Should we admit our mistakes and start again?
At last month’s giant HIMSS in Orlando, you could ‘smell the money’. But it might be time to stop getting excited about the future of health tech and face up to some hard truths, writes Joe McDonald.
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NHS procurement process has become overcomplicated says Ian Hogan
Ian Hogan, CIO at Leeds and York Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has said that the NHS has overcomplicated the procurement process, in a Rewired 2024 session.
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NHS Mental Health Trust looks to transform digital capabilities with Access Rio EPR
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust have chosen Access Rio EPR to enhance and connect their systems.
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Lilli launches adult social care fund to support digital transformation
In a bid to support more local authorities and ICBs to provide tech-driven care packages, Lilli has unveiled its Proactive Care Fund.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing includes Barking, Havering and Redbridge reporting positive results from its frailty virtual ward and Aglio announcing new investment.
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Birmingham Women’s and Children’s awards EPR contract to Epic
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Epic to provide the Trust’s future electronic patient record solution
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NHSE announces £16m procurement of teams to support EPR delivery
NHS England said it had opened a tender to support provider organisations as they seek to get electronic patient records in place by the end of March 2026.
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NHS England awards £330m Federated Data Platform contract to Palantir
NHS England has awarded a contract to operate its future £480m federated data platform to US data analytics giant Palantir and joint bidders Accenture.
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FDP procurement awaiting full business case approval says Tang
Ming Tang has told the AI and Data audience that the procurement process for the federated data platform is awaiting full business case approval.
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