A total of 26 organisations from the North West of England have been shortlisted across 12 categories for the 2019 North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards. Organisations from Merseyside, Lancashire and Cheshire will find out the winners during an event at The Hilton, Liverpool, on 7 March. The Awards are a collaboration between the…
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) has gone live with a new clinical portal for its mental health, community, and learning disability services thanks to a collaboration with interoperability service company ReStart Consulting. The roll-out began 12 months ago in the Improving Access to Psychologial Therapies (IAPT) portal, called PORTIA, has the potential…
An augmented intelligence algorithm has been developed that is able to detect cervical cancer based on a single image. Automated Visual Evaluation (AVE) is being used with MobileODT’s EVA System Colposcope. The AVE machine learning algorithm was found to have a higher level of accuracy at identifying problematic lesions with greater reliability than the traditional…
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has completed a roll-out of Orion Health Medicines at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow and is now using the system across 11 hospital sites. It is aimed to give doctors a more complete and up-to-date list of the medications their patients are taking when they are admitted. Orion,…
Academics from Teesside University and healthcare professionals from South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have collaborated to trial new technology which could speed up the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis and HIV patients. A software application has been developed by the two parties with the aim of assisting GPs and healthcare workers to make decisions…