The NHS Long Term Plan: Cracking the Da Vinci Code?
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Opinion Article by Prof. Michael Thick, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Clinical Information Officer, IMS MAXIMSReading the NHS Long Term Plan this week, I had a definite sense of déjà vu. And that's not just because we have seen similar plans in the past.
We have, of course, but this plan is still of interest and welcome. I think everybody would be very surprised if itwere to last ten-years, but it’s good to have a clearly articulated vision for the service and where the technology should go.
Open Access Drug Development Tools Feature in New IMI Call for Proposals
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New open access tools for drug development, obesity, and the environmental impacts of medicines are the focus of a new IMI2 Call for proposals launched today. The total budget of the Call is over EUR 80 million. Half of this comes from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme and will fund the participation in the projects of universities, small and medium-sized companies, patient groups etc.
Applications Now Open for Pioneering Digital Health Accelerator Programme
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Smart Microrobots that can Adapt to their Surroundings
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Digital Health Consultancy Invests in Cyber Security Assurance
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Digital health consultancy Populo Consulting has secured Cyber Essentials Plus certification, in a move that demonstrates its commitment to operating to the same high standards as its NHS clients.
Cyber Essentials Plus is a scheme developed by the National Cyber Security Centre, which builds on the Cyber Essentials programme.
Philips Launches Azurion with FlexArm to Set New Standard for the Future of Image-Guided Procedures
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced Azurion with FlexArm, to set a new standard for patient imaging and positioning flexibility for image-guided procedures.
During increasingly complex interventions, clinicians need to quickly and easily visualize critical anatomy and identify changes to the patient during the procedure.
Merck Welcomes Ten New Startups to its Innovation Center
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Implements Orion Health Medicines
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One of the largest healthcare organisations in Europe has implemented Orion Health Medicines to provide its clinicians a more complete and up-to-date list of the medications their patients are taking. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has just completed a roll-out at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and is now using the system for medicines reconciliation across 11 hospital sites, so doctors can have a more complete picture of the medications a patient is taking when they are admitted.
DMEA Goes in Search of Innovative Solutions and Products for Trade Fair Tours
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9 - 11 April 2019, Berlin, Germany.What is new in the market for IT security and the electronic patient file? What innovations are there in mobile health and outpatient nursing care? Guided tours are scheduled on all three days of DMEA and will enable groups of interested trade visitors to find out about a selection of key topics in connection with exhibitors and their products, projects and services.
Highland Marketing Welcomes Chair and New Members to its Advisory Board
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Highland Marketing has revitalised its advisory board of respected health tech professionals with the election of a chair and the appointment of two new members.
Jeremy Nettle, a past chair of the tech UK healthcare group and former European director for Oracle Corporation Healthcare, has become chair.