When the State Hospital sought to modernise its medication prescription and administration processes, they turned to ReStart for assistance. Together, they successfully integrated the Trust Integration Engine (TIE) with the Hospital Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Administration (HEPMA) system. In the Central belt of Scotland, The State Hospital embarked on a journey to modernise its psychiatric […]
CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, is ready to welcome its first NHS patients after officially opening the doors at its Pitfield Lane site in Milton Keynes. The conveniently located facility will help reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice by providing access to ophthalmology and gastroenterology services in the […]
To meet exponentially rising demand for world-class patient care, hospital groups in the UAE and wider Gulf region now need to recruit more international health workers than ever before. To support this need, Medacs Healthcare, one of the world’s largest clinical staffing groups, is investing locally, with a new team and office in Dubai. With […]
People participate in a roundtable discussion calling on the Biden administration to take action on medical debt in Washington DC on 13 September 2023. Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Community Catalyst People participate in a roundtable discussion calling on the Biden administration to take action on medical debt in Washington DC on 13 September 2023. […]
New UK-led research has revealed why rapid-acting antidepressants such as ketamine and the psychedelic drug psilocybin have an immediate and lasting positive effect on mood in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The research, led by the University of Bristol, found that psilocybin, ketamine and scopolamine can modulate affective biases associated with learning and memory. […]
Combining health data with whole genome sequence (WGS) data in patients with cancer can help doctors provide more tailored care for their patients, a new study has revealed. The research, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, shows that linking WGS data to real-world clinical data can identify changes in cancer DNA that may be […]
Radical Imaging LLC, a pioneer in medical imaging informatics, interoperability, and integrations, announced today that it is partnering with Medicai, a provider of decentralized cloud-based infrastructure (PACS, VNA and exchange) that enables healthcare providers to seamlessly and securely manage and exchange imaging data. This partnership will enable Medicai’s customers to easily opt-in to use FlexView […]
Integrated care systems have matured over the last year, as have efforts to join up health and social care services. That said, there is still great variation in digital maturity between the two, with social care sadly lagging behind. The care journey is often a largely disjointed, analogue process, with unnecessary admin-heavy elements. However, demand […]
Imagine a future where hospital waiting lists, backlogs, and healthcare workforce shortages are a thing of the past. This doesn’t have to be a medical technology dream; it can become a reality. The key to achieving this lies in the innovative use of diagnostic imaging technology and comprehensive people development programs. Dr. Burling, a Consultant […]
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre has launched a new digital strategy, emphasising digital foundations, patient and staff empowerment, and better use of data. With the overarching digital mission to “harness the power of digital technology and data to transform care, improving patient outcomes and experience”; the strategy identifies four themes: digitally transforming cancer services, empowering cancer […]
