Movers and Shakers news roundup
25 July 2025
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features Dr Paul Rice joining Northern Ireland’s Department of Health (DoH).
News
NHS digital plans risk worsening health inequalities, say academics
25 July 2025
The government’s planned overhaul of the NHS App could leave some people behind, a Brunel University of London professor has argued.
Two NHS hospitals suffer major IT incident ahead of doctors’ strikes
24 July 2025
Two NHS hospitals have resorted to paper after an IT incident brought systems down in the days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
24 July 2025
This Coffee Time Briefing covers an extension of a trial of drones to transport blood samples and funding for Digital Lifelines initiative.
Electronic prescribing to be rolled out at 55 mental health sites
24 July 2025
The Better Meds electronic prescribing and medicine management solution will be rolled out at across 55 mental health sites in the UK.
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service to expand to 2,000 beds
24 July 2025
Scotland’s Hospital at Home service will expand to 2,000 beds by December 2026, following a £85m investment targeted at NHS frailty services.
NHSE seeking £150m deal for ‘personalisation’ of digital services
23 July 2025
NHS England has issued a procurement notice seeking to award a provider a contract to support greater “personalisation” of digital services.
Sheffield Health and Social Care chooses Apira to help with EPR deployment
1 March 2022
Sheffield Health and Social Care is working with Apira to deploy the Rio Servelec EPR
Rewired 2022 National Policy Stage to feature healthtech and NHS leaders
28 February 2022
From national leaders at the centre to NHS CEOs talking about a key digital project
Menopause start-up extends NHS partnership and expands digital clinic
28 February 2022
A menopause health start-up has extended its partnership with the NHS in order to help
Northern Ireland goes live with Sectra for unified medical imaging system
25 February 2022
Northern Ireland has signed a deal with Sectra which will see pathology and radiology images
South London hospital trusts to implement a joint Cerner EPR
25 February 2022
The two trusts within the St George’s and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Group have
