Movers and Shakers news roundup
14 March 2025
This Movers and Shakers roundup focuses on departures at NHS England, following government announcements that it will lose half of its staff.
News
Keir Starmer announces plan to abolish NHS England
13 March 2025
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to bring NHS England back into the Department of Health and Social Care.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
13 March 2025
Today’s news briefing covers InterSystems’ new IntelliCare EHR, seed funding for Ignota Labs, and The King’s Fund’s Social Care 360 report.
£10m boost for augmented reality glasses to help gamify physio
13 March 2025
Strolll, a company that uses augmented reality (AR) glasses to help patients with neurological disorders, has secured £10.35m in funding.
More than 5,000 vital NHS screenings missed due to IT oversight
13 March 2025
An admin error meant more than 5,200 patients weren’t invited to routine screening because their details didn’t reach the right IT systems.
Technology enabled care programme extended in West Midlands
12 March 2025
A West Midlands adult social care programme that uses digital tech to help citizens live safely at home for longer has been extended.
Digital Health Unplugged: How ‘legacy debt’ is risking patient safety
12 March 2025
Host Jordan Sollof is joined by Kaye Reynolds and Sascha Mullen to delve into how ‘legacy debt’ in the NHS is risking patient safety.
Somerset Trust eliminates non-urgent bleeps with digital task management
10 August 2022
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s year-long study into a digital task management solution has shown positive
myGP adds Pharmacy2U delivery service for repeat prescriptions
10 August 2022
The myGP app has added another delivery service to its platform, welcoming Pharmacy2U for users
Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile: Rob Ratcliffe
9 August 2022
The third Digital Health Awards 2022 winner profile in our series focuses on Rob Ratcliffe,
NHS staff praised for using innovation to help eliminate long waiting lists
9 August 2022
Staff were praised for using innovation to help eliminate long waits for scans, checks, surgical
Northern Care Alliance IT disruption resulted in one serious incident
8 August 2022
Back in May 2022, the trust confirmed it has been experiencing “disruption and instability issues”
