Healthcare IT news in brief
12 February 2016
This weekâs industry round-up includes a number of contract announcements from Hitachi, ANS and 6PM.
News
33,000 patients go with the Flo
12 February 2016
A telehealth text messaging system developed in Stoke has been adopted by more than 70 health and social care services across the UK.
SCR in outpatients and police rooms
11 February 2016
Access to NHS Summary Care Records is being extended to scheduled care settings and dedicated medical rooms in police stations.
E-discharge uptake revealed by DMI
10 February 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Around two thirds of NHS trusts are sharing discharge summaries electronically with GPs and one fifth are prescribing electronically, early findings from digital maturity self-assessments show.
DigitalHealth.London to work with SMEs
10 February 2016
A programme launched in London today aims to bring together clinicians with healthcare providers, entrepreneurs and industry to speed up the the adoption and commercialisation of digital health technologies.
Details of ÂŁ1.8b tech funding revealed
9 February 2016
NHS organisations will have access to ÂŁ1 billion in capital funding and ÂŁ400 million in revenue to help them become paperless over the next five years.
System C buys Careflow Connect Ltd
9 February 2016
System C has acquired Careflow Connect Ltd, developer of the Careflow secure mobile communications system for clinicians and care professionals.
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
