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Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals go for Vendor Neutral Archiving

Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (RLBUHT) has implemented a vendor neutral archive (VNA) to store millions of medical images from its new picture archive and communications system (PACS) to underpin its electronic patient record strategy. The new system will allow clinicians to access and share images and other electronic patient notes from any location or device in a fraction of the time previously taken.

Opinion Article: Keeping the Faith

By Shane Tickell, CEO of IMS MAXIMS.
The past is not a prediction of the future and much has changed in the 11 years since the inception of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). Clinicians are more engaged in IT, technology is more affordable and a whole raft of new systems are available to address the challenges of the modern NHS. So why do many frontline staff continue to be sceptical about its benefits and will this ever change?

Royal Cornwall Transforms Night Handover Process with Hospitals at Night System

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is now able to manage clinical teams and medical tasks more efficiently and effectively throughout the night, leading to improved patient safety, following the deployment of a Hospital at Night system.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Celebrates Life Science Innovation

Johnson & Johnson Innovation today announced several new collaborations in the European region to coincide with a 'Celebration of Life Science Innovation' event, hosted by its London Innovation Centre. The event brings together UK life science leaders and scientists from the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to celebrate promising advances and discuss novel collaboration models to deliver better healthcare solutions for patients around the world.

Government's Endorsement of Caldicott2 is a Landmark Milestone for Patient Privacy

FairWarning Inc., the inventor and global leader in patient privacy monitoring, has welcomed the UK government's response to the Caldicott Review, describing its decision to accept all of the recommendations in the review as "a significant step towards transparent care and a landmark milestone for both patients and the NHS."

European Parliament Committee for Health Agrees on a Rushed Deal on Medical Devices Legislation

Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, expresses disappointment and strong concern at the outcome of a vote in the European Parliament’s Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The Committee has voted in favour of an extreme heavy bureaucratic procedure which combines a complex, unpredictable scrutiny process with a de facto case-by-case centralised pre-marketing authorization system.

Patients at NHS Lothian Access Health and Treatment Information Online

Patients at NHS Lothian will soon be able to access up-to-date information about their health and care online through a new patient portal. Over the past month a small group of patients have begun securely accessing their patient information including test results, allergies, clinical documents and information about past and future appointments electronically.

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals go for Vendor Neutral Archiving

Opinion Article: Keeping the Faith

Royal Cornwall Transforms Night Handover Process with Hospitals at Night System

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Celebrates Life Science Innovation

Government's Endorsement of Caldicott2 is a Landmark Milestone for Patient Privacy

European Parliament Committee for Health Agrees on a Rushed Deal on Medical Devices Legislation

Patients at NHS Lothian Access Health and Treatment Information Online

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