Movers and shakers news round-up
3 August 2018
12:05 AM
The latest movers and shakers in the health IT industry include a number of new faces at NHS Digital, hospital trusts and CCGs.
News
NHS trusts sign up to Darktrace threat-hunting software
2 August 2018
2:00 PM
Four NHS trusts have signed up with cyber security firm Darktrace with a view to automatically identifying possible cyber threats.
Bold Babylon starts recruitment drive in Brum despite CCG block
2 August 2018
12:05 AM
Babylon Health is reported to have started recruiting GPs in Birmingham despite being currently blocked from expanding into the city.
UH Bristol pushes ‘WhatsApp-style’ care co-ordination app to 1,000 clinicians
1 August 2018
2:00 PM
CareFlow Connect has been pushed to some 1,050 clinicians across all nine of the trust’s sites, following a pilot stage that ran in 2017.
Northern Ireland prepares for roll-out of patient portal
1 August 2018
12:05 AM
A patient portal for people with dementia will be launched in Northern Ireland this month as part of the countryās national electronic care record project.
Royal Bolton ditches ‘unsuitable’ pagers for smartphones linked to e-obs
31 July 2018
2:00 PM
Royal Bolton Hospital is distributing more than 300 Myco smart devices to clinicians across its paediatric, maternity and critical care wards.
London CCGs to roll out text reminder service for cervical cancer screening
31 July 2018
12:05 AM
From August, women registered with GP services in London will begin to receive text messages encouraging them to book screening appointments.
John Quinn to leave NHS England CIO role
7 January 2025
John Quinn, chief information officer (CIO) at NHS England, has announced he will leave the
Imperial College to go live with Netcallās contact centre solution
6 January 2025
Imperial College Healthcare is to upgrade to Netcallās cloud-based contact centre solution to improve patient
NHS App upgrades planned to help cut elective care waiting lists
6 January 2025
The government is upgrading the NHS App to enable patients to choose providers, book appointments
Government to develop NHS shared digital platform for medical info
6 January 2025
The government will develop a shared digital platform to allow up-to-date medical information to be
AI to help patients with long-term conditions in north east London
3 January 2025
Thousands of patients are benefitting from an NHS initiative that uses AI to better support
