Scottish Health Board Leaps Ahead in Integrating Children's Services
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NHS Dumfries and Galloway has taken a major step in integrating children’s services across health, social care and other public services. This is as a result of a pioneering project that is moving far beyond anything done before within NHS Scotland to link crucial information on patients from across disparate IT systems used by different organisations.
Philips and Catharina Hospital Sign Technology Agreement for New and Largest Cardiovascular Center in the Netherlands
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and Catharina Hospital (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) have signed an agreement for the installation of Philips' advanced medical technologies in Catharina Hospital's new cardiovascular center, which is currently under construction and due to open its doors in mid-2016. The agreement will give Catharina Hospital access to the latest technologies for the image-guided minimally invasive treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease.
Visbion Awarded Government Grant from Innovate UK SMART Initiative for Synthetic Biology Project
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Visbion has been chosen as the recipient of a government grant via the Innovate UK SMART initiative for a new project entering into the field of synthetic biology. The aim of the project, entitled 'A Comprehensive Web-based Broker for Biotechnology Design and Manufacturing' is to create a method by which synthetic biology designers can efficiently search for tools and component parts for their designs.
Carestream introduces new Healthcare IT and Diagnostic Imaging Systems at Röntgenveckan in Malmö, Sweden
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Carestream Health demonstrated several new diagnostic imaging products and advanced IT healthcare systems at the Röntgenveckan exhibition held recently in Malmö, Sweden. For the first time in Sweden the company introduced the new CARESTREAM Touch Prime Ultrasound System (not yet available for commercial sale.)
Medelinked is the First Application to Feature in BioClinica's App xChange
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Medelinked, the online health platform that empowers healthcare engagement and management, has announced that it will be the first application featured in the BioClinica®, eHealth App xChange™, an alliance channel for disruptive technology innovation across life sciences and healthcare.
NHS Awaits New Medical-grade Ruggedized iPad Case to Support Infection Control
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Healthcare product innovator, FutureNova, is set to launch a new rugged medical grade iPad case to help protect clinicians and patients from the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) as adoption of mobile technology increases within the NHS. Mobile tablets such as iPads have helped transform working practices for NHS hospital doctors, and surgical teams have also found them invaluable in the operating theatre.
Draft Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 in the Area of "Health, Demographic Change and Well-being"
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This paper is made public just before the adoption process of the work programme to provide potential participants with the currently expected main lines of the work programme 2016-2017. It is a working document not yet endorsed by the Commission and its content does not in any way prejudge the final decision of the Commission.
Philips and Dutch Radboud University Medical Center Introduce First Diabetes Prototype App with Integrated Online Community
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Netherlands-based Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc) today introduced a connected digital health prototype that enables people living with diabetes and their health care providers to make more confident care decisions while managing the complexity of diabetes self-care.
Fairways Care Enhances Quality of Dementia Care with Mobile Solution from Advanced Health & Care
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Care home provider, Fairways Care (Fairways), will increase efficiencies and further enhance care standards after selecting Caresys Mobile, a care management solution from Advanced Health & Care (Advanced). Care staff will be able to provide an additional eight hours care each day through automating manual, time consuming processes.
Healthcare Finance Expert Joins NHS Shared Business Services
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Leading business support specialist NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has appointed a new director to head up the provision of its finance and accounting service to NHS client organisations. Stephen Sutcliffe, a former NHS director of finance, with a wealth of experience in both the NHS provider and commissioning sectors, has been appointed as director of finance and accounting.