Social media benefits outweigh risks
23 January 2013
12:00 AM
NHS managers should let their staff use social media more freely, new guidance says.
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NHS CB appoints director of data
22 January 2013
3:18 PM
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed Ming Tang as director of data and information management systems.
Athenahealth buys Epocrates for $293m
22 January 2013
11:30 AM
US cloud-based patient record specialist Athenahealth has purchased Eprocrates, a provider of mobile drug reference apps, for $293m (£185m).
Hospitals to have e-records by 2014
22 January 2013
9:55 AM
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
22 January 2013
12:00 AM
Scotland is building a national information service for GP data, due to go-live in a year.
Pennine Care picks Paris
22 January 2013
12:00 AM
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has bought Civica’s clinical information system Paris.
‘Air traffic control’ for Cumbria
21 January 2013
12:00 AM
Cumbria’s clinical commissioners have bought an ‘air traffic control’ system for referring patients from Strata Health.
NHS pilots iPhone device for throat cancer detection
4 November 2024
The NHS is piloting an iPhone device and app that helps detect throat cancer earlier
Robotic surgery to improve joint care for Hertfordshire patients
1 November 2024
West Hertfordshire patients will benefit from robotic surgery which will speed up recovery and get
Miya Emergency live across three Hampshire Hospitals A&E units
1 November 2024
Emergency departments in three hospitals across Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have deployed Alcidion’s Miya
Digital Health Networks leaders react to the Autumn Budget
1 November 2024
Following the Autumn Budget, members of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have shared their
Insomnia app unavailable for most of NHS despite NICE approval
31 October 2024
Big Health says that its app to treat insomnia is unavailable to most NHS patients
