North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has selected the DXC Open Health Connect platform from DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) and is creating a blueprint that could dramatically reduce mental health referral times in order to provide the right assistance for at-risk children through the use of digital technology. 
Highland Marketing has welcomed a new member to its advisory board of respected NHS IT leaders and health tech industry professionals.
Nicola Haywood-Alexander, a chief information officer and digital transformation adviser, who has worked in both the NHS and the wider public sector, has joined the expert group that provides advice to the health tech agency and its clients.
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its wearable biosensor (Philips Biosensor BX100) to help manage confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, with services focused on citizens across a large area of Yorkshire, has gone live with DXC Lorenzo Electronic Prescribing and Medication Management (ePMA), a new digital approach to prescribing and administering medicines for NHS mental health professionals. 
Siemens Healthineers announced that it is now shipping worldwide its laboratory-based total antibody test(1) to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies in blood. The test received the CE mark and data has demonstrated 100 percent sensitivity(2) and 99.8 percent specificity. Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its wearable biosensor (Philips Biosensor BX100) to help manage confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients in the hospital. 
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, located in the United Kingdom, has successfully gone live with the latest addition to its Allscripts electronic health record, despite the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. 
