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Nurse tech fund to open this week

28 October 2013 10:08 AM

EXCLUSIVE: The £100m Nursing Technology Fund is due to open this week and an initial round of funding will be awarded before Christmas, EHI understands.

Last legacy McKesson site picks Medway

28 October 2013 12:00 AM

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust is the last of 26 trusts running legacy McKesson Totalcare or Star systems to pick a new supplier.

Hitachi to prove concepts in Manchester

28 October 2013 12:00 AM

Five Manchester healthcare organisations and Japanese company Hitachi have begun two proof of concept projects to improve healthcare technologies.

HSCIC plans a national tech strategy

25 October 2013 12:00 AM

The Health and Social Care Information Centre plans to publish a national technology and data strategy in summer 2015.

Welsh patients get free wi-fi

25 October 2013 12:00 AM

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board has implemented free wi-fi for its patients across several of its hospitals.

‘Don’t fear’ teleradiology – white paper

24 October 2013 5:12 PM

Radiologists have been told that a forthcoming white paper on teleradiology will address “fears” about its impact on their profession.

NHS Direct to close next March

24 October 2013 1:26 PM

NHS Direct announced today that it will “cease operations” at the end of March 2014 and that its services will be commissioned to other organisations.