Movers and Shakers news roundup
11 April 2025
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features more change at NHS England and new interim chief executives at The Foundation Group.
News
Black Country Healthcare selects patient communication platform
10 April 2025
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has selected Wellola’s Portasana platform to power its digital patient engagement portal.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
10 April 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers a remote monitoring initiative in Wales and Royal Oldham Hospital’s new automated laboratory system, FlexLab X.
NHS must move EPR use beyond digitising paper, warns report
10 April 2025
The NHS risks missing out on the full benefits of EPRs unless a national strategy is put in place, warns think tank.
Qualification launched to teach digital leadership in adult social care
10 April 2025
Wes Streeting, health secretary, has announced the launch of a qualification to teach care leaders the skills to use and deploy technology.
EU project launched to connect health data of three million citizens
9 April 2025
A project to help connect electronic health record (EHR) systems across Europe has received €8 million from the European Commission.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare goes live with imaging solution
9 April 2025
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution to connect radiologists in South East England.
NHS to pilot smart goggles to free up time for community nurses
20 August 2022
The NHS is trialling the use of cutting-edge high tech smart goggles that will be
Doncaster and Bassetlaw trials GP communication tool
19 August 2022
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals is trialling Accurx’s Message GP practice tool to improve communication
Industry news in brief
19 August 2022
This roundup features the formation of Visiba Care’s UK Advisory Board, recognition for ORCHA and
Integration issues cause East Lancashire to delay EPR go live
18 August 2022
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has delayed the planned go live of their new
AI algorithm helps Somerset clinicians detect lung cancer faster
18 August 2022
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has used a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to detect lung
