Patient Care

What does physical records management cost the NHS?

Managing physical records is a significant expense for NHS Trusts in England. From March 2025, EDM Healthcare Consulting will kick off a six-month campaign aimed at raising awareness of how these records affect the digital transformation and spending of NHS organisations. Harry Pettet, EDM’s Managing Director and Lead Consultant, tells us more.

The challenge of treating genetic diseases: The example of creatine transporter deficiency

The vast majority of genetic diseases remains beyond possibilities of treatment with research continuing to be able to offer therapies to the affected patients.

Detect & prevent falls in care homes with RoomMate

Sven Seljom, UK Country Manager at Sensio, walks us through a revolutionary safety sensor, RoomMate, that detects and prevents falls in care homes.

Breaking new ground in stroke research and care

Simone Schoenwaelder from Australia’s Heart Research Institute tells us about exciting advancements in stroke research and care that could dramatically improve clinical outcomes for patients.

Connected care: The integrated future of patient interactions

The promise of connected care has expanded the opportunities for how clinicians and patients interact, offering care from a distance and creating a shift towards more accessible systems.

Virtual care is the new strategy for healthcare innovation in the NHS

Professor Sultan Mahmud, Director of Healthcare at BT explores the latest virtual care NHS strategy, which BT is helping to deliver safely with the adoption of virtual wards.

NHS expands virtual wards to provide home hospital care for children

The NHS expands virtual wards enabling hospital-level care at home for thousands of children, announces Chief executive Amanda Pritchard.

Study finds biomarker for early multiple sclerosis diagnosis

Researchers have discovered that measuring retinal layer thickness can significantly improve the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS).

The AI healthcare revolution: 4 insights into the future of patient care

The future of healthcare lies in the seamless integration of AI to empower professionals and revolutionise the way we approach healthcare delivery.

Innovative technologies improving stroke care and physician burnout

Zoë Sebastian from RapidAI shares how novel solutions are making a meaningful impact on the delivery of care, reducing physician burnout, and ultimately improving patient outcomes in stroke care and beyond.

GP technology funded £240 million to end 8am appointment slots

The NHS is improving patients’ contact with their GPs with £240 million in funding, to better GP technology and train ‘care navigators’.

Plans to make a ‘single source’ of data between NHS and private healthcare

NHS England has plans to merge data with private healthcare institutions to process and share information on healthcare activity.

Digital transformation to help GPs & hospitals cut patient waiting times

Marie Loizides, Associate Director of Performance Analytics at Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, explains how the digital transformation of MSK referrals helped GPs & hospitals work smarter to cut patient waiting times.

A digital healthcare system is not beyond the realms of possibility

In order to establish an effective digital healthcare system, we need to build trust with privacy first, argues Nigel Jones, co-founder of the Privacy Compliance Hub.

First steps towards patient safety and reduced costs in operating theatres and hospitals

Chris Norman, the VP of Healthcare at Elcom highlights some of the issues hospitals and operating theatres are having with increasing patient safety and cutting costs.

The Clinical Pathway DevOps Platform to help NHS staff efficiency

Nathan Moore, Director at Primum Digital Ltd looks toward helping NHS staff deliver the best care at a reduced carbon cost.

Healthcare’s road to recovery: why identity security is critical

Months after a ransomware attack hit parts of the NHS, the effects are still being felt – how can better identity security improve safety?

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