Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and a consortium of leading European healthcare regions, companies, universities and hospitals today announced the start of the first large scale care coordination and telehealth program in the European Union to support tens of thousands of people living with chronic conditions. 
Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd has been awarded places on two new Consortium Procurement buying frameworks:
Ascom, a leading supplier of Healthcare ICT solutions, is extending its Unite Messaging Suite® integration capability with leading EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems by enabling advanced alert messaging for patient admissions, discharges and transfers. 
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust have committed to major investments in their information technology, including a significant infrastructure programme and procurement of a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR). 
Opinion Article by Benjamyn Damazer, head of commissioning at NHS Shared Business Services.Royal Philips (NYSE: PGH, AEX: PHIA), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today revealed its plans to inaugurate a Community Life Center (CLC) in Mandera, a County in North-Eastern Kenya with one of the world's highest maternal mortality ratio - 3,795 per 100,000 live births. 
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust today announced a ground-breaking multi-year collaborative programme with the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Hartree Centre, supported by IBM (NYSE: IBM), to create the United Kingdom's first 'cognitive' hospital by harnessing 'big data' and the power of IBM's Watson technology platform.