Industry news in brief
9 October 2020
12:05 AM
This month’s industry round up features news Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit have launched a web-based system for primary care.
News
How using Excel may have caused thousands of unreported Covid cases
8 October 2020
2:00 PM
The glitch was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size and preventing new cases from being added to the file.
Apple launches Health Records in UK with Oxford and Milton Keynes
8 October 2020
11:00 AM
The feature allows users to securely view and store their medical records in the health app on their Apple iPhone, linking records from multiple providers.
Walsall Healthcare becomes second UK trust to ditch Lorenzo
8 October 2020
12:05 AM
Walsall Healthcare has gone live with its new electronic patient record system from System C and is the second trust to move away from DXC Lorenzo.
Kent Community goes live with Servelec’s Rio electronic patient record
7 October 2020
2:00 PM
The Sevelec Rio electronic patient record went live across the trust’s children’s services over the summer as part of a five-phase roll out.
Rewired will return for 2021 as five-day festival of digital health
7 October 2020
11:00 AM
Digital Health Rewired will return in 2021 as an exciting five-day virtual festival celebrating the very best of digital health.
Orange integrates health business with Enovacom
7 October 2020
12:05 AM
Orange has announced it will integrate its healthcare business with health data exchange software company Enovacom from October 1.
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
