Category: NHS

September 20th 2011 - Thoughtified Limited, a SETsquared start-up company created by graduates of the Department of Computing, U

September 20, 2011 by neondrum

September 20th 2011 - Thoughtified Limited, a SETsquared start-up company created by graduates of the Department of Computing, University of Surrey has won a major grant from the Technology Strategy Board. The grant will enable the Surrey Research Park-based company to work in the development of a participatory sensing system that will improve the management of NHS patient records in remote patient treatment.

Are GPs preventing patients from hearing properly?

April 19, 2011 by neondrum

April 19th 2011 - A groundbreaking new study shows that 39% of people who consult their GP about their hearing loss do not go any further to seek a solution Nearly 15,000 UK consumers answered questions about their hearing and their knowledge of hearing aids in the most comprehensive and largest survey ever undertaken in this field. The EuroTrak UK study will provide invaluable data for GPs, the NHS, Department of Health and the audiology profession. This study is now being publicised by The British Hearing Aid Manufacturers Association (BHAMA).

Hitachi Consulting UK Enables London’s Primary Care Trusts to Monitor and Benchmark Performance via Online Portal Platform

January 11, 2010 by neondrum

Hitachi Consulting United Kingdom today announced that it has completed the delivery of a significant online portal project for Commissioning Support for London (CSL). The creation of the new secure online portal provides National Health Service (NHS) commissioners with access to a set of tools to help them monitor how their providers are performing.

Six year old girl dies of swine flu

June 29, 2009 by srrpenna

A girl, thought to be six years old, has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu.

NHS West Midlands said the girl, who had other serious health conditions, died on Friday evening. It is not known if flu contributed to her death.

Source: www.news.bbc.co.uk