Three leading digital health innovators - Tieto Caretech, x‑tention, and Better - have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the next generation of open, patient‑centric healthcare systems. United by complementary strengths and a shared commitment to openness, interoperability, and data freedom, the three companies are setting a new benchmark for how healthcare IT can evolve.

AI is already saving clinicians the equivalent of over 16 working days a year and helping them see more patients, but healthcare systems risk falling behind because of inadequate training and fragmented infrastructure. That’s according to findings from Philips’ Future Health Index 2026, the 11th edition of the global report, based on perspectives from over 2,000 healthcare professionals and 20,000 patients across 10 countries.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has successfully completed the full deployment of the Clinisys™ WinPath Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), marking a significant milestone in its ongoing digital transformation of pathology services. The final phase of the go-live, covering blood transfusion and blood sciences, was completed on 20 April 2026, following an earlier implementation across microbiology and cellular pathology in September 2025.

Fifteen NHS trusts across the West Midlands are a significant step closer to leveraging diagnostic expertise on a scale never seen before in the health service, after the largest digital health initiative of its kind in Europe commenced a procurement process.

Formally known as the Converged Digital Imaging Platform, the initiative will create a single diagnostic imaging record for each NHS patient in the region - helping to ensure high-quality diagnoses for patients wherever they live.

Trust that already ‘punches above its weight’ on digital and health tech will inspire staff with the latest technology and ‘art of the possible’ innovations at the event on 20 July.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest organisation to announce that it will host an Elevate health tech showcase to inspire staff at all levels with the latest in technology and digital innovation.

Emergency medical service SAMU de Paris has achieved an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate four times the global average, through a rescue therapy called ECPR. Previously largely confined to hospitals, deployment on Paris streets has been supported in part with the help of handheld ultrasound technology and AR glasses from international health tech company Mindray.

Bristol NHS Group, in partnership with Highland, has successfully hosted its first Local Health Tech Showcase, bringing health and social care staff from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) together with leading technology suppliers to explore how digital innovation can support frontline services and improve patient care.

Held at BAWA Health & Leisure, the event welcomed more than 250 attendees, who engaged directly with 40 exhibitors, showcasing a wide range of digital and physical solutions designed to address the real-world challenges faced by the NHS and its workforce.