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…
New patient safety guidance from NHS England says that primary care’s IT systems should include clinical decision making support and automatically flag patient safety issues.
The ‘Primary care patient safety strategy’, published by NHSE on…
Healthcare leaders have urged NHS England to unleash the full potential of the NHS App, following critique from Lord Ara Darzi.
Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS in England, published on…
The first GP practice has gone live with an EMIS functionality which allows easier access to the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record.
Bridge Street Practice in North Lincolnshire added the contextual launch functionality on 30…
In the wake of the largest IT outage in history, healthcare organisations must keep faith in digital – and reinforce their infrastructures, writes Mizaic’s Jon Pickering
Futureproofing the healthcare industry is essential for improving patient…
Dr Simon Wallace, chief clinical information officer at Microsoft said that a global outage affecting healthcare services had been caused by antivirus firm CrowdStrike.
Speaking at Digital Health Summer Schools on 18 July 2024 at…
North Central London Integrated Care Board (ICB) has partnered with the Islington GP Federation and digital health firm SPRYT to pilot the use of WhatsApp combined with AI to streamline cervical cancer screening and…
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A new electronic prescription service in Wales has entered a live testing phase, ahead of a phased roll out from January 2024.The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio (DMTP) has worked collaboratively with a number of…
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