Articles by Liz Wells
Maternity patients in Humber and North Yorkshire benefit from electronic health records
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
An electronic health record system that enables maternity patients to digitally access their records has been rolled out across Humber and North Yorkshire.
Hand surgery waiting times reduced thanks to GP and hospital partnership
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
A community hand surgery service led by East Kent Hospitals consultants in partnership with local GPs has cut waiting times from one year to less than eight weeks.
Majority of doctors using AI are optimistic about its benefits
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
More than a quarter of doctors (29%) have used some form of AI in their practice in the past 12 months, with 52% optimistic about its use in healthcare, new data reveals.
Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes ICB becomes Living Wage Employer
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
AI model can predict health risks from ECGs
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
A new AI model can predict patients’ risk of developing and worsening disease, and even their risk of early death, using an electrocardiogram (ECG).
Government unveils new law to get data flowing through the NHS
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
A new bill that the government hopes will help the NHS harness the power of data to free up 140,000 staff hours every year has been introduced to Parliament.
Government crackdowns on single-use vapes
By Liz Wells 24 October 2024
The ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England will come into force on 1 June 2025, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has confirmed.
NHS healthcare workers set to benefit from AI admin tool
By Liz Wells 23 October 2024
An AI tool, which claims to reduce admin time by 80%, is to be made available to 40,000 frontline workers across 76 NHS trusts this year thanks to a partnership between Corti and BigHand.
NHS unveils IT supplier for single digital pathology system across Cheshire and Merseyside
By Liz Wells 23 October 2024
Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside will benefit from quicker test results and improved access to pathology services thanks to the move to a single provider Laboratory Digital System, known as ...
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust appoints chair
By Liz Wells 23 October 2024
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Rima Makarem as its new chair.
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