Virtual Physiological Human event

The Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) network of excellence is holding its first VPH-Initiative working day on 9 September. The event
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Agfa sells CardioNow unit

Agfa Healthcare has sold its CardioNow unit, a secure provider of clinical trial services, to BioClinica. CardioNow specialises in electronic
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Philips to develop eICU with Geisinger

Royal Philips Electronics has signed an agreement with Geisinger Health System, an integrated US healthcare system, to launch an electronic
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Microsoft asks NHS what next for its EwA

Microsoft is running a consultation to ask NHS IT professionals what they want to see in a future Enterprise wide
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Alcatel-Lucent chosen by North Bristol

North Bristol NHS Trust has awarded a contract to Alcatel-Lucent to provide it with an advanced IP telephony system. The
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Reported drug errors increase, says NPSA

The incidence of reported drug errors leading to avoidable deaths and patient harm is on the increase, according to a
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Cerner go-live at Newcastle delayed

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has decided to take additional time before going live with a big bang implementation of
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Survey of Spanish docs online

A third of Spanish doctors say that patient’s looking up details of their condition online can complicate their relationship with
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Bupa carries out SWIFT migration

UK health insurer, Bupa, has completed a large scale migration of data as part of the consolidation of legacy applications
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St Jude connects to implantable devices

Implantable medical device specialist St Jude Medical has launched Merlin.net, a secure, Internet-based remote care system for patients with implanted
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