In April we covered the news of an independent document sharing platform that was launched by CCube Solutions to support providers and health professionals access information during the COVID-19 crisis. The company released a cloud-based platform for healthcare teams to be able to access the information they need, from anywhere, […]
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Northern Ireland signs £275m deal with Epic
Epic Systems has been awarded a £275 million contract by Health and Social Care Northern Ireland to deliver its electronic patient record system. The contract with Epic is part of an overall investment of £300m over the next 10 years, which includes investment in infrastructure and the creation of over […]
Induction Healthcare set to acquire Zesty, valuing the company at £12.7m
Induction Healthcare has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire Zesty Limited, the digital healthcare patient engagement platform. The healthcare collaboration app from Induction Healthcare, supports over 140,000 users across the UK, Ireland, Australia and South Africa. It’s used by mostly doctors to support communication, messaging and document […]
DHSC launches app for social care workers
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new app for social care workers, providing support through the coronavirus pandemic. The app updates care workers with information on COVID-19 and provides access to guidance, learning resources, mental health support, discounts and other benefits. The Care Workforce app, developed with NHSX […]
Scottish Health Board launches COVID messaging tool to update staff and patients
NHS Dumfries & Galloway has adopted messaging technology from Netcall to support patients and staff communications on COVID-19 test results. Within two weeks the Board has implemented the system to deliver test results securely and to reduce the administration burden of patients contacting the hospital for results. Results are uploaded to […]
Microsoft Teams and MedXNote bot automates common tasks for UHS
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has automated many tasks across its hospitals following the integration of its MedXNote platform with Microsoft Teams. The automation technology from MedXNote has now been integrated into Microsoft Teams to enable clinicians to ask questions using a chatbot to automate requests and alerts and […]
Harrogate Nightingale to implement Silverlink PAS
The new Harrogate Nightingale Hospital, led by Harrogate and District NHS FT, will implement the Silverlink patient administration system. The system will be extended from its use in the trust to support the new 500 bed hospital set to open at Harrogate Convention Centre. The new hospital is aiming to […]
EMIS makes pharmacy services acquisition
EMIS Group has today announced the acquisition of the company behind the PharmOutcomes platform, Pinnacle Health Partnership LLP. The company said the acquisition is part of the group’s strategy to drive widespread improvements in medicines management and to support pharmacy in providing more clinical services. Over 11,000 pharmacies use the […]
23 digital aspirants announced to receive share of £28m
23 digital aspirants have been revealed, part of a multi year programme to drive digital transformation. The organisations will share a £28 million technology fund, as part of the first group of digital aspirants announced. In December Matt Hancock announced the programme, commenting “I want the whole of the NHS to […]
Nuance ambient clinical room tech on general release
Nuance and Microsoft have announced their ambient clinical intelligence solution is now available on general release. The solution securely captures and contextualises patient-heathcare professional conversations to update an electronic medical record. Optimised microphones in a consultation room are used to capture conversation and automatically document the conversation into a health […]
