NPfIT contracts to get further ÂŁ500m
12 April 2016
Hospital IT contracts set up under the National Programme for IT will continue to be funded to the tune of ÂŁ500 million up to 2020, NHS England has said.
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Birmingham rolls out Your Care Connected
12 April 2016
A shared patient record scheme is being rolled out across Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull, using Healthcare Gateway technology.
Medway trials smartphone-connected hearing device
12 April 2016
A trial of an iPhone-connected medical device to detect hearing problems will start in Medway this month.
MediPi open source telehealth kit piloted in NHS
11 April 2016
An open source telehealth kit built using Raspberry Pi will be piloted with heart patients at a southern NHS trust this financial year.
Morecambe Bay sticks with CSC’s Lorenzo
11 April 2016
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has decided to stick with Lorenzo when its national contract for the electronic patient record expires this July.
IT specialist convicted of stealing hospital computers
8 April 2016
An IT specialist convicted of stealing equipment from a hospital and selling it on eBay must serve a 250 hours community order.
Healthcare IT news in brief
8 April 2016
This week’s round-up includes the news that Barts Health is consolidating its three WinPath LIMS from CliniSys.
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
More than half of patients report easy GP access through NHS App
13 July 2026
More than half of patients said it was easy to contact their GP practice using
North East and Yorkshire trusts adopt tech for faster scan results
10 July 2026
NHS England is expanding the rollout of Hexarad to help patients in the North East
