The Rotherham slams ‘unhelpful’ SHA

Brian James, chief executive of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, has said its strategic health authority threatened it with a “double whammy” of
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EU biobank battle begins

The Netherlands and Luxembourg are competing to become the world’s bio banking research hub. The Netherlands and Luxembourg are battling
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West Dorset improves Down programme

The Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled-out a maternity solution from GE Healthcare to provide a vigorous Down Syndrome
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Achmea chooses Philips for telehealth

Royal Philips Electronics has partnered with Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, to develop solutions that will
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Digital plaster trialled in London

A digital plaster that can monitor patients’ vital signs is being trialled at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the
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Information quality mark launched

The Information Standard accreditation scheme has been launched at the King’s Fund. The Department of Health initiative will award a quality
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InterSystems ‘wins Scottish PMS deal’

E-Health Insider understands that InterSystems has won the contract to provide a national patient management system (PMS) to the NHS
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Medavis RIS links speech recognition

German medical information systems company medavis has integrated speech recognition into its Radiology Information System (RIS). The company has fully
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Third of trusts miss wristband deadline

The National Patient Safety Agency has admitted that almost a third of NHS acute trusts in England and Wales have failed to
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Agfa Healthcare’s sales continue to drop

Agfa Healthcare’s sales have continued to decrease dropping by 5.5% compared with last years figures During Q3 of 2009 AGFA
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