Healthcare IT news in brief
6 May 2016
This week’s round-up includes the news that Gloucestershire Hospitals has again delayed its TrakCare EPR go-live and North Staffordshire hopes to deploy CSC’s Lorenzo EPR in 2017.
News
First NHS e-Referrals API by end of year
5 May 2016
The Health and Social Care Information Centre is developing a set of open APIs for its NHS e-Referrals service, with plans to deliver the first interface by the end of the year.
Blackpool Hospitals fined for publishing staff details
5 May 2016
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been fined ÂŁ185,000 for publishing details of thousands of staff online.
Bryant to move to HSCIC as IT work shifts from NHS England
4 May 2016
Beverley Bryant is to move from NHS England to the Health and Social Care Information Centre as part of a significant shift of IT responsibilities away from the commissioning board.
London develops Health and Care Information Exchange
4 May 2016
Health and social care organisations across the capital are working to develop a London Health and Care Information Exchange.
West Suffolk live with ÂŁ19m Cerner EHR
3 May 2016
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its ÂŁ19 million Cerner electronic patient record deployment called e-Care.
NHS Highland develops smart glasses tech
3 May 2016
NHS Highland is working with an Inverness-based technology company to develop the use of smart glasses in health care.
Omega 365 platform selected for Frimley hospital programme
25 June 2026
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has selected Omega 365âs system to support its major hospital
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
25 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a rise in the use of translation services driven by high petrol
Oxford AI studies secure NIHR funding to tackle NHS waiting times
25 June 2026
Two studies have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research as
National NHS leaders join Summer Schools 2026 speaker line-up
24 June 2026
Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer
University Hospitals Sussex signs EPR contract with Alcidion
24 June 2026
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an
