Industry news in brief
22 April 2022
This Digital Health News industry round-up covers major investments, a support finder for mental health and news of an acquisition.
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HEE renews clinical decision support tool than can integrate with EPRs
21 April 2022
Health Education England (HEE) is extending its use of BMJ Best Practice, a decision support tool that can integrate with electronic patient record systems.
Oxford University Hospitals to use robotic platform for spinal surgery
21 April 2022
Oxford University Hospitals has become the first NHS Trust in the UK to acquire ExcelsiusGPS, a robotic navigation platform for spinal surgery.
East Lancashire Hospitals to deploy Alcidion’s patient flow technology
20 April 2022
The patient flow technology across East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will be upgraded following an agreement with Alcidion to deploy Miya Flow.
CliniSys acquires laboratory information management provider ApolloLIMS
20 April 2022
CliniSys has acquired ApolloLIMS as it looks to create a new wave of digital diagnostics and laboratories across the care and community sector.
FEDIP launches new charter for health tech experts
20 April 2022
The Federation of Informatics Professionals has launched a new charter highlighting the importance of high standards within healthcare IT.
NHS App saving around 22,000 patient car journeys every month
19 April 2022
New analysis carried out by NHS Digital has found that the NHS App is saving an average of 22,000 car journeys to GP practices every month.
NHS AI blood test could reduce invasive cancer exams for women
9 July 2026
Thousands of women could avoid invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected womb cancer under an NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Better ePMA
9 July 2026
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has begun rolling out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and
NHS staff to face sack or prison for unlawful patient data access
8 July 2026
NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has said NHS staff face the sack or
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
