EMIS

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20 May 2026

Digital Health Networks welcomes new sponsors

Digital Health is delighted to welcome Nervecentre, Optum and Better as the latest additions to the list of Networks sponsors.
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11 May 2026

GP IT supplier Optum acquired by US equity firm TPG

Optum UK, the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that owns EMIS, has been acquired by US private equity firm TPG.
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21 January 2026

Major IT failure impacts Kent and Medway GP practices

GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being
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26 June 2025

NHSE approves Medicus Health EPR system for primary care

NHS England has introduced the first new core IT system for GP practices across England in 25 years under the
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16 May 2025

Digital Health Unplugged: Optum’s acquisition of EMIS

This episode of Digital Health Unplugged delves into Optum’s acquisition of EMIS and what it means for the NHS and
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Accurx Scribe
29 April 2025

Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across the NHS

Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trust’s clinical record. 
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Justin Whatling
22 April 2025

Justin Whatling to join Optum UK as chief executive

Exclusive: Dr Justin Whatling is leaving his role at Palantir Technologies to join Optum UK as chief executive officer.
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Helen Thomas, chief executive at Digital Health and Care Wales
22 January 2025

Helen Thomas: ‘Are our systems ready for the next pandemic? No.’

Helen Thomas, chief executive of Digital Health and Care Wales, discusses the six-year digital strategy and findings of the Covid
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5 November 2024

GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week

An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment
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Dan Vadat
2 October 2024

Huma acquires eConsult to become ‘end-to-end tech platform’

Global healthcare AI firm Huma has announced its acquisition of GP online consultation and digital triage startup eConsult.
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