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Five digital healthcare projects share £9m innovation funding

8 April 2019

The funding boost, through the government’s Digital Health Technology Catalyst, aims to accelerate the development of digital health innovation.

New wearables trial allows COPD patients’ to be monitored at home

8 April 2019

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde believes the trial will result in fewer hospital visits for COPD patients – which costs about £6,000 per admission.

More than 2,600 patients sign up for NHS App in beta trial

5 April 2019

Leanne Summers, digital strategy delivery lead for NHSE, also said that of the 2,650 only 270 (10%) had actually booked appointments through the app.

The NHS cervical cancer screening contract is to be removed from Capita and brought back in house

‘Unsatisfactory’ Capita to be stripped of cervical screening contract

5 April 2019

NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said the health service had “not been satisfied” with the way Capita had handled the contract.

Industry news in brief

5 April 2019

This month’s industry round up includes a new independent association for social care software providers and Portsmouth NHS saving hours with e-rostering.

A computer screen displaying the WannaCry ransomware note

Outdated software leaves NHS ‘vulnerable to cyber attack’ new research says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.