iPLATO Helps GPs Free Up over 180,000 Urgent Appointments in One Year
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"A&E is creaking at the seams. It's not broken, but it's struggling" said Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director at the publication of the Urgent and Emergency Care Review in November 2013. Accidents & Emergency has become a hot political topic over the last years, often used as the ultimate measure for how the coalition runs the country's health service.
The Institute of Cancer Research Joins the Elekta and Philips Research Consortium
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Elekta (NSE:EKTAb) and Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA) announced today that The Institute of Cancer Research, London, a world-leading cancer research institution, working with its clinical partner The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, will join the Elekta MR Linac Research Consortium, a group with a mission to develop an integrated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided radiation therapy system.
Orion Health™ Shares Vision for Coordinated Care at HIMSS Turkey
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Orion Health, a global provider of healthcare integration solutions, recognises Turkey's commitment to improve its healthcare sector and recommends the scope for coordinated care be expanded to meet the needs of people living with long-term conditions.
EU Launches World's Largest Civilian Robotics Programme - 240,000 New Jobs Expected
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The European Commission and 180 companies and research organisations (under the umbrella of euRobotics) have launched the world's largest civilian research and innovation programme in robotics. Covering manufacturing, agriculture, health, transport, civil security and households, the initiative - called SPARC - is the EU's industrial policy effort to strengthen Europe's position in the global robotics market (€60 billion a year by 2020).
International Digital Health and Care Congress
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The International Digital Health and Care Congress is a three-day event which brings together researchers, policy makers, practitioners and innovators from all over the world to explore how the innovative use of technology is supporting improvements in the care of people with long-term conditions and other health and social care needs.
Anoto Digital Writing Ensures Reduction of Duplicated Information at University Hospital of Wales
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Anoto, the creator of digital writing technology, has announced that the maternity department of University Hospital of Wales, part of Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, is using its digital pen technology to record results of foetal fibronectin (FFN) tests and digitise test results to reduce time spend on administration and ensure the hospital has digital records of test results.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Selects InterSystems TrakCare Health Information System
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InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, has announced that North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract for a new patient administration system (PAS) and electronic patient record (EPR) based on the InterSystems TrakCare® Internet-based unified healthcare information system.
Pharmacists Go Live with GP Record Access
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EMIS Group, the UK leader in connected healthcare software and services, has announced a major step forward in joined-up healthcare. In a UK first, community pharmacists are now able to access information from the GP record to support safer dispensing.
'Virtual Human' Shows that Stiff Arteries can Explain the Cause of High Blood Pressure
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Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme Catalogue of Projects 2013
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The objective of the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AAL JP) is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The most important activity of the AAL Joint Programme is the regular publication of calls for proposals for research, development and innovation projects in the field of ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing. The programme co-funds projects within the user-driven-innovation paradigms between minimum three partners from AAL JP Partner States.