Industry news in brief
27 September 2019
This month’s industry round-up features news University Hospitals Southampton has acquiredĀ HICSS electronic patient record from EMIS.
News
Boris Johnson pledges Ā£200m for new cancer screening technology
27 September 2019
Boris Johnson said the funding will go towards new machines and will be AI enabled to ensure they are AI ready when an update is available.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital launches innovation programme
26 September 2019
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust has launched the programme in a bid to design, attract, embed and evaluate new initiatives and technologies.
Fitbit offers heart monitoring tool through new partnership with FibriCheck
26 September 2019
Heart measurements can be viewed directly on the device’s screen and shared with medical professionals through FibriCheckās web interface.
Moorfields Eye Hospital signs five-year deal with Civica
26 September 2019
The deal with software provider Civica will see the trust introduce a cloud-based digital referral platform with the aim to improve efficiency.
Doncaster shared care record celebrates 12 month milestone
25 September 2019
The iDCR has been key to the development of RDaSHās Rapid Response service, which provides care support to older patients living at home.
Applications for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2020 now open
25 September 2019
The competition provides an opportunity for digital health start-ups to pitch their idea in front of a crowd of NHS IT leaders and digital health investors.
New genetic ancestry data to tackle health inequalities
15 June 2026
Our Future Health has released genetic ancestry data from 755,000 participants, enabling researchers to tackle
NHS leaders call time on AI pilots and demand national scaling
15 June 2026
Senior NHS digital leaders have called for an end to repeated AI pilots, arguing that
Ashford and St Peterās opt for RLDatix electronic rostering
12 June 2026
Ashford and St Peterās Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic
Digital Healthās monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
12 June 2026
This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York
Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 full programme published
11 June 2026
Digital Health has published the full Summer Schools 2026 programme, featuring some of the NHS’s
