EMIS Health Offers eConsult Online Triage Service for GP Patients
An online self-triage and patient information service that cut hundreds of unnecessary GP appointments in a pilot study is now available to surgeries across the country from EMIS Health. Practices signing up to eConsult can provide patients with a website link to self-help information; signposting to alternative services; and a symptom checker which can help them establish whether they need a GP appointment.
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NHS England Accredits IMS MAXIMS as Code4Health Supporter
NHS England has accredited healthcare open source pioneer IMS MAXIMS as a supporter to its Code4Health initiative, marking another key milestone in the drive to open source technology in the NHS.
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Pioneering NHS Early Warning Technology to Showcase at London Conference
Technology that is alerting doctors and nurses to acutely ill patients in hospitals so that clinical staff can intervene early and prevent people in their care from coming to harm, is to be demonstrated live at London's Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology (HETT) Expo in September.
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Delivering the 'Two Minute Advantage' - Medelinked Snapshot Now Available in the Medelinked Health Partner Portal
Medelinked, the online health platform that empowers healthcare engagement and management, has launched Medelinked Snapshot enabling doctor and patient to use the Medelinked Partner Health Portal to be partners in health management and giving GPs as much as two minutes extra time per consultation.
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Scottish Health Board Leaps Ahead in Integrating Children's Services
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has taken a major step in integrating children’s services across health, social care and other public services. This is as a result of a pioneering project that is moving far beyond anything done before within NHS Scotland to link crucial information on patients from across disparate IT systems used by different organisations.
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Visbion Awarded Government Grant from Innovate UK SMART Initiative for Synthetic Biology Project
Visbion has been chosen as the recipient of a government grant via the Innovate UK SMART initiative for a new project entering into the field of synthetic biology. The aim of the project, entitled 'A Comprehensive Web-based Broker for Biotechnology Design and Manufacturing' is to create a method by which synthetic biology designers can efficiently search for tools and component parts for their designs.
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NHS Awaits New Medical-grade Ruggedized iPad Case to Support Infection Control
Healthcare product innovator, FutureNova, is set to launch a new rugged medical grade iPad case to help protect clinicians and patients from the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) as adoption of mobile technology increases within the NHS. Mobile tablets such as iPads have helped transform working practices for NHS hospital doctors, and surgical teams have also found them invaluable in the operating theatre.
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An online self-triage and patient information service that cut hundreds of unnecessary GP appointments in a pilot study is now available to surgeries across the country from EMIS Health. Practices signing up to eConsult can provide patients with a website link to self-help information; signposting to alternative services; and a symptom checker which can help them establish whether they need a GP appointment. 
NHS England has accredited healthcare open source pioneer IMS MAXIMS as a supporter to its Code4Health initiative, marking another key milestone in the drive to open source technology in the NHS. 
Technology that is alerting doctors and nurses to acutely ill patients in hospitals so that clinical staff can intervene early and prevent people in their care from coming to harm, is to be demonstrated live at London's Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology (HETT) Expo in September. 
Medelinked, the online health platform that empowers healthcare engagement and management, has launched Medelinked Snapshot enabling doctor and patient to use the Medelinked Partner Health Portal to be partners in health management and giving GPs as much as two minutes extra time per consultation. 
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has taken a major step in integrating children’s services across health, social care and other public services. This is as a result of a pioneering project that is moving far beyond anything done before within NHS Scotland to link crucial information on patients from across disparate IT systems used by different organisations. 
Visbion has been chosen as the recipient of a government grant via the Innovate UK SMART initiative for a new project entering into the field of synthetic biology. The aim of the project, entitled 'A Comprehensive Web-based Broker for Biotechnology Design and Manufacturing' is to create a method by which synthetic biology designers can efficiently search for tools and component parts for their designs. 
Healthcare product innovator, FutureNova, is set to launch a new rugged medical grade iPad case to help protect clinicians and patients from the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) as adoption of mobile technology increases within the NHS. Mobile tablets such as iPads have helped transform working practices for NHS hospital doctors, and surgical teams have also found them invaluable in the operating theatre.