Microsoft to acquire Nuance Communications for £14.3bn
Microsoft has confirmed it plans to acquire AI computer software company, Nuance Communications, in a deal with around £14.3billion ($19.7 billion).
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight CCGs awards IT support contract
CCGs across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have selected Healthcare Computing, in partnership with Arden & GEM to provide GP IT support services.
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DXC Technology completes sale of health business to Dedalus
DXC Technology has revealed it has completed the sale of its healthcare provider software business to the Dedalus Group in a deal worth around £350m.
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NHS Digital pens deal with Scandit to digitise Covid-testing
NHS Digital has penned a deal with Scandit which will digitise Covid-testing and will give NHS organisations access to Scandit’s tech until 30 November.
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Barts Health rolls out Covid-19 staff self-testing results platform
Barts Health NHS Trust has rolled out Infinity Health’s digital task management platform to record and report on staff self-testing results for Covid-19.
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Sunderland first city to connect health data via Great North Care Record
Health services in Sunderland have become the first in the North East and North Cumbria to share medical information via the Great North Care Record.
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Royal Berkshire signs one-year deal to roll out clinical communication platform
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has signed a one-year deal to Feedback to rollout Bleepa, its clinical communication platform.
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NHS Providers shines a light on good digital strategy
What a good digital strategy looks like is the latest guide published by NHS Providers as part of the Digital Boards programme.
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North East care homes connect to the NHS via digital solution
A new digital solution which connects care homes to NHS services has been introduced across Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside and South Tees.
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Royal Free patient first to receive smartphone connected defibrillator
A 61-year-old year old man has become the first patient at the Royal Free London to receive a new type of defibrillator which can be connected to an app.
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