Movers and Shakers news roundup
30 October 2020
12:05 AM
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features a new interim group CIO at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Sam Shah’s appointment at ORCHA.
News
NHS Covid-19 App updated to improve accuracy and notifications
29 October 2020
3:00 PM
From today the NHS Covid-19 App will be updated to increase the accuracy of close contact notifications sent out by the app.
Newly formed University Hospitals Dorset launches single EPR
29 October 2020
2:00 PM
The newly formed University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has launched a single electronic patient record which will run across its two acute sites.
Covid-19: Recording of ethnicity data to be mandatory on death certificates
29 October 2020
11:00 AM
Andy Kinnear to join Ethical Healthcare Consulting
29 October 2020
12:05 AM
The former director of digital transformation at NHS South, Central and West, Andy Kinnear, is join Ethical Healthcare Consulting.
Latest cohort of DigitalHealth.London’s fellowship programme announced
28 October 2020
2:00 PM
The Digital Pioneer Fellowship, now in its third year, aims to support digital innovators employed by NHS organisations in London and the South East.
New £3m fund for innovative technology to improve asthma care
28 October 2020
11:00 AM
The fund will support the development and adoption of scalable and effective asthma health technologies, such as smart inhalers, within the NHS.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 January 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval
Digital Health sells to CloserStill
20 January 2025
Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses
NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk
20 January 2025
CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically
Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024
20 January 2025
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company
