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(Opinion Article) Pathway to Privacy: Time to Take Ownership of Re-building Trust with Patients

By Tim Dunn, General Manager, FairWarning.
The government has finally published its long-awaited response to the Caldicott2 review of information sharing in the NHS - and, as many of us had hoped, has accepted all of its recommendations. It's a landmark moment that could see the NHS turn an important corner and stride progressively towards building transformational models of care.

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Invests in Online Clinical Skills Training Solution

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is providing its healthcare professionals with access to a new, interactive online training solution from Elsevier that enables staff to improve patient care and record their annual learning. The trust has implemented the online training tool following a needs analysis carried out after the Francis Report.

Mobile Technology: The Missing Link Between Health and Social Care Integration?

By Colin Reid, CEO of TotalMobile Ltd.
It is no secret that health and social care integration is high on the UK Government's agenda, particularly in regards to looking after older people. Our aging society is forcing local organisations such as councils, NHS trusts, GPs and their Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to work closer together, and there is a lot of strategic discussion and debate as to how to meet the Government's directives.

IBM and Swiss Hospital Test New Tool for Diagnosing Cancer

IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists are collabo-rating with pathologists at the University Hospital Zürich to test a new proto-type tool to accurately diagnose different types of cancer. This work is based on a technology developed by IBM scientists called a microfluidic probe, which slightly resembles the nib of a fountain pen.

Advanced Health & Care Unveils Caresys Version 8

Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has announced the launch of Caresys version 8, the latest version of the software company's widely used end-to-end care home management solution. The new version includes many new features including an updated user interface, designed to enhance navigation.

Opinion Article: A Paperless NHS - Why We cannot Stop at Electronic Record

By Tim Hawkins, Managing Director of Clinical Solutions at Elsevier.
The call to create a "paperless NHS" by 2018 aims to deliver improvements in patient safety, experiences of patients and health care professionals, as well as delivering high quality care and increase efficiency. The focus so far has, largely, been on digitising patient records, especially with the launch of the £260 million "Safer Wards, Safer Hospitals" Technology Fund, which will provide match funding for NHS providers in England to support the move away from paper-based systems.

European Parliament Improves Committee Report

Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, welcomes the majority of measures adopted in a plenary vote by the European Parliament on the revision of the EU Medical Devices Directive (MDD). Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted for much-needed measures to improve Europe's notified body system, increase the transparency and traceability of medical devices, introduce unannounced site visits and provide for better stakeholder involvement.

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(Opinion Article) Pathway to Privacy: Time to Take Ownership of Re-building Trust with Patients

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Invests in Online Clinical Skills Training Solution

Mobile Technology: The Missing Link Between Health and Social Care Integration?

IBM and Swiss Hospital Test New Tool for Diagnosing Cancer

Advanced Health & Care Unveils Caresys Version 8

Opinion Article: A Paperless NHS - Why We cannot Stop at Electronic Record

European Parliament Improves Committee Report

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