Royal Society of Medicine Goes Electronic with ClinicalKey
The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) will provide its 21,000 members with electronic access to thousands of peer-reviewed medical and surgical journals and reference books. The RSM will be able to offer its members access to more than 540 journals, including The Lancet, and 1,060 books, including titles such as Gray's Anatomy and Netter's Anatomy, through Elsevier's ClinicalKey or via the RSM's online library catalogue.
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Opinion Article: Leading with Courage
By Shane Tickell, CEO, IMS MAXIMS.
While the Francis Report was voluminous and in parts failed to give clear direction on next steps, the most recent Berwick Report was criticised for being 'soft' and 'over simplistic' but in its digestible 46 pages, it distilled the key issues that the NHS continues to face in putting patient safety first. At its most basic, it said learning and leadership must be wholeheartedly addressed.
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Dr Joel Ratnasothy Joins Caradigm as Medical Director for EMEA
Caradigm, an international healthcare IT company founded as a joint venture between GE Healthcare and Microsoft, has appointed Dr Joel Ratnasothy as medical director for EMEA. Caradigm offers healthcare analytics solutions which provide insight into patients, populations and performance, enabling healthcare organisations to understand their clinical and financial risk and identify the actions needed to address it.
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Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Unveil Innovative Imaging System
Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (RLBUHT) is among the first to go live with a revolutionary Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS). This will enable clinicians, who rely heavily on test results in their daily work with patients, to access and share millions of digital images quickly and securely across the trust.
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Opinion Article: Put in the Frame
By Helen Parslow, Director of Marketing and Business Development EMEA, Harris Healthcare.
It's not only difficult for suppliers to find and manage the resource and expense required to take a procurement process from start to finish but it is equally as painful for NHS organisations trying to ensure they get what they need, when they need it and for an investment that fits budgets and business case requirements.
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BridgeHead Takes Poll Position in the EMEA Independent VNA Market
BridgeHead Software announces that it is the leading independent Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) provider in EMEA according to data from the latest research by IHS, the leading global source of information and analytics. The report entitled 'Medical Enterprise Data Storage - World - 2013' provides a comprehensive global VNA assessment and an in-depth understanding of the current structure and future development of this market.
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Last Day to Register for the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Digital Health Masterclass
Over 100 of Europe's best digital health companies have already asked to take part in the Johnson & Johnson Digital Health Masterclass and an impressive line up of some of Europe's foremost experts in healthcare, technology, business strategy and venture capital is in place to help companies deliver on their growth agenda.
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