‘Unsatisfactory’ Capita to be stripped of cervical screening contract
5 April 2019
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said the health service had ânot been satisfiedâ with the way Capita had handled the contract.
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Industry news in brief
5 April 2019
This monthâs industry round up includes a new independent association for social care software providers and Portsmouth NHS saving hours with e-rostering.
Matthew Gould confirmed as new CEO of NHSX by DHSC
4 April 2019
The government digital policy chief will join NHSX in the summer and will have strategic responsibility for setting the national direction on technology.
Outdated software leaves NHS ‘vulnerable to cyber attack’ new research says
4 April 2019
Internet of Things (IoT) devices were identified as the weakest link in an IT network, according to research from software technologies company Check Point.
Two Midlands NHS Trusts select Servelec Rio EPR
4 April 2019
Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership and Black Country Partnership Foundation NHS Trusts will go live with the system by the end of the year.
NHS Digital launches ÂŁ4.8m funding for digital social care programmes
3 April 2019
The grant is for products that have already been piloted in local areas, or have a strong evidence base, with a view to implementing them in larger areas.
University College London Hospitals enjoys Epic EPR go live
3 April 2019
The trust and the US electronic medical records supplier, Epic, signed a deal in July 2017 following approval from UCLH’s board.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
5 June 2026
This Movers and Shakers roundup includes health secretary Wes Streeting’s resignation and the appointment of
NHSEâs Dermot Ryan confirmed for Summer Schools 2026
4 June 2026
Dermot Ryan, director of digital transformation at NHS England, has been announced as the latest
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
4 June 2026
Today’s briefing features the detection of Alzheimer’s using VR and a personal training platform that
John Browett named chair of NHS online hospital trust
4 June 2026
John Browett, business leader and former supermarket chief executive, has been named as chair of
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire patients had data stolen in cyber attack
3 June 2026
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust patients had personal data stolen in the cyber
