Penta Hospitals International, the largest multi-national hospital chain in Central and Eastern Europe, agreed a strategic partnership with Siemens Healthineers valued at over 30 million euros. Penta Hospitals International operates over 75 units, including 34 hospitals and over 41 outpatient clinics in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia.

Thousands of Londoners with heart conditions will receive better care thanks to a London Cardiac Remote Monitoring Programme that will be rolled-out using technology from Ortus-iHealth.

The programme has been commissioned on behalf of the South and North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Networks, with £750,000 of transformation funding from NHSX (now part of the NHS England transformation directorate).

The Kent and Medway Medical Imaging Consortium has procured a medical imaging system from Sectra to support faster diagnosis and earlier treatment for patients, and to increase capacity to meet growing demand.

Radiologists and other clinicians at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust, will be able to easily access images such as x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, and more regardless of where in the consortium a patient has had their medical imaging captured.

Well-known digital nurse leader Annie Coops looks forward to joining a leading forum for debate on the big issues shaping health tech and the digital health industry Highland Marketing has welcomed a digital nurse leader to its advisory board of NHS IT professionals and health tech industry experts.

The pathology service at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) in Harlow has introduced the CliniSys Integrated Clinical Environment (ICE) sample collection module to improve efficiency and experiences for their patients and staff.

Clinicians at PAHT and local GPs use the module, which has enabled them to remove paper order forms from inpatient wards and the outpatients department.

Opinion Article by Janez Bensa, Chief Executive of Parsek.
The NHS was working to develop a new model of outpatient care before COVID-19, but this work has been given a new impetus by the pandemic and the need to tackle record waiting lists as safely and efficiently as possible, while keeping patients reassured and engaged.

Siemens Healthineers and Oulu University Hospital in Finland have entered a strategic partnership for the next ten years, adding to an existing radiotherapy collaboration to jointly expand and modernize the radiology department. This Value Partnership includes the supply, installation, and maintenance of medical imaging technology and software, training and further education of staff, a flexible financing concept and consulting services to increase process efficiency and improve the value chain of clinical care. A joint research approach and an enhanced collaboration to develop new solutions and treatment methods are also part of the scope of work.