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How the UK manages its medical data has been the subject of heated debate recently, and the more solutions that are suggested, the more tangled the issue seems to become. In the last few months Christine Connelly’s NHS National Programme for IT has turned out to be an idealised and unrealistic project, and the Digital Britain Report has recommended a Government cloud computing approach to share information. Continue reading National Programme for IT
The NHS Borders cover a large rural area in Southern Scotland. The Trust is centred on Borders General Hospital, Roxburghshire, which employs over 1,000 people and serves as a community hospital for the central Borders, with a catchment of some 100,000 resid Continue reading NHS Borders
Newham University Hospital NHS Trust is an Acute Hospital Trust based at Newham General Hospital (Plaistow), with some outpatient services located at the Shrewsbury Health (Forest Gate) and the Appleby (Canning Town) Centres. Continue reading Newham NHS Trust improves efficiency with outsourced transcription service through Dictate IT
Diabesity – the increase in obesity-led type-2 diabetes- is demanding ever greater resources from health services globally. Whilst the NHS objective is to increase the management of such conditions in the community, the serious complications associated with diabetes result in numerous hospital admissions and out-patient appointments, whilst also reducing patients’ quality of life. Continue reading Diabesity – Consuming Excessive NHS Resources
Dr Alex Horne, medical director at North East London NHS Foundation Trust examines why high quality business intelligence is critical to meeting the unique set of challenges being faced by Mental Health Trusts and to creating future clinical leaders Continue reading Intelligent Clinical Leadership in Mental Health
As we head into 2010 the healthcare sector is facing many challenges. Not only are budgets being cut but many institutions are faced with growing customer numbers. This means more customer data to manage. Sophisticated technology is also adding to the problem. Continue reading Is the healthcare industry entering the perfect storage storm?
Many agency nurses, who are an essential function of the NHS, are often treated as -second class citizens- something that needs to change to ensure maximum standards of care. That’s the message from the nurses we’ve surveyed at Arrows Group. Continue reading Agency nurses – whats the problem?
NHS Trusts have come under increasing pressure to improve the management of several £100m of assets, from medical equipment onwards, in order to reduce spiralling litigation claims and deliver far greater accountability. But with information stored not only by Finance within the capital asset register but also duplicated across Medical Equipment and Estates departments, attaining a single view of asset history, including location, maintenance and value is impossible. Continue reading Maximising Asset Value in the NHS
AS the world of primary medical care advances into the 21st century, few companies have done more to change the face of the industry than Telehealth Solutions Limited. The progressive firm, established in 2006, has made it its mission to provide a remote monitoring service for patients across the UK. Continue reading REMOTE HEALTH MONITORING IS THE FUTURE
The public perception is that out-of-hours healthcare is provided to the same standard as daytime GP services. Out-of-hours care is often delivered by private companies that do not have to adhere to the same standards of training, competence, scrutiny and risk management as NHS organisations. Arif Ahmed, co-founder and Director of ikonami, examines why private providers have become so prevalent and reveals potential strategies to improve standards of care and to bridge the patient care gap. Continue reading Raising standards in out-of-hours healthcare
The National Health Service has enjoyed an unprecedented increase in real funding over the last ten years. But the fallout from the banking crisis, recession and subsequent public sector debt suggests a far bleaker outlook. Continue reading Management Consulting In The NHS
For NHS staff, accessibility, collaborative working and the reassurance that sensitive information is secure and remains confidential are top priorities when it comes to communications. That’s why increasing numbers of organisations are switching off their local email services in favour of NHSmail, the national email and directory service for the NHS in England and Scotland Continue reading NHS Connecting For Health
Hospitals in the UK produce an estimated 206 million reports each year, with general practitioners adding another 184 million. Currently, transcription of medical dictation consumes half a billion pounds of the NHS budget each year. Add to that the increasing healthcare requirements of an aging society and it becomes obvious that healthcare providers must act, in order to ensure high quality care while keeping costs down. Continue reading Speech recognition within the UK health policy framework
In July 2008 the government published the final report of Lord Darzi’s Next Stage Review, High Quality Healthcare for All, which spelt out a long term vision of an NHS that is high quality, personalised and clinically led. With public finances now under pressure, the Department of Health’s clear policy position is that high quality, safe care is cost effective and can deliver efficiency savings. Continue reading Right Place, Right Care, Right Time
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