Movers and Shakers news roundup
6 June 2025
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Joe Harrison joining NHS Supply Chain and Tom Kibasi joining NHS England.
News
Mental health trust awards DrDoctor £572k patient portal contract
5 June 2025
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has awarded a patient engagement portal contract worth £572,000 to DrDoctor.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
5 June 2025
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers DocHQ’s partnership with First Point Physio and a new milestone for MyFrimleyHealth Record.
MHRA launches digital hub in Leeds to drive innovation
5 June 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a digital hub in Leeds to advance innovation and growth.
NHSE cancels £69m eBCMS programme to fund more EPRs
5 June 2025
NHS England has cancelled a £69m electronic bed capacity management systems (eBCMS) programme to fund more electronic patient records (EPRs).
Summer Schools 2025 draft programme published
4 June 2025
The highly anticipated programme for Digital Health Summer Schools 2025 has been published in draft, featuring leading CIOs, CCIOs and CNIOs.
AI project to predict health outcomes paused over GP data concern
4 June 2025
NHSE has paused development of an AI model capable of predicting future health outcomes after concerns about the use of GP patient data.
Thérèse Coffey appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
7 September 2022
Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by
£1.7bn NHS contract for an integrated workforce solution is published
7 September 2022
According to a notice, NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is looking for a new solution
Guy’s and St Thomas’ conducts surgical training using virtual reality
6 September 2022
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has been training its surgeons of the future
NatWest launches menopause support for staff through health app Peppy
5 September 2022
NatWest Group has launched menopause support for their staff through Peppy, a digital health app
Health secretary argues for scaled innovation and better use of the NHS App
2 September 2022
In what could be his final address as health secretary, Steve Barclay set out the
