IT connection problems compromised care – CQC
16 December 2016
IT connectivity issues at a southern trust have caused disrupted access to electronic patient record and compromised patient care, CQC says.
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Emis chief executive Chris Spencer to retire
15 December 2016
The long-serving chief executive of leading UK clinical software firm Emis Health, has announced his plans to retire next year.
Billion-pound framework released for Health IT
15 December 2016
A billion-pound framework aimed at improving health IT has gone live, with a score of trusts lining up to procure new kit.
1970s printers replaced with e-prescribing in Ireland
14 December 2016
More than 30 years ago, Matrix printers were introduced into the Irish healthcare system. Now, finally, they are being replaced
IT contributing to âmissed opportunitiesâ on NHS deaths
13 December 2016
Preventable deaths are going unrecorded in the NHS, and disjointed IT systems are partly to blame, according to a Care Quality Commission report.
Pathology framework worth up ÂŁ250m out to tender
13 December 2016
A multi-million pound pathology framework tender has been issued by NHS organisations in the north of England.
Leeds to test digital tools for young diabetes patients
15 July 2026
Leeds has been selected as the UK site for a European research pilot to improve
Northamptonshire links digital care plans to NHS Record Locator
15 July 2026
Digital care plans for patients in Northamptonshire have been linked to the NHS National Record
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing â
14 July 2026
Today’s briefing includes a tool to detect breast cancer using magnetic resonance imaging and a
Health sector cautiously welcomes NHS AI rollout
14 July 2026
Figures from across the health sector have cautiously welcomed the news that NHS England is
More than 5,000 NHS Scotland data breaches since 2023
13 July 2026
More than 5,000 data breaches have been recorded across NHS Scotland health boards since January
