NPfIT contracts to get further £500m

Hospital IT contracts set up under the National Programme for IT will continue to be funded to the tune of
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Birmingham rolls out Your Care Connected

A shared patient record scheme is being rolled out across Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull, using Healthcare Gateway technology.
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Medway trials smartphone-connected hearing device

A trial of an iPhone-connected medical device to detect hearing problems will start in Medway this month.
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MediPi open source telehealth kit piloted in NHS

An open source telehealth kit built using Raspberry Pi will be piloted with heart patients at a southern NHS trust
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IT specialist convicted of stealing hospital computers

An IT specialist convicted of stealing equipment from a hospital and selling it on eBay must serve a 250 hours
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Healthcare IT news in brief

This week's round-up includes the news that Barts Health is consolidating its three WinPath LIMS from CliniSys.
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GP IT suppliers agree to standard open APIs

England’s four principal GP IT system suppliers are committed to developing standard open APIs and are working on a plan
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Lincolnshire shares records with InterSystems

Thirteen health and social care organisations in Lincolnshire will use an InterSystems portal to share patient information.
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Emis Patient Access users can ‘share your record’

Emis Health has introduced new technology allowing a patient to digitally share their medical record with chosen clinicians.
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Ireland details €875m EHR plans

Ireland is planning to spend up to €875 (£700m) on building an electronic health record over the next five to
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