Theranos founder and former COO charged with criminal fraud
4 July 2018
Founder Elizabeth Holmes, and its former COO, Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani, are accused of being involved in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors.
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Last call for voting in Digital Health Awards 2018
4 July 2018
With just 5 days left to vote, be sure to take part in the only peer-voted award for health IT leaders.
Orion sells Rhapsody business for £105m
4 July 2018
Orion Health has announced plans to sell its core profitable Rhapsody integration engine business to British private investment firm Hg Capital.
NHS Digital launches new de-identification system for sharing patient data
4 July 2018
The organisation has signed a contract with privacy software company Privitar to deliver the technology, which is designed to prevent an individual’s identity from being connected to their patient data.
Medopad, Inhealthcare and Perfect Ward join Pfizer start-up accelerator
3 July 2018
Medopad, Inhealthcare and Perfect Ward will receive a share of £50,000 in funding after being selected for Pfizer’s UK accelerator programme.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals reports benefits from maternity information system
3 July 2018
The system allows an up-to-date and accurate version of a women’s full health record, including scan reports, to be available digitally in one place.
Barts Health NHS Trust staff WOWed by new workstations
3 July 2018
Staff can use one of the 162 Workstation on Wheels (WOWs) to view real-time data in the trust’s electronic health record system.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight adopts continuing healthcare platform
2 June 2026
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (HIOW ICB) has gone live with the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
2 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a video-on-demand interpreting service and an AI tool that can estimate a
Birmingham NHS trust to digitise over 235m patient records
2 June 2026
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record
Single patient record could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, gov claims
1 June 2026
The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E
NHS trusts lack support to manage ePMA safety risks, HSSIB says
1 June 2026
A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety
