Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) reports third-quarter comparable sales growth of 3% to EUR 5.6 billion; operational results improve by 33% to EUR 634 million. Healthcare currency-comparable equipment order intake declined by 2% year-on-year, with lower order intake at Patient Care & Clinical Informatics, while Imaging Systems recorded a slight increase. 
GPs in Newham, London have freed up to half a day each week for patient care and are driving up clinical standards since their clinical commissioning group (CCG) switched to EMIS Web. One hundred per cent of practices in Newham CCG - 62 in total - have now moved to EMIS Web and are realising the benefits through reduced administration and increased interoperability with the local healthcare community. 
By Shane Tickell, CEO of IMS MAXIMS.
Following a European-wide tender process, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, has ordered a number of digital radiography solutions from Carestream Health to help enhance patient care. The order includes three CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems, one with the new smaller format CARESTREAM DRX 2530C Detector designed to fit into paediatric incubator trays plus a dual detector CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution for general use in the Radiology department, all supported by a seven year managed service contract. 
InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, today announced that its partner Intouch with Health Ltd has used InterSystems Ensemble®, a rapid integration platform, to connect patient self-service kiosks at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. In the UK's largest deployment of its kind, a total of 30 kiosks implemented in Leeds General Infirmary, St James's University Hospital, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Dental Institute, Seacroft Hospital, and Wharfedale Hospital now enable on average 11,000 new and existing patients to use self-check-in facilities every month. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is now able to manage clinical teams and medical tasks more efficiently and effectively throughout the night, leading to improved patient safety, following the deployment of a Hospital at Night system.