Warrington CCG and Warrington & Halton NHS Foundation Trust Select HCS and Net.Orange
Warrington CCG and Warrington & Halton NHS Foundation Trust have formed a partnership with HCS, the trading arm of HFMA, to help it deliver protocol-driven care for high-risk patient groups in the local population. As part of a joint and system wide approach being run across all Warrington service providers by its local commissioner, Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the HCS Care Coordination service will work with local community and acute clinical staff to provide expert guidance and advice.
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HIMSS Europe Governing Council Call for Nominations for Three Vacancies
The HIMSS Europe Governing Council invites nominations for three vacancies (FY2014-FY2016 Term) on the HIMSS Governance Council for a three year term to begin on 1 July, 2013 and end 30 June, 2016. Submissions must be submitted no later than 7 June 2013.
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HomeMonitor Enhances Safety and Security for Older and Vulnerable People
With added pressures on the government to reduce spending in health and social care, local services are feeling the strain to find cost effective solutions that allow residents to continue living at home, reducing unnecessary admittance to residential care and GP callouts. With ongoing budget cuts to community services, the responsibility all too often falls to friends and family to ensure that older or vulnerable relatives are safe and secure in their own homes.
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Cumbria Partnership Trust Selects FairWarning® Solution to Strengthen Patient Privacy in 'Paperless NHS'
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected FairWarning® Patient Privacy Monitoring solution. This is part of the trust's strategy to become a leader in meeting the government's target for a 'paperless NHS' by 2018. It will also help to emphasise its reputation as a trusted provider of care.
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Finnish Health Innovation Team in Northern Ireland for Telemonitoring NI Learning Visit
Building on the activities of eHealth Week 2013, the Centre for Connected Health and Social Care (CCHSC) which is part of the Public Health Agency (PHA), was delighted to welcome delegates from the Finnish Health Care System to the TF3 Telemonitoring NI centre in Holywood to see first-hand the fantastic support being offered to people who live with long-term conditions across Northern Ireland.
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IMS MAXIMS Aims to Reduce 25,000 Preventable Deaths a Year
IMS MAXIMS, a leading provider of clinical information systems, is implementing software into NHS trusts that will ensure risk assessments take place that will help to significantly reduce the number of preventable deaths caused by VTE in UK hospitals every year.
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Commission Awards Prizes to Best eHealth SMEs
European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes has awarded prizes to eHealth SMEs from Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom as part of eHealth Week 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. The winners of the 2nd EU SME eHealth Competition came up with innovations in areas such as improving cognitive behavioural therapy for mental care, improving physiological monitoring, and people facing emergencie.
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The HIMSS Europe Governing Council invites nominations for three vacancies (FY2014-FY2016 Term) on the HIMSS Governance Council for a three year term to begin on 1 July, 2013 and end 30 June, 2016. Submissions must be submitted no later than 7 June 2013. 
Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected FairWarning® Patient Privacy Monitoring solution. This is part of the trust's strategy to become a leader in meeting the government's target for a 'paperless NHS' by 2018. It will also help to emphasise its reputation as a trusted provider of care. 
IMS MAXIMS, a leading provider of clinical information systems, is implementing software into NHS trusts that will ensure risk assessments take place that will help to significantly reduce the number of preventable deaths caused by VTE in UK hospitals every year. 
European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes has awarded prizes to eHealth SMEs from Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom as part of eHealth Week 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. The winners of the 2nd EU SME eHealth Competition came up with innovations in areas such as improving cognitive behavioural therapy for mental care, improving physiological monitoring, and people facing emergencie.