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Emis faces multi-million pound penalty for GPSoC breach

22 January 2018

Emis has notified investors it expects to incur penalties “in the order of upper single digits of millions of pounds” after failing to meet unspecified contractual requirements in its GP Systems of Choice contract governing the supply of electronic patient record systems.

Patient survey reveals preference for digital communications

22 January 2018

A study has revealed more than two thirds of patients questioned showed a preference for digital communications, with 68 per cent stating they would prefer to manage medical appointments online or via a smartphone.

Lack of dedicated mobile apps leading NHS to develop its own, new Digital Health research suggests

19 January 2018

Against a backdrop of limited clinical apps from suppliers and constrained funding, NHS organisations are simply developing their own, research published by Digital Health Intelligence suggests.

NHoS project ending after legal challenge

19 January 2018

A volunteer-led project to tailor the Linux open source operating system for use within the NHS has been axed after receiving a second trademark infringement letter threatening action from the Department of Health for breach of copyright.

PHE under fire for supplying cancer patient data to tobacco-linked firm

19 January 2018

Public Health England (PHE) has come under fire after handing over data concerning nearly 180,000 lung NHS cancer patients to a firm affiliated with tobacco companies.