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Canada’s CGI Group to buy Logica

1 June 2012 11:00 AM

Anglo-Dutch IT services firm Logica has agreed to a £1.7 billion takeover approach by Canadian CGI Group.

DH gives another push to Choose and Book

1 June 2012 12:00 AM

GPs will have to use Choose and Book or face “potentially labour intensive methods” for booking appointments under new plans outlined by the Department of Health.

Whittington buys Medway and scraps RiO

1 June 2012 12:00 AM

Whittington Health has purchased an electronic patient record system from System C, a McKesson company using £5m in capital funding awarded by the Department of Health.

Liverpool builds Feel Good Factory

1 June 2012 12:00 AM

Liverpool Primary Care Trust has been awarded a Technology Strategy Board grant of £7.7m to develop an independent living programme for the elderly using telehealth, as part of the DALLAS programme.

HANDI support for apps

31 May 2012 4:13 PM

A Healthcare App Network for Development and Innovation has been set up by developers, clinicians, and others with an interest in developing health and care apps.

NHS back to 27 regional offices

31 May 2012 3:40 PM

Plans for 50 local offices to replace primary care trusts and strategic health authorities have been cut by almost 50% under plans revealed by the NHS Commissioning Board today.

Humber confirms Lorenzo go-live

31 May 2012 2:51 PM

Humber NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed its successful “go-live” with Lorenzo and issued more details about its implementation of the electronic patient record system.