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Every year, the winter season presents added strain to the NHS and this year is no exception. In fact, it is looking more challenging than ever given the rising number of Covid-19 patients being admitted to hospital in addition to the seasonal surge of non-Covid acute admissions. And it doesn’t end there – with a vast backlog of elective activity to catch up on, combined with NHS staff shortages and burnout, it’s not just t…
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The last few weeks have been filled with the news of at least three effective vaccines that could be available to combat Covid-19 by the end of 2020. Meaning that with Herculean mass vaccination programmes commencing in early 2021, we could have the world almost back to normal by the spring. But we still have the worst part of the winter to come and enormous healthcare backlogs and pent up demand waiting within our populati…
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When Covid-19 reached America early in 2020, the U.S. health care system mobilized like never before to anticipate and meet the demand for treatment and vaccines. Ten months later, health care providers today continue to work courageously and tirelessly to deliver patient care. Talented and dedicated medical researchers have spent countless hours driving progress in treating a novel disease, and, in record time, have developed FDA-approv…
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The safety of workers has been a high priority for hospitals and health systems across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, and New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is no exception.
New York's largest healthcare provider, for example, implemented several strategies specifically targeting the safety of patient transport staff and environmental services workers, whose duties include cleaning patient rooms and changi…
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The surge of Covid-19 patients in southwestern Pennsylvania, driven by record-high caseloads, is eating up available intensive care beds, with less than 10% in Allegheny County remaining as of now and a comparable number in the surrounding counties. Independent estimates say Allegheny County could run out of ICU beds by Thanksgiving or early December, although the region’s health care leaders say that may not happen.
That’s settin…
Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York state, signed an extended agreement with TeleTracking Technologies, Inc., the capacity management and health system command center technology pioneer, to centralize operations and bring real-time bed visibility to the system’s 19 facilities.
For nearly three decades, TeleTracking has delivered enterprise technology to hundreds of health systems across the U.S., Canada and UK, providin…
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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust delivers ‘SafeHands’ Quality of Care Programme utilising TeleTracking Technology.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) is the largest acute, community and primary care providers in the West Midlands, employing over 9,400 staff covering 350+ roles and providing care across three hospital sites (New Cross, Cannock Chase and West Park) as well as a variety of community and primary…
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If there is one agreed fact regarding COVID-19 it is that the NHS has changed and will continue to change.
There is consensus among both clinical and administrative staff that many of the innovations fast-tracked to cope with the pandemic, from staff empowerment to data sharing, should be safely adopted wherever possible.
For trust boards, however, the challenge now is to re-imagine and redefine service models whil…
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Nursing won't be the same again because of the coronavirus. Here's how nurses responded to the never-seen-before crisis to care for patients and make the profession stronger.
Mary McGinn, BSN, RN, senior administrative director, patient logistics at Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital on Manhattan's Upper East Side, has been through her fair share of catastrophes. In 2001, the veteran nurse was a month into a brand-new position m…
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Deb Sutton and Dan Wadsworth from TeleTracking UK, argue that training frontline workers to make changes from bottom-up is key to achieving the full benefits of digital solutions within the NHS
We have talked for years about how digital technology creates the opportunity to reshape healthcare. From improved communication linked to faster and more accurate diagnosis, treatment and discharge, to harnessing data to allow f…