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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).

EU project launched to connect health data of three million citizens
A project to help connect electronic health record (EHR) systems across Europe has received €8

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare goes live with imaging solution
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution to

Wes Streeting pledges to retain digital workforce amid NHS reforms
Wes Streeting, health secretary, confirmed the government’s commitment to retaining the digital workforce amid the

Digital tools introduced to help improve elective recovery in Kent
A patient optimisation eForm and a hospice data feed in Kent is now live to

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing
Our latest news roundup covers Care Control’s new AI tool and a study exploring how