Health IT news in brief
24 March 2017
Today’s Health IT news covers an Allscripts deployment in Manchester, a patient controlled records in Papworth and nurses fined for breaching privacy.
News
Salford CCG picks health tech innovations in Dragon’s Den pitch
23 March 2017
Health tech companies and start-ups pitched to Salford CCG in a Dragon Den’s style contest to win funding and a pilot for their products.
Thousands more NHS staff have their data compromised by Landauer hack
22 March 2017
The US-based company behind the NHS radiation staff data breach, Landauer, remains silent as more trusts fall victim to the cyber-security incident.
ICO moves to calm controversy over TTP patient data sharing
21 March 2017
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says thousands of GPs should not switch off “enhanced” information sharing, despite ongoing concerns.
NHS Digital Academy to train 300 CCIOs and CIOs
21 March 2017
NHS England is hoping to train 300 NHS staff to become “digital leaders” by 2021 by running them through 12-month training course.
DeepMind Health is in talks with NHS trusts across England
20 March 2017
DeepMind Health, is talking to trusts around England about implementing its technology. However, after cheap introductory deals, market rates would return.
Babylon Health app will be among first on NHS “digital tool” library
17 March 2017
Five apps will help launch NHS’s new digital tool library, including the private video consultation on-demand service Babylon Health.
Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a
Uni Hospitals of Leicester upgrades EPR and begins AVT rollout
7 July 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester has upgraded its Nervecentre EPR system and begun the phased deployment
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during
NICE recommends two technologies for endometriosis diagnosis
7 July 2026
NICE has said that two new non-invasive technologies can be used in the NHS to
Isle of Man minister: Single patient record will be ‘revolutionary’
6 July 2026
Speaking to Digital Health, the Isle of Man’s health minister described plans for a single
