Movers and Shakers news roundup
5 March 2021
Our March edition of Movers and Shakers features a flurry of appointments at NHSX and Graphnet recruiting a new customer success director.
News
NHS Covid-19 app ‘important pillar’ in easing lockdown restrictions
4 March 2021
A developer of the NHS Covid-19 app has said it is a “highly effective” tool to help control the spread of the virus as the UK exits lockdown.
Covid-19 vaccination data made available for research
4 March 2021
English and Welsh Covid-19 vaccination data is now available upon request through the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway.
Final phase of Cheshire and Merseyside child health project goes live
3 March 2021
The final phase of a project to join up just over half a million records of children across the whole of Cheshire and Merseyside has gone live.
Rewired 2021 Day Four – key sessions to look out for
3 March 2021
Key figures from NHSX will be speaking on day four of Digital Health Rewired which will be focused on all things digital transformation.
Study to look into how AI could reduce breast cancer diagnosis time
3 March 2021
Google Health and Northwestern Medicine are to explore whether artificial intelligence could prioritise reviews of mammograms higher risk of breast cancer.
Tavistock and Portman NHS FT deploys virtualised desktop service
2 March 2021
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a virtualised desktop service (VDI) to help support staff during the current pandemic.
University Hospitals Sussex EDs switch to digital observations
18 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has now rolled out digital observations and prescribing in
HSE and System C roll out CareFlow Pharmacy across Ireland
17 June 2026
The HSE and System C have announced the next phase of a national agreement that
King’s pilots digital prehab for hip and knee replacement patients
17 June 2026
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a digital prehab trial for patients awaiting
FT analysis suggests FDP benefits are very uneven
16 June 2026
A report in the FT suggests waiting list reductions attributed to the FDP are heavily
The Single Patient Record: revolutionising care or rewriting trust?
16 June 2026
Jordan Sollof is joined at NHS ConfedExpo 2026 by Dr Peter Thomas and Kate Warriner
