Movers and shakers news round-up
3 August 2018
The latest movers and shakers in the health IT industry include a number of new faces at NHS Digital, hospital trusts and CCGs.
News
NHS trusts sign up to Darktrace threat-hunting software
2 August 2018
Four NHS trusts have signed up with cyber security firm Darktrace with a view to automatically identifying possible cyber threats.
Bold Babylon starts recruitment drive in Brum despite CCG block
2 August 2018
Babylon Health is reported to have started recruiting GPs in Birmingham despite being currently blocked from expanding into the city.
UH Bristol pushes ‘WhatsApp-style’ care co-ordination app to 1,000 clinicians
1 August 2018
CareFlow Connect has been pushed to some 1,050 clinicians across all nine of the trust’s sites, following a pilot stage that ran in 2017.
Northern Ireland prepares for roll-out of patient portal
1 August 2018
A patient portal for people with dementia will be launched in Northern Ireland this month as part of the countryās national electronic care record project.
Royal Bolton ditches ‘unsuitable’ pagers for smartphones linked to e-obs
31 July 2018
Royal Bolton Hospital is distributing more than 300 Myco smart devices to clinicians across its paediatric, maternity and critical care wards.
London CCGs to roll out text reminder service for cervical cancer screening
31 July 2018
From August, women registered with GP services in London will begin to receive text messages encouraging them to book screening appointments.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
9 June 2026
Today’s briefing features an app designed to help people manage physical ageing and a health
Stockport trust completes rollout of new pathology LIMS
9 June 2026
Stockport NHS Foundation Trustās pathology department has gone live with a laboratory information system to
NHSE to roll out Microsoft AI assistant to 505,000 NHS staff
8 June 2026
NHS England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and support staff across
NHSBT study to use AI and genomic data for blood matching
8 June 2026
An NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) study will evaluate an algorithm designed to improve blood
North Ayrshire selects Totalmobile platform to modernise care visits
5 June 2026
North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) will implement Totalmobile’s digital platform to improve
