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Social media benefits outweigh risks
NHS managers should let their staff use social media more freely, new guidance says.
NHS CB appoints director of data
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed Ming Tang as director of data and information management systems.
Athenahealth buys Epocrates for $293m
US cloud-based patient record specialist Athenahealth has purchased Eprocrates, a provider of mobile drug reference apps, for $293m (ÂŁ185m).
Hospitals to have e-records by 2014
NHS hospitals will need to have operational electronic patient records working by April 2014 to meet the data flow requirements set by the NHS Commissioning Board and as a milestone towards making the NHS paperless by 2018.
Scotland gets GP info service
Scotland is building a national information service for GP data, due to go-live in a year.
Pennine Care picks Paris
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has bought Civica’s clinical information system Paris.
Mental health app for young people to launch in Oxfordshire
A mental health app will launch across Oxfordshire to help young people aged 11 to
X-on Health acquires Hanley Consulting to help end 8am GP rush
X-on Health has acquired Hanley Consulting to strengthen its technology and expert services for UK
UK government to create surveillance system for future pandemics
The UK government has announced plans to create a real-time surveillance system to monitor the
London cancer alliance integrates AI for faster chest X-ray results
A project by North East London Cancer Alliance is integrating AI into cancer diagnostic pathways
Patchwork Health acquires L2P to create joint healthcare platform
Patchwork Health has announced the acquisition of L2P Enterprise Ltd that will see the creation