News
Decision day arrives for CfH and NPfIT
The National Programme for IT in the NHS is set to end in its current guise, with plans tabled for further deep cuts, and the name NHS Connecting for Health to be dropped.
More evidence needed on telehealth costs
More evidence on the cost-effectiveness of telehealth and telecare innovations is needed to encourage their wider adoption, according to a review of use of assistive technologies in health and social care.
WellDoc DiabetesManager gets approved
WellDoc, a specialist in mobile health applications, has received FDA clearance for its WellDoc DiabetesManager System aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes.
Northumbria tenders for a new PAS, again
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has gone out to tender for a new patient administration system, together with some elements of an electronic patient record.
Alert implements in Alsaka
Portugese health IT firm Alert has completed its first US implementation after going live at an initial clinic within the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC).

Movers and Shakers news roundup
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features more change at NHS England and new interim

Black Country Healthcare selects patient communication platform
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has selected Wellola’s Portasana platform to power its digital

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing
Today’s coffee briefing covers a remote monitoring initiative in Wales and Royal Oldham Hospital’s new

NHS must move EPR use beyond digitising paper, warns report
The NHS risks missing out on the full benefits of EPRs unless a national strategy

Qualification launched to teach digital leadership in adult social care
Wes Streeting, health secretary, has announced the launch of a qualification to teach care leaders