Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, VP of Clinical, Accurx A recent poll by HTN asked readers which challenge in health and care they thought should be the biggest priority – 60% said “revolutionising patient flow”. Clearly it’s a hot topic, and for good reason. Patient flow, i.e. the speed and efficiency in […]
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Markets authority provisionally clears £1.2 billion EMIS purchase
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared and found no competition concerns for UnitedHealth’s proposed £1.2 billion purchase of EMIS. The CMA noted that while the merging businesses do not supply competing services, Optum part of UnitedHealth, and its competitors use the data that EMIS holds and integrate […]
NHS National Services Scotland to launch digital image capture, referral and integration framework
This week, NHS National Services Scotland has published a contract opportunity to form a framework for digital image capture, referral and integration technologies. The framework is to support 14 regional health boards across Scotland and 2 national health boards, with the option to call off solutions that could help to reduce […]
Calderdale and Huddersfield open patient engagement portal tender
Calderdale and Huddersfield Ltd, a subsidiary of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, has opened an opportunity to procure a patient engagement portal. The contract is worth between £450,000 to £1,000,000, over a third year period, and has an aim to be implemented on or before 31st March 2024. The notice […]
NHS England to launch digital tobacco apps framework
NHS England has opened a procurement programme worth up to £25 million to develop a National Digital Tobacco Treatment Service Framework. The programme aims to provide adult smokers (aged 18 years and older) in England access to one or more digital tobacco dependency applications. It aims to support existing treatment services […]
University Hospitals Sussex opens EPR early market engagement
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has started an early market engagement phase as part of its electronic patient records solution procurement. The trust plans to procure a modular EPR to meet the minimum digital foundation requirements as part of the national frontline digitisation programme and to support its own strategic […]
National notify a patient service planned for wider roll-out
NHS England’s notify a patient service will begin rolling out this summer across integrated care systems. The centrally-funded service is currently being piloted by some integrated care boards when patients transfer between GP practices. It can be used to send a message to a patient in the NHS App, or by email, […]
North West London ICS to launch tech enabled programme for people living with severe mental illness
North West London Integrated Care System is launching a new tech-enabled programme, in partnership with Inhealthcare, which aims to tackle disparities in physical health outcomes for people living with severe mental illness. The programme extends the annual physical health check pathways by introducing remote technology support, and aims to improve […]
NHS CDIO joins EPR supplier as vice president of healthcare strategy & transformation
Former executive chief digital information officer at Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust, Mark Hutchinson, has joined Altera Digital Health as vice president of healthcare strategy & transformation, EMEA. Mark joins the health tech supplier following a 20 year career in digital healthcare transformation; joining Altera Health, a company aiming to “disrupt the traditional […]
Providing “a communications ecosystem” – Royal Marsden contracts unified communications infrastructure
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year deal with Atos to modernise its communications infrastructure and install hybrid, cloud-based technologies. The programme involves upgrades to The Royal Marsden’s legacy systems, the introduction of a communication solution to support flexible working, including cloud paging and “new platforms and technologies to […]
