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A view of the elegant Eastgate Clock in the historic city of Chester in Cheshire, UK

Cheshire CCGs receive approval to merge in April 2020

23 October 2019

NHS Eastern Cheshire, NHS South Cheshire, NHS Vale Royal and NHS West Cheshire will become the first CCGs in Cheshire and Merseyside to merge.

Emma Danton speaking at the launch of the Wirral Care Record

Wirral Care Record team explain the benefits of the platform

22 October 2019

The Wirral Care Record (WCR) is a digital care record that includes patient health and social care information across the region.

Digital Health Unplugged: Accelerator programmes and adopting innovation

22 October 2019

This month’s Digital Health Podcast explores the need for accelerator programmes and the challenges start-ups and SMEs face in the NHS.

Meadow House patient Joy Pilgrim uses a virtual reality headset

Virtual reality used to help manage pain at London hospice

22 October 2019

Meadow House, a 15-bed inpatient unit and day hospice located at Ealing Hospital in London, has been trialling the use of VR headsets for the past month.

56 newcomers awarded agreements under GP IT Futures

21 October 2019

NHS Digital has notified 69 suppliers of the intention to award them contracts under the new, £484 million general practice IT framework.

Imaging, robotics and AI to form part of new international cancer research

21 October 2019

Charities and universities have teamed up to form the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection to develop new strategies for detecting cancer.

Electronic Prescription Service to be rolled out nationally next month

21 October 2019

The service will create a faster and more secure process for clinicians to prescribe and dispense medication, the Department of Health and Social Care said.