GP practices across Kent and Medway are facing disruption following a major IT failure which led to online services being suspended.
The outage left clinicians and administration teams at the majority of surgeries unable to…
Ric Thompson, senior vice president of health and care at OneAdvanced (Credit: OneAdvanced)
Software provider OneAdvanced has completed the purchase of certain assets of In Practice Systems (INPS) relating to the Vision electronic patient…
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GP practices across England can now access new technology with the introduction of the first new core IT system for 25 years, NHS England has announced.
The electronic patient record system, created by Medicus Health,…
Jordan Sollof
Digital Health Unplugged covers all things health technology and NHS IT. Hosted by Digital Health’s news reporter Jordan Sollof, the podcast delves into key issues and news stories in the sector. It also…
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Accurx and Tandem Health have launched a tool across the NHS that transcribes, summarises and codes patient consultations into a trust’s clinical record.
The Accurx Scribe feature is built upon Tandem Health’s AI scribe with…
Dr Justin Whatling is leaving his role at Palantir Technologies to join Optum UK as chief executive officer.
He will take up the position in May 2025, following almost four years as managing director of…
Helen Thomas, chief executive at Digital Health and Care Wales (Image provided by DHCW)
As chief executive officer of Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), Helen Thomas is leading a six-year digital strategy that…
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The main GP software supplier for Scotland, In Practice Systems Limited (INPS), has voluntarily placed itself under administration owing to financial difficulties.
A press release, published by Cegedim on 10 December 2024, said: “Cegedim…
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment booking systems and patient records at the busiest time of the week.
EMIS is the…
Global healthcare AI firm Huma has announced its acquisition of GP online consultation and digital triage startup eConsult for an undisclosed amount.
The announcement follows a $80 million (£60m) Series D funding round in July…
