Patients with long term conditions who use an innovative healthcare machine in their homes have had fewer hospital admissions and enjoyed better health since using the service, according to a recent survey.

Plain Healthcare welcomes the Government's recent announcements that GPs will have to meet demanding new standards when commissioning out-of-hours services or they could face action from the new NHS Commissioning Board and the Care Quality Commission.

Details of the new NHS spending plan released by the health secretary includes a sustainable plan for the NHS to deliver efficiency savings. Industry specialists believe that supply chain optimisation should also become an NHS priority.

The benefits of the Summary Care Record (SCR) scheme, introduced as part of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), appear more modest than anticipated, according to a study based on an independent evaluation by researchers at University College London.

Healthcare organisations increasingly rely on mobile devices and applications to improve patient care, increase efficiency and reduce operating costs. Ram Appalaraju of Meru Networks discusses why healthcare is leading the way to viewing next-generation wireless networks as mission-critical infrastructure

A new all-Wales Institute to help create more effective healthcare services using the latest mathematical and computational modelling techniques aims to put Wales at the cutting edge in health research.

More people in the Washwood Heath area of Birmingham with long-term health conditions are being invited to join an innovative telephone-based care service.

Space and power are core issues facing any progressive IT department. Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust illustrates how power and space can be worked to advantage.

The huge range of health care information available via the internet is an invaluable resource utilised every day by NHS staff, not simply for professional development through the availability of online journals, but increasingly for clinical decision making.

The Social Care Institute for Excellence will distribute 12 million pounds of investment grants to support care providers who don't currently have good access to the internet. The two-year programme will enable adult care and support providers to access information and communication more effectively.