System C appoints a new CEO ahead of its 40th birthday
System C, a UK health and social care software specialist, has appointed Nick Wilson as its new CEO as the company looks towards its 40th birthday.
Clinical Software
Simon Eccles to step down as CCIO at NHS England and Improvement
The national chief clinical information officer at NHS England and Improvement is to step down after four years in the role.
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NHS England planning to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’
NHS England has announced plans to develop a £240million ‘Federated Data Platform’(FDP) via a prior information notice ahead of an open procurement.
AI and Analytics
Major push on EPR ‘convergence’ and levelling up from the centre
Local NHS leaders have been told that they must draw up plans to level-up and converge the electronic patient records in use across ICS boundaries.
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Dedalus to replace Lorenzo EPR with Orbis software
Dedalus has announced that it will cease offering the Lorenzo electronic patient record (EPR) system in the UK and Ireland and will switch to Orbis.
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Interim arrangements for NHS Digital and NHSX merger are revealed
New guidance on the interim arrangements for the merger of NHS England and Improvement and NHS Digital and NHSX has been revealed.
News
Oracle confirms £22.4bn acquisition EHR provider Cerner
Oracle has confirmed it has acquired global electronic health record (EHR) provider, Cerner, in a deal worth around £22.4billion ($28.3billion).
Clinical Software 1
What does the merger of NHS Digital and NHSX with NHS England mean?
As it is revealed that NHS Digital and NHSX is to merge with NHS England and Improvement, Jon Hoeksma explores what the consequences will be.
Feature 4
Long-awaited Wade-Gery review into NHS IT organisations is published
The review of NHS IT organisations has finally been published, and as exclusively revealed by Digital Health, recommends the axing of NHS Digital and NHSX.
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