Wales – Digital Health https://www.digitalhealth.net News | Networks | Intelligence Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:04:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-dhi_roundal_512_wb-32x32.png Wales – Digital Health https://www.digitalhealth.net 32 32 164930127 Industry news in brief https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/09/industry-news-in-brief-95/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/09/industry-news-in-brief-95/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 07:30:10 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=161627

The latest Digital Health News industry roundup features investment funding for Decently and Navenio and a milestone for Guy's and St Thomas'.

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NHS Wales to roll out HealthPathways across Wales https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/08/nhs-wales-to-roll-out-healthpathways-across-wales/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:07 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=160021 Wales Flag

Following a successful implementation at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, NHS Wales is to deploy HealthPathways nationwide.

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Consultant Connect technology unlocks A&E capacity https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/05/consultant-connect-technology-unlocks-ae-capacity/ Thu, 25 May 2023 12:30:08 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=155521 A paramedic stepping out of an ambulance

Technology from Consultant Connect is putting paramedics directly in touch with specialists to avoid unnecessary A&E trips and improve patient experiences.

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Resist ‘shiny things’ and ensure digital transformation delivers real benefits https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/03/resist-shiny-things-and-ensure-digital-transformation-delivers-real-benefits/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/03/resist-shiny-things-and-ensure-digital-transformation-delivers-real-benefits/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:00:43 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=151565

Enthusiasm for digital change must be focused on outcomes and things that matter to patients, urged Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland national leaders.

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How digitisation can help transform ICU https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/11/how-digitisation-can-help-transform-icu/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:30:00 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=128371

Tamas Szakmany, who led a national project to digitise ICUs in Wales, explains why the initiative can give clinicians a ‘single source of electronic truth’.

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Online Covid-19 passports go live in Wales from today https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/06/online-covid-19-passports-go-live-in-wales-from-today/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/06/online-covid-19-passports-go-live-in-wales-from-today/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:00:16 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=120197

The NHS Covid-19 passport, which is also available in England, allows people to prove they’ve had both jabs when travelling abroad.

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Patient care improved through e-recording of vital signs at Aneurin Bevan https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/06/patient-care-improved-through-e-recording-of-vital-signs-at-aneurin-bevan/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=119483 Computer in hospital room

Seven hospital sites from the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board have gone live with electronic observations in a bid to improve patient care.

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Digital physiotherapy tool could save Wales £1m per year https://www.digitalhealth.net/2021/06/digital-physiotherapy-tool-could-save-wales-1m-per-year/ Mon, 31 May 2021 23:05:46 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=118471

Initial results of a digital physiotherapy pilot suggest the tool could create more than £1m of annual savings if rolled out across the country.

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Welsh data breach exposes information of Covid-19 patients https://www.digitalhealth.net/2020/09/public-health-wales-data-breach-covid-19/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=107797

Public Health Wales has confirmed a data breach which involved the personally identifiable data of Welsh residents who have tested positive for Covid-19.

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NHS Wales to receive £50m digital reboot in long-needed IT overhaul https://www.digitalhealth.net/2019/10/nhs-wales-to-receive-50m-digital-reboot-in-long-needed-it-overhaul/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:00:54 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=89504 A sign for the A&E department at a hospital in Wales

Alongside £50m in new funding, the reformed NHS Wales will appoint a CDO who will help define national standard for Wales’s digital health services.

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