Patient care improved through e-recording of vital signs at Aneurin Bevan
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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E-observations software delivers marked sepsis improvement at Barnsley
Since introducing Vitals e-obs software, Barnsley Hospital has seen immediate improvements in recognising and treating sepsis, and is now among the best performers. Length of stay in ICU for patients who contract sepsis has been cut by 1.5 days.
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Digital mental health ward ‘empowering clinicians like never before’
Speaking at NHS Expo, Dave Austin explained how the digital ward had allowed clinicians to monitor patient data and identify signs of deterioration.
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St Helens and Knowsley launches System C vitals in ‘big bang’ go-live
The roll-out of CareFlow Vitals happened in the space of one day and involved simultaneously replacing an existing electronic observations system.
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NHS e-obs provider Patientrack takes on Alcidion brand
The company, which supplies o-obs and vital signs tech to the NHS, has taken on the Alcidion branding, but the product itself remains Patientrack.
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Walsall Healthcare switches to System C in IT shake-up
System C will deliver an integrated clinical and administration system based on its Medway product line, replacing the trust’s current Lorenzo system.
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Dartford and Gravesham looking to improve digital maturity with Alcidion
Dartford and Gravesham will introduce a range of technology platforms designed by Alcidion with the aim of “leapfrogging” other trusts.
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Electronic observations go off with a bang at North Midlands
System C’s CareFlow Vitals has been launched across all 52 wards at the trust’s two main hospital sites and means they are all paper-free for observations.
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Royal Bolton ditches ‘unsuitable’ pagers for smartphones linked to e-obs
Royal Bolton Hospital is distributing more than 300 Myco smart devices to clinicians across its paediatric, maternity and critical care wards.
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Special Report: Observations and vital signs
In December last year, the Royal College of Physicians released an updated version of the National Early Warning Score – NEWS 2. With 20% of hospitals still not using the national early warning scoring, how difficult will it be to implement the new system? And how can technology help? Maja Dragovic reports.
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