By Mark Harris, IT Manager at Radar Healthcare The digital transformation of the NHS has revolutionised patient care, streamlined administrative processes, and enabled powerful insights through data. Yet, this digital shift comes with a growing vulnerability: cyber threats. As one of the most data-rich sectors in the UK, healthcare is […]
Month: June 2025
Patients Know Best wins single patient record contract for Lagos
Patients Know Best has been selected to provide a single patient record system for the Government of Lagos State in Nigeria, forming part of a partnership between Interswitch Group and the government to introduce the Lagos Smart Health Information Platform. The contract will enable the government to host health records […]
Urgent and emergency care plan for 2025/26 sets out priorities and requirements for system winter plans
The Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26 has been published, setting out seven priorities offering the “biggest impact” on UEC improvement over the coming winter, minimum requirements for system winter plans, and roles and responsibilities across NHSE, DHSC, trusts and ICBs. The seven areas of priority include ensuring Category […]
Cardiff and Vale Health Board explores clinical noting digital solution
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has opened a market engagement, looking for a standalone clinical noting module that can help to improve their digital maturity, ahead of the potential rollout of national EHR solution(s). Listing a number of requirements for the digital notes module, Cardiff and Vale University Health […]
Interview: X-on Health on the value of data for meaningful transformation in primary care
We recently spoke with Sharon Hanley, director of digital primary care at X-on Health, as well as Derrick Measham, research and development manager at X-on Health, about the value of data for meaningful transformation in primary care. We explored how data can be used to overcome challenges at both practice […]
ELMO Group acquires Rotageek
In a move to expand its delivery of intelligent workforce management solutions across the UK, ELMO Group has announced its acquisition of Rotageek and its AI-powered intelligent scheduling engine, aiming to deliver an intelligent end-to-end platform for rostering and scheduling. Rotageek, founded in 2009, was initially used as a smart […]
Hims & Hers Health acquires UK-based ZAVA in “significant step in its global expansion”
The US-based Hims & Hers Health, Inc., health and wellness platform has acquired UK digital health platform ZAVA, in a “significant step in its global expansion” which is also to see the company advance its presence in other European countries such as Germany, France and Ireland. Zava’s European operations and […]
Bradford Teaching Hospitals and Airedale explore patient experience portal and digital by default appointment letters
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Airedale NHS Foundation Trust have issued a pipeline notice indicating an intent to explore options and opportunities around a patient experience portal and digital by default letters. The contract has an estimated value of £1.7 million, and is expected to last from March […]
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde plans paediatric intensive care EPR to replace legacy system
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has announced plans to procure a paediatric intensive care EPR to replace a current legacy system that has been in place for more than ten years. The notice sets out the organisation’s intentions to get a better understanding of current market capabilities and available solutions […]
Barts Health data platform introduces data anonymisation tool
Barts Health has introduced a data anonymisation and exportation tool to complement its newly launched Barts Health Data Platform (BHDP), supporting researchers to access anonymised diagnostic scans. The BHDP, which is hosted in Microsoft’s Azure Cloud, has been designed to offer a dedicated workspace for research projects and the opportunity […]
