commiss ion and implement as well as some...Read more

2015 18 Jun

Radiation experts in the UK have drawn up a new system to streamline approval process for setting up clinical trials involving radiotherapy and other forms of ionising radiation, such as PET scans. The new system provides a standardised way of assuring that exposure to ionising radiation during clinical trials remains within safe limits, while also...Read more

2015 09 Jun

Today’s Health-care System in Greece suffers from many “diseases”. After five years of financial adjustment, Greek Healthcare officials and some important stakeholders are facing the challenge to co-lead the Greek National Healthcare System and Public Health towards a new era. The recent reality of the critical situation with the national economy is...Read more

2015 03 Jun

According to new research from the University of Manchester, the NHS could achieve up to twice as much with the resources that the government plans to spend for a full seven day service in the NHS in England. For the purpose of the research, health economists in collaboration with colleagues at the University of York used official data that suggests...Read more

2015 31 May

NHS England and the UK Government have called all innovators in the UK and overseas interested in testing their ideas to deliver health services in better ways at scale, and in a real clinical setting. The announcement is in line with the NHS Five Year Forward View and will build on the UK Life Sciences Strategy and the NHS Innovation Health and Wealth Proposals....Read more

2015 05 Jan

Professor Erika Denton is the National Clinical Director for Diagnostics at the National Health Service (NHS) England, with responsibility for clinical leadership, advice and guidance across the NHS and covering all diagnostic services. Diagnostic services make up 10% of NHS spending and over 1 billion tests are done every year. In the National Picture...Read more

2014 24 Oct

St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust (“the Trust”) - which incorporates one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals - is setting a new standard for patient care in the UK, having agreed a landmark £2.5 million deal with Philips Healthcare to install state-of-the-art monitoring technology.   Designed to support improved clinical decision making and...Read more

2014 13 Oct

Martin Bromiley is the founder of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG), an independent organisation which promotes patient safety by encouraging the exploration and discussion of how human fallibility influences healthcare delivery. Through its advocacy efforts, including a series of open seminars, the CHFG aims to reduce catastrophic errors and...Read more

2014 02 Jun

When Circle Holdings took over the 40 million-pound debt of Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the town of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in 2012, it was the first time a private firm had stepped in to manage a struggling NHS hospital. Two years into the 10-year deal, the facility’s deficit has been reduced and it is expected to break even in 2014. 'Dysfunctional'...Read more

2014 08 Mar

Authors: Marios Georgiou Medical Laboratory Technician  Karaiskakio Foundation  MSc in Health Services Management Mamas Theodorou, PhD  Associate Professor in Health Policy and Planning Open University of Cyprus Abstract The main objectives of this study were the investigation of the current state of affairs...Read more

2013 20 Dec

Quicksilva’s orQestra now boosting patient data accuracy in radiology and audiology departments with access to Personal Demographics Service NHS staff at Medway NHS Foundation Trust are being given real-time access to the NHS’s Personal Demographic Service (PDS), with a new software system from Quicksilva, an independent supplier of healthcare...Read more

2013 25 Nov

Despite being positive about plans, NHS employees perceive 2018 as unrealistic and 2021 as more likely goal for paperless NHS A recently released study on the progress of the NHS paperless initiative, commissioned by Perceptive Software from market researchers Vanson Bourne, has shown 82% of heads of trusts are expecting more government funding...Read more