NHS England extends accuRx’s contract for free video consultations
14 April 2021
2:00 PM
NHS England has extended accuRx’s contract to offer free services to GPs, sparking concern from the Digital Healthcare Council.
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East Lancashire hospitals to introduce Alcidion’s Patientrack e-obs tech
14 April 2021
12:05 AM
Five hospitals in East Lancashire are to introduce Alcidion’s Patientrack technology which will help detect and swiftly respond to deteriorating patients.
Skin condition imaging technology to be scaled across North West London
13 April 2021
2:00 PM
Technology from ISLA that allows patients to securely share pictures of skin conditions was trialled by several teams at Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals.
NHS App e-Referral Service cuts ‘did not attend’ rates by half
13 April 2021
11:00 AM
In October 2020 NHS Digital integrated the e-Referral Service into the NHS App to give patients more control over their appointments and save GPs time.
Digital Health and Care Wales officially launches as special health authority
13 April 2021
12:05 AM
Digital Health and Care Wales aims to drive digital transformation and reflect the importance of digital and data across health and care.
Microsoft to acquire Nuance Communications for £14.3bn
12 April 2021
4:15 PM
Microsoft has confirmed it plans to acquire AI computer software company, Nuance Communications, in a deal with around £14.3billion ($19.7 billion).
Dedalus says ICS future requires open health eco-system
12 April 2021
2:00 PM
After completing its acquisition of DXC’s healthcare provider software business, Digital Health News spoke to Dedalus about what lies in store.
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck”
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose,
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to
