South Tees CGG placed under special measures following £8m overspend
The CCG will be subject to closer scrutiny by NHS England and will be required to develop a rapid improvement plan alongside Britain’s national health body.
News
Connected care homes ‘could slash £1bn from NHS demand’
A project run by NHS Calderdale CCG has suggested that telehealth in care homes could cut hospital admissions by as much as third
Infrastructure
King’s Fund congress majors on culture, partnerships and patient tools
Digital Health News attended the King’s Fund Digital Health and Care Congress in central London last week to hear about the barriers to transformation.
News
British success story Medopad sets sights on US health tech market
British healthtech start-up Medopad has announced that it is expanding across the Atlantic following a whirlwind success story in the UK.
AI and Analytics 4
DXC wins major contract for NHS Supply Chain revamp
DXC Technology has been awarded a “major” contract by the Department of Health and Social Care for the new NHS Supply Chain.
Infrastructure 1
Cambio signs ‘landmark’ PFM deal with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has signed a five-year contract with Cambio Healthcare Systems to implement its patient flow management (PFM) system.
Clinical Software 1
FOI: NHS IT systems suffer 55 days’ downtime over three-year period
NHS trusts in England have experienced over 1,300 hours of downtime as a result of IT outages in the last three years, according to an FOI request.
Cyber Security 8
NHS looks to the cosmos for innovation drive with UK Space Agency
Up to £4 million will be made available to innovators who can demonstrate how tech originally designed for space could be used to improve NHS treatment and care.
Infrastructure
Hunt announces £215m cash injection into NHS research and development
The Department of Health and Social Care has released an additional £215 million to help tackle some of the biggest health challenges facing the NHS.
Digital Patient 4
United Lincolnshire goes paper-free in maternity wards with System C
The clinical system is being rolled out in a ‘phased’ deployment over nine months at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and Lincoln County Hospital, as well as five satellite clinics and a number of community sites in Lincolnshire.
Clinical Software