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.
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
