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.
‘Excel-gate’ highlights need for ‘quality technical capability’ in NHS
9 October 2020
Using Microsoft Excel is not an uncommon “workaround” when managing data but organisations need to
Industry news in brief
9 October 2020
This month’s industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched
How using Excel may have caused thousands of unreported Covid cases
8 October 2020
The glitch was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size and preventing
Apple launches Health Records in UK with Oxford and Milton Keynes
8 October 2020
The feature allows users to securely view and store their medical records in the health
Walsall Healthcare becomes second UK trust to ditch Lorenzo
8 October 2020
Walsall Healthcare has gone live with its new electronic patient record system from System C
