Why the NHS is Seeking to Make Media Services Free for Patients
Opinion Article by Dean Moody, Healthcare Services Director, Airwave Healthcare.Tim Kelsey and Martha Lane Fox called for WiFi to be made available free of charge throughout the NHS back in 2015.
The vision of NHS England’s then national director for patients and information, and the former UK digital champion, was to give patients greater access to digital health apps, self-help tools, and social networks, in ways that could "support recovery and promote well-being".
Opinion Article by Dr Mark Ratnarajah, NHS paediatrician and UK Managing Director for C2-Ai.
Clinicians working at five of the six trusts in the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) can access test results from across their pathology network, following a summer roll-out of Clinisys' ICE OpenNet.
SPARK TSL has appointed David Hawkins as its new sales director, to support take-up of the SPARK Fusion infotainment solution by NHS trusts and health boards.
Lyn Whitfield, content director at Highland Marketing, takes a look at Lord Darzi's review of the NHS, immediate reaction, and next steps. The review calls for a "tilt towards technology" to improve productivity. But, for the moment, the funding and policy required to invest in serious change are not on the table.
A former national chief information officer for health and social care in England, Will Smart will join the Alcidion Group board in a global role from October. He will provide strategic insight as the company continues to support healthcare organisations in different parts of the world digitise frontline services.