Movers and shakers news round up
Movers and shakers this month include appointments at Virgin Care and Google’s health division, meanwhile NHS X loses its head of policy for tech and data.
News
Amazon acquires symptom triaging platform Health Navigator
Health Navigator will join Amazon’s new Amazon Care Group, a digital health clinic for Amazon employees launched by the company in September.
Digital Patient
Liverpool rolls out city-wide telemedicine service to care homes
Immedicare’s telemedicine platform provides care home residents with 24-hour access to clinicians based at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in Yorkshire.
Infrastructure
‘Unacceptable delays’ see Microtest lose NHS Wales GP contract
Microtest had been contracted to deliver its clinical systems to Welsh GPs after being awarded onto Wales’s primary care IT framework in 2018.
Clinical Software 3
Digital leaders debate best of breed approach to NHS IT
The event sought to determine whether ‘best of breed’ approaches could deliver the same level of digital maturity as ‘big box’ solutions.
Infrastructure 3
ESA signs Spirit Digital for air quality monitoring platform
CliniTouch Vie 2 will use air quality data from satellites and mobile sensors to provide a warning system for people with chronic respiratory conditions.
Infrastructure
Cheshire CCGs receive approval to merge in April 2020
NHS Eastern Cheshire, NHS South Cheshire, NHS Vale Royal and NHS West Cheshire will become the first CCGs in Cheshire and Merseyside to merge.
News
Virtual reality used to help manage pain at London hospice
Meadow House, a 15-bed inpatient unit and day hospice located at Ealing Hospital in London, has been trialling the use of VR headsets for the past month.
Digital Patient
56 newcomers awarded agreements under GP IT Futures
NHS Digital has notified 69 suppliers of the intention to award them contracts under the new, £484 million general practice IT framework.
Clinical Software 2
NHS Providers chair commends digital overhaul of Chase Farm
Dame Gill Morgan said the North London hospital was “making the best of all the technology they’ve got” to transform the experience for patients and staff.
Clinical Software