by Paul Morris 27 June 2019 Last month, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - one of the UK’s leading acute care providers - celebrated the third anniversary of their electronic patient records (EPR) system, e-Care, powered by Cerner Millennium®. In this edition of our blog, Paul Morris – the Trust’s deputy chief nurse and head of patient safety – outlines how the system has helped staff save time, resources and, most importantly, patients’ lives.
by Joanne Sweeney 18 April 2019 To celebrate the start of Experience of Care Week 2019, Cerner shares stories of patients and carers whose day-to-day lives have been improved by the empowerment, support, and communication that comes from connected information.
by Cerner UK 31 January 2019 Whether you are a first-timer or a regular attendee of our annual European Collaboration Forum (ECF), the event is well known for leaving participants inspired and with a renewed and deeper understanding of the innovation and advancements happening in the health and care industry. With the Forum dates fast approaching, this edition of the Cerner blog will aim to get you into the ECF19 mood by bringing you three stories shared during last year’s event, to get you even more excited about what you can expect to see and learn this year between 26-28 February at our Collaboration Centre in London.
by Cerner UK 28 January 2019 Taking time away from your patients, clinics, communities, hospitals or offices can be difficult to justify, but sharing the journey to smarter care is essential to success and innovation. The annual European Collaboration Forum (ECF) is designed to maximise your chances of engaging with peers and experts from across the industry, providing the opportunity to absorb meaningful, real-world, learning to take back to your organisation.
by Distie Profit 24 October 2018 The work-life balance debate is anything but new. In fact, it has evolved to become a buzzword when it comes to the matters of workplace wellbeing, employee engagement and satisfaction, and what makes an organisation a better place to work than others.
by Cerner UK 2 October 2018 Renowned around the world for bringing together first-class speakers, health and care experts, and industry thought leaders, this year’s Cerner Health Conference (CHC) is just around the corner. In case you are still not sure what all the excitement is about, keep on reading.
by Jennifer Yang-Meslet 13 September 2018 This World Sepsis Day, over 20,000 people will die from the condition, including 120 in the UK, and according to the Dr Foster research unit at Imperial College London, more deaths from sepsis are being reported. However, when drilling down further into the data, the main reason for the increase is improved awareness of sepsis. Doctors and nurses are recognising deteriorating patients earlier and are coding sepsis cases more accurately. This has led to a rise in coding for sepsis, and a subsequent increase in known sepsis-related deaths.
by Safinaz Carrim 6 March 2018 Safinaz has an Accountancy qualification, and has worked in different finance roles in her career. She started working for Cerner in 2016 as financial specialist for UK and Ireland.
by Claire Delplancq 3 October 2017 Senior Communications Partner Claire Delplancq shares her own patient story beginning with the discovery of an ovarian tumor through the development of regular breast cysts, and how NHS Trusts like Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London used Cerner’s.
by Cerner UK 19 July 2017 Helping people – that’s why Cerner and the NHS do what we do. One of the most poignant stories we have heard was from sepsis campaigner, Melissa Mead, who lost her son as he wasn’t diagnosed in time. You’ll find the two parts of her tale below.
by Priti Lakhani 22 June 2017 Priti Lakhani talks about empathy in healthcare.
by Claire Delplancq 26 March 2017 European Collaboration Forum 2017 Day 3 Highlights. The third day of #CernerCF17 was all about the patient.
by Cerner UK 13 September 2016 Sepsis kills over 44,000 people in the UK every year. Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is taking action to identify and treat sepsis faster and more efficiently.
by Dr. Jim Bender 23 February 2016 In March 2014, the Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt, MP, England’s Secretary of State for Health, visited Virginia Mason, in Seattle, as part of the Sign Up to Safety campaign. In the same month, Jim Bender, MD, delivered a keynote speech in London at the Cerner Collaboration Forum 2014, describing how the tragic death of a Virginia Mason patient — caused by a preventable medical error — became the catalyst for the organisation’s renewed focus on patient safety more than ten years ago.
by Tim James 20 July 2015 “Children are not mini adults - Paediatrics patients & their families require a different approach alongside IT”, said Dr. Giulio Bognolo (Cerner UK Chief Medical Officer) who led the kick off for the first UK Paediatrics Forum, held on Wednesday at our Cerner UK Collaboration Centre.
