Movers and shakers news round-up
3 August 2018
12:05 AM
The latest movers and shakers in the health IT industry include a number of new faces at NHS Digital, hospital trusts and CCGs.
News
NHS trusts sign up to Darktrace threat-hunting software
2 August 2018
2:00 PM
Four NHS trusts have signed up with cyber security firm Darktrace with a view to automatically identifying possible cyber threats.
Bold Babylon starts recruitment drive in Brum despite CCG block
2 August 2018
12:05 AM
Babylon Health is reported to have started recruiting GPs in Birmingham despite being currently blocked from expanding into the city.
UH Bristol pushes ‘WhatsApp-style’ care co-ordination app to 1,000 clinicians
1 August 2018
2:00 PM
CareFlow Connect has been pushed to some 1,050 clinicians across all nine of the trust’s sites, following a pilot stage that ran in 2017.
Northern Ireland prepares for roll-out of patient portal
1 August 2018
12:05 AM
A patient portal for people with dementia will be launched in Northern Ireland this month as part of the country’s national electronic care record project.
Royal Bolton ditches ‘unsuitable’ pagers for smartphones linked to e-obs
31 July 2018
2:00 PM
Royal Bolton Hospital is distributing more than 300 Myco smart devices to clinicians across its paediatric, maternity and critical care wards.
London CCGs to roll out text reminder service for cervical cancer screening
31 July 2018
12:05 AM
From August, women registered with GP services in London will begin to receive text messages encouraging them to book screening appointments.
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
