Movers and Shakers news roundup
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features key departures from NHS England and moves involving NHS Providers and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole.
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Framework for NHS trusts to adopt innovative digital solutions launched
The updated Medical IT departmental software and hardware solutions framework gives trusts access to 74 suppliers and flexible IT solutions.
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DXC wins major contract for NHS Supply Chain revamp
DXC Technology has been awarded a “major” contract by the Department of Health and Social Care for the new NHS Supply Chain.
Infrastructure 1
NHS seeks the Amazon appeal with Virtualstock expansion
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has implemented Virtualstock’s The Edge for Health, which aims to bring Amazon-like simplicity to the NHS’s supply chain.
Clinical Software 2
50 suppliers on updated NHS Supply Chain imaging framework
A new national framework contract for clinical systems has been released, covering more than 50 suppliers with a focus on imaging.
Clinical Software
Newcastle signs with Carestream
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a ten-year deal with Carestream for a new, integrated picture archiving and communication system and radiology information system.
Clinical Software
Trusts make PACS refresh solo effort
The lack of collaboration between trusts on picture archiving and communication systems deals is surprising, the clinical lead for the National PACS programme has said.
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Lessons learned from PACS/RIS round one
Valuable lessons have been learned from the first wave of trusts exiting national PACS and RIS contracts, according to the head of the National PACS Programme.
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Trusts warned to get procurement right
Bidders are becoming more likely to challenge procurement decisions they don’t like, UKRC heard last week.
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Reporting the future
Trusts are busy contracting for new PACS and RIS systems; but will the radiologists of the future be cooped up like battery hens, reporting from remote terminals? Kim Thomas reports from UKRC.
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