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Technology rolled out to clinicians in cardiology department Great Ormond Street Hospital has deployed iPads and and iMacs to cardiology staff to instantly access 3D images of patients' hearts while planning for surgery, or in theatre. The implementation of the devices is part of an 'Apple architecture project' taking place at the trust, which has seen around 350 Apple devices introduced on the network. The new architecture is able to integrate with the mobile devices the foundation trust uses. Great Ormond Street Hospital is working with Future Labs Group on the architecture project...

Up to 1000 iPads could be given to clinicians to access electronic patient records NHS staff at Bradford teaching hospitals foundation trust could soon be using iPads to view the organisation's electronic patient record system under a programme to digitise paper processes at the trust. Bradford has signed a deal with technology firm Kainos to supply, implement and manage the full integration of an iPad front-end with its existing Kainos Evolve electronic patient record (EPR) system. Brent Walker, chief information officer at the trust, told Guardian Government Computing that it could roll out...

Audit Scotland calls on the health service to consider the wider use of care-at-home technology Scotland's NHS boards should pay more attention to telehealth when developing or redesigning services, according to the country's auditor. In a new report on telehealth, Audit Scotland says that although it may not be suitable for every patient, NHS boards should assess whether the technology could provide a more efficient or better quality service, or help to manage increasing demand. It defines telehealth as the provision of healthcare to patients remotely using technologies such as mobile...