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Derby City leads on breast imaging
Only one of England’s 82 local breast screening programmes is fully integrated with its local PACS – but other sites are making progress, UKRC 2010 heard this week.
Allscripts-Misys to acquire Eclipsys
Health IT company Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions has announced it will buy hospital software vendor Eclipsys Corporation in a $1.3 billion all-stock deal.
NHS Scotland gets Knowledge Network
A professional social networking site for NHS staff in Scotland has been unveiled by Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.
Health Space launched in Canada
Candian telecoms firm Telus has announced the availability of Telus Health Space, it’s personal health records service based on Microsoft’s HealthVault platform.
DH launches World Cup fitness app
The Department of Health has launched an online World Cup fitness tool to get football fanatics off the sofa and away from their pints and pizza.
North Yorks spends ÂŁ3.2m on telehealth
NHS North Yorkshire and York has announced that it will implement 2,000 telehealth systems from Tunstall following a successful pilot across the county.
Medtech startup SleepCogni raises ÂŁ300,000 for insomnia care
Sheffield-based insomnia medtech firm SleepCogni has raised ÂŁ300,000, bringing its total funding to ÂŁ3.9m.
Moorfields Eye Hospital selects MEDITECH Expanse EPR
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to implement MEDITECH’s Expanse electronic patient record in
Digital tool helps remove barriers to motor neuron disease research
A digital platform hosted by the University of Sheffield aims to help people with motor
NHS England launches digital clinical safety standards review
NHS England has launched a review of digital clinical safety standards, requesting input from NHS
Medway IT systems yet to be restored after cyber scare
The IT systems at Medway Community Healthcare have not yet been restored following a suspected