Global professional services company Accenture announced that it has acquired UK-based digital healthcare consultancy Nautilus Consulting, in a move hoped to “enhance Accenture’s digital transformation, implementation, and optimisation capabilities across the U.K. and global healthcare space”. EPR specialists Nautilus Consulting will join Accenture’s health strategy and consulting team, helping to […]
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Crown Commercial Service to open £12 billion tender for government and public sector tech
A prior information notice for a tender worth an estimated £12 billion has been shared by the Crown Commercial Service, for the future provision of technology services for use by the central government and UK public sector bodies. The notice signals intention to commence market engagement with the technology services […]
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS appoints new CCIO and deputy medical director for digital and data
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of Dr Nitin Kolhe as chief clinical information officer and deputy medical director for digital and data, with the appointment to form part of a wider transformation journey including the procurement of a new EPR system and […]
£72.3 million funding for HDR UK sees launch of five health data research programmes
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has announced that its new strategy, with five UK-wide research driver programmes focusing on areas “where data science had great potential”, aims to “harness the power of large-scale data to tackle some of the largest health challenges and build a strong foundation for future research”. […]
NHSE publishes guidance on point of care testing for virtual wards and urgent community response
New NHS England guidance on point of care testing (PoCT) has been published for those looking to integrate PoCT into their urgent community response or virtual ward services “to aid clinical decision-making, avoid unnecessary hospital admission and improve outcomes”. The guidance focuses on in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) PoCT device diagnostics, with […]
Royal Cornwall Hospitals set to launch electronic patient record system
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the development of its electronic patient record (EPR) programme, with Oracle Health, set to eventually replace “many of their current digital and paper-based systems” with a single platform for patient information. The trust is currently at the design, development and testing phase of […]
Tech to support sustainability plans in new strategy from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
The new Sustainability Strategy 2023 – 2028 from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) shares a vision for a “resilient health service which is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable” and sets out plans to utilise technology to support with property, transport, communications and more. In the area of energy efficiency […]
AI trial at Frimley Health NHS aims to support lung cancer triage and diagnosis
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is leading a trial using artificial intelligence in radiology with the aim of enabling more efficient triaging and prioritisation of lung cancer cases, which the trust hopes will help in speeding up the cancer diagnosis pathway and improving patient experience. The AI tech, developed by […]
Digital-first care company Babylon puts two divisions into administration
Representatives from restructuring firm Alvarez & Marsal have announced that they will be acting as administrators over Babylon Group Holdings Limited and subsidiary Babylon Partners Limited, and have completed a sale of “certain of the companies’ UK businesses and assets” to eMed Healthcare UK Limited. In the announcement late Wednesday, […]
Gateshead Health NHS launches patient engagement platform
The breast services clinic at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is set to pilot a new patient engagement platform in an effort to reduce the trust’s reliance on paper systems, reduce associated costs and ultimately improve patient experience. The new platform has been designed to provide a “quick and easy […]
