Industry news in brief
24 November 2017
This month’s industry nibs features NHS academy launching a leadership training programme for community pharmacists.
News
St Patrick’s Mental Health Services launches first mental health EHR in Ireland
23 November 2017
St Patrick’s Mental Health Services has set its sights on informatics after launching Ireland’s first mental health EHR.
CNIO says observations technology is a ‘win-win solution’
23 November 2017
A Global Digital Exemplar trust has installed a monitoring device in 14 clinical areas, supporting 243 beds across the trust.
CCIO Network chair calls for national CCIO role to be “beefed up”
22 November 2017
Three high-calibre clinical leaders have been tipped for the short-list to become the new NHS Chief Clinical Information Officer.
More than a quarter of acute NHS trusts fail to undertake cyber penetrative tests
22 November 2017
28% of acute NHS trusts and 16% of mental health trusts have not undertaken penetrative testing for cyber security in the last twelve months, according to new research from Digital Health Intelligence.
Consultant Connect hopes to ease winter pressures on A&E departments
22 November 2017
A platform which gives GPs the ability to immediately speak to a local specialist is hoping to help ease winter pressures on A&E departments.
PCS Speaker profile: Gabriel Voisin on the impact of GDPR
21 November 2017
New data protection laws, which will be enforced in May 2018, will be a hot topic at the first Public Cyber Security conference in Birmingham next month.
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
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
16 June 2026
Today’s briefing features enhanced cancer-killing agents technology and an AI model for NHS Care Navigation.
