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PureHealth Acquires the UK’s Largest Private Healthcare Group for …
1 September 2023. Andrea Chipman. PureHealth, an Abu Dhabi based holding company and the largest healthcare platform in the Middle East, has signed an agreement to acquire Circle Health Group, the UK’s largest independent operator of hospitals, in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. Circle Health Group joins a roster of healthcare providers that ...
Magentus continues expansion with new acquisitions - Digital Health
11 May 2023. Cora Lydon. Health tech company Magentus has made a number of acquisitions to accelerate its global expansion. The company is consolidating Citadel Health, Wellbeing Software and Genie Solutions under a single brand, bringing together operations across the UK and Australia and allowing Magentus to bring its solutions to new regions.
Special Report: Integrated Care - Digital Health
The GNCR is governed by the North-East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS), one of the 42 that have covered all parts of England since April 2021. “To give some context, we are the largest ICS in England by population and geography. Our closest rival is Greater Manchester,” says Graham Evans, chief digital officer for the North ...
Speculation of national Epic deal with NHS England - Digital Health
Oct 7, 2021 · Speculation about a national deal between NHS England and US electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic were fanned last week a decade on from the end of the NHS National Programme for IT. Rumours have been circulating over the summer that Tim Ferris, the new head of digital transformation at NHS England, is a big advocate of the system and ...
CDDFT launches bladder and bowel digital self-referral tool
Apr 14, 2023 · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has launched a successful bladder and bowel digital self-referral tool that is transforming triage and patient experience. The technology, provided by NHS-owned digital health company Health Call, enables people to self-refer to the services from the trust website without seeing their GP.
Vin Diwakar: We must fix the basic NHS digital infrastructure
Sep 26, 2024 · Vin Diwakar, medical director for transformation at NHS England, said that fixing digital and data infrastructure is a key national priority. Other priorities for digital transformation include modernising data platforms, delivering high-quality national services and transforming citizen interactions. He confirmed that NHSE is working closely ...
DHSC announces ministers responsible for digital and MedTech
Jul 17, 2024 · The junior ministers responsible for digital, data and MedTech within the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been announced. Appointments were made by Wes Streeting, Labour MP for Ilford North, who became health secretary on 5 July, following Labour’s win in the general election. He appointed Karin Smyth, Labour MP for Bristol South, as minister of state for health on 8 July ...
ICSs required to have 'smart digital and data' platforms by 2022
Jun 25, 2021 · Integrated Care Systems will be required to have “smart digital and data” platforms in place by April 2022. NHS England’s design framework for how Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will operate revealed systems will locally determine the best way to develop digital and data capabilities.. Decision makers will be required to ensure these platforms are available “at system and place level ...
Mid and South Essex partner up with eConsult to help reduce …
Mar 10, 2022 · Jordan Sollof. eConsult has partnered with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a patient management system that will reduce the waiting list backlog. The system is the UK’s first blueprint for the Trust’s 48 speciality outpatient departments and will allow the hospital to ask referred patients a specialist list of questions ...