According to the BBC, a recent report has found that Hospitals in the UK could help prevent thousands of deaths a year. The report states that hospitals with better use of Information Technology see a fall in deaths of emergency patients over the year. Univerity Hospital Birmingham have a system in place which the trust say has contributed to the 17% fall in deaths among these emergency patients. The system includes a reminder system...

Intel Blogger :Alex Gledhill | SMG (EMEA) | UK Healthcare Manager An ageing population and extreme pressure on costs means health services must take a more focused approach to their use of IT. As global populations age and the prevalence of chronic disease rises, it is increasingly clear that no country can deliver higher-quality, affordable healthcare without significantly reforming the way health systems function financially and...

The mobile healthcare market will approach $10 billion in the next 5 years, according to a report from global management consulting firm Arthur D. Little. As the current healthcare delivery system takes on older patients, becomes increasingly expensive, and is marred by a significant shortage of medical staff, advances in mobile technology for healthcare, which reduces costs and closes the geographic gap in care between patients and...

The Health Service was put on red alert in January after nearly 400 cases of infection by deadly superbugs were identified in hospitals. At least five deaths have been linked to the strains of bacteria that are resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics. Some of the infected patients were health tourists who imported the bacteria after surgery in India and Pakistan. Infectious: 80 cases of a strain known as New Delhi...

Professor Gary Smith says that he attended December’s NHS Leadership Awards at Barts Hospital in London “with trepidation”. He explains that no one was more surprised than him when he scooped the prize for innovator of the year. “I never thought I was going to win – well you just don’t do you? When they called out my name, I was shocked,” he says. With more than 30 years of clinical experience,...