Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that SimonMed Imaging, one of the largest outpatient imaging providers in the U.S., will bring the most advanced 3T MRI Philips technology to its centers of excellence across the U.S. The first MR systems, placed in California, Arizona, Illinois and Colorado, will feature software and services to enhance diagnoses ranging from brain injuries, liver and cardiac disease, to orthopedic injuries.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have signed a new national agreement that is rapidly connecting prisons in England with specialists in their local hospital through a video collaboration platform provided by health tech company Visionable.

Instead of coordinating physical visits to hospital - which can cost hundreds of pounds - prisons will now be able to use Visionable's technology to allow prisoners to securely speak to consultants remotely whenever possible and appropriate.

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Marienhospital Stuttgart (Germany) today signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement to expand world-class medicine at the hospital and provide integrated patient care.

Andy Kinnear is to join Ethical Healthcare Consulting, a growing community interest company that is proud to be the only not-for-profit digital health consultancy in the UK.

The former chair of BCS Health and Care and director of digital transformation at NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, will become partnerships director at Ethical, which is expanding by bringing together high calibre like-minded experts.

The Institute of Healthcare Management and the Academy of Fabulous Stuff have appointed Highland Marketing as an exclusive strategic communications partner, the organisations have announced.

Highland Marketing, which is known for generating media coverage for how technology is creating positive impact in healthcare, will now help to raise awareness of important events, services and channels provided by the IHM and the academy - channels that are dedicated to sharing excellence and positive change in the NHS and social care.

Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to sell its CarePort Health ("CarePort") business to WellSky Corp., a global health and community care technology company. WellSky is jointly owned by two of the world’s largest private equity firms, TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners.

Teenagers starting their GCSE and A level studies are being treated for depression through a new digital mental health therapy programme for young people that reflects the increasing education pressures they are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

SilverCloud Health, the leading digital mental health platform, is extending its existing digital therapy programmes for young people to also incorporate an online module for tackling depression, based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).