Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic
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Gartner says NHS over-reliant on closed systems

Technology analysis firm Gartner expresses concerns over the NHS IT market, saying it is too reliant on closed proprietary systems.
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Apple Watch to now include heart rate alerts

In Cupertino, California yesterday Apple made a slew of product announcements that significantly evolve and add to the digital health
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NHS England to establish new regional Digital Innovation Hubs

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said the NHS needs to recommit to exploiting the potential of anonymised clinical
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National CCIO defends post-Wachter priority on GDE investment

The NHS England's digital leaders say that one year on much progress has been made against the recommendations made by
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NHS Digital Academy officially launched

The NHS Digital Academy has been officially launched, in a move described as the marking the start of establishing informatics
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Hunt to promise every NHS patient app access to records

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says every patient in England will be able to use an app to access their medical
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18 NHS hospital ‘fast follower’ trusts named

The second wave of 18 NHS digital pioneers, or 'fast followers', will be named today at the NHS Innovation Expo
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Fast Followers due to be announced at NHS Innovation Expo

At the NHS Innovation Expo event in Manchester next week, NHS England will announce the 20 acute trusts it has
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Ten lessons from the Digital Health Summer Schools, an Irish perspective

A key part of the success of the annual Summer Schools has been the participation of a growing band of
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