NPfIT contracts to get further ÂŁ500m
12 April 2016
Hospital IT contracts set up under the National Programme for IT will continue to be funded to the tune of ÂŁ500 million up to 2020, NHS England has said.
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Birmingham rolls out Your Care Connected
12 April 2016
A shared patient record scheme is being rolled out across Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull, using Healthcare Gateway technology.
Medway trials smartphone-connected hearing device
12 April 2016
A trial of an iPhone-connected medical device to detect hearing problems will start in Medway this month.
MediPi open source telehealth kit piloted in NHS
11 April 2016
An open source telehealth kit built using Raspberry Pi will be piloted with heart patients at a southern NHS trust this financial year.
Morecambe Bay sticks with CSC’s Lorenzo
11 April 2016
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has decided to stick with Lorenzo when its national contract for the electronic patient record expires this July.
IT specialist convicted of stealing hospital computers
8 April 2016
An IT specialist convicted of stealing equipment from a hospital and selling it on eBay must serve a 250 hours community order.
Healthcare IT news in brief
8 April 2016
This week’s round-up includes the news that Barts Health is consolidating its three WinPath LIMS from CliniSys.
Patients at risk as NHS and online prescriptions not joined up
30 June 2026
HSSIB has warned that gaps in information sharing between the NHS and independent prescribing services
Final speakers announced for Summer Schools 2026
29 June 2026
The final round of speakers for Summer Schools 2026 has been announced, with experienced NHS
AI underused where it could deliver productivity gains, says RCR
29 June 2026
The NHS is failing to capitalise on productivity benefits by underusing AI for admin tasks,
Frimley Health achieves HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6
26 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has become one of only seven NHS organisations in the
NHS hospitals declare critical incidents as heat causes IT failures
26 June 2026
NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents and reported failures affecting cooling systems, diagnostic equipment and
