NPfIT contracts to get further ÂŁ500m
12 April 2016
Hospital IT contracts set up under the National Programme for IT will continue to be funded to the tune of ÂŁ500 million up to 2020, NHS England has said.
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Birmingham rolls out Your Care Connected
12 April 2016
A shared patient record scheme is being rolled out across Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull, using Healthcare Gateway technology.
Medway trials smartphone-connected hearing device
12 April 2016
A trial of an iPhone-connected medical device to detect hearing problems will start in Medway this month.
MediPi open source telehealth kit piloted in NHS
11 April 2016
An open source telehealth kit built using Raspberry Pi will be piloted with heart patients at a southern NHS trust this financial year.
Morecambe Bay sticks with CSC’s Lorenzo
11 April 2016
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has decided to stick with Lorenzo when its national contract for the electronic patient record expires this July.
IT specialist convicted of stealing hospital computers
8 April 2016
An IT specialist convicted of stealing equipment from a hospital and selling it on eBay must serve a 250 hours community order.
Healthcare IT news in brief
8 April 2016
This week’s round-up includes the news that Barts Health is consolidating its three WinPath LIMS from CliniSys.
Manchester Met wins funding to boost AI health innovation
23 June 2026
Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
23 June 2026
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the
FDP âhere to stayâ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
23 June 2026
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
